Analysis: Does A Take-Two Takeover Make Sense?

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Chris Morris

[Gamasutra editor-at-large Chris Morris discusses whether Take-Two Interactive would benefit from an acquisition at the moment, noting that anyone looking to buy will most likely “have to pony up a boatload of cash.”]

Here we go again.

With earnings becoming more dependable, another GTA game lurking in the shadows and key talent locked in for the next few years, it was only natural that talk of a Take-Two acquisition would resume. But today’s Take-Two isn’t the same company it was when EA came knocking on the door. And the takeover that once seemed a foregone conclusion in the gaming world is now a lot less certain.

EA to ride the NBA bench until 2012

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Chris Morris

In 2010, Electronic Arts waited until the last second to cancel its flagship NBA game. This year, it’s bowing out long before the season begins.

The leader in video game sports has quietly announced plans to bypass this season and release its next installment of NBA Elite (formerly called NBA Live) in the fall of 2012. That will create a three-year gap between releases, a significant fall for what used to be the leading basketball sports simulation.

Max Payne 3 shows signs of life

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Chris Morris

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Max Payne – that godawful 2008 Mark Wahlberg movie notwithstanding.

There hasn’t been a new game in the series for eight years. And while Rockstar Games announced two years ago that a third installment was on the way (and initially planned for a holiday 2009 release), the only time it has mentioned the game since is to announce delays. Over the course of the past week, though, the hype machine started to churn once again.

After Six Years, EA Steps Up to the Plate with New MLB Game

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Chris Morris

When it comes to sports video games, Electronic Arts is largely viewed as the industry’s king. But for the past six years, the company has had a hole in its lineup: Major League Baseball.

With its hands tied due to an exclusivity agreement between MLB and Take-Two Interactive Software, EA has had to ride the bench. Today, though, it’s stepping back into the batter’s circle.

L.A. Noire to be featured at Tribeca Film Fest

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Chris Morris

Rockstar Games has been edging towards a Hollywood model for quite some time now, but the film community is finally taking notice.

The Tribeca Film Festival will present a one-hour gameplay session of “L.A. Noire” at this year’s event, followed by a question and answer session. Scheduled to take place April 25, this is the first time the festival has recognized a video game.

Should Activision Buy Take-Two?

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Chris Morris

The Wall Street rumor mill has been alive with chatter for the past couple of weeks about whether video game king of the hill Activision-Blizzard should buy Take-Two Interactive Software.

It’s a merger that makes sense on some levels—but is absolutely baffling on others.

Time For a Second Look at Take-Two?

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Chris Morris

Take-Two didn’t just surpass analyst’s expectations for its fiscal fourth quarter yesterday; it crushed them. And in the process, it did something observers and investors have been hoping it could pull off for a decade: It turned an annual profit in a year with no new “Grand Theft Auto” in its catalog.

t’s a monumental achievement for a company that has been accused for years of being a one-trick pony. And it has investors wondering if the time has come to reconsider investing in Take-Two.

Take-Two Interactive’s CEO steps down

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Chris Morris

Ben Feder, the CEO of the company behind “Grand Theft Auto,” “Bioshock” and “Red Dead Redemption” is calling it quits.

Feder has announced plans to resign his post at Take-Two Interactive Software on Jan. 1, 2011. Chairman Strauss Zelnick will assume his duties.

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