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Take-Two to shut down mobile developer Playdots
Take-Two has confirmed the closing of Playdots, the studio behind popular puzzle game Two dots, whom they acquired in 2020.
Microsoft X Activision Blizzard
Take-Two CEO positive about Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Acquisition
Strauss Zelnick believes the deal will enrich the gaming industry
Equity In Gaming
Take-Two highlights the LGBT+ community in new inclusion videos
The videos were created in partnership with Gay Gaming Professionals
New Acquisition
Zynga closes acquisition of Storemaven
The acquisition is the first Zynga has made since its own acquisition by Take-Two
Download Milestone
Rollic celebrates a milestone as it achieves 2 billion downloads across its portfolio
The Zynga subsidiary is trying to redefine the hypercasual genre
Best Of 2022
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2022
The movers and the shakers of the last 12 months
Optimistic Q1 Report
Take-Two chairman and CEO optimistic about the potential long-term growth for the mobile industry
NBA 2K22, Grand Theft Auto Online and Grand Theft Auto V, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online contribute to Take-Two's strong GAAP net revenue
Roe V. Wade
Take-Two stands up for reproductive rights
The company released a statement yesterday
Welcome To The Family
Zynga acquisition by Take-Two now completed
Acquisition completed on May 23
Take-20
Take-Two to release 20 mobile games separately from Zynga
Mobile release of GTA: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition seemingly delayed, scheduled within fiscal 2023
Selling Senior Notes
Take-Two unveils funding strategy for Zynga acquisition
Selling $2.7 billion in senior notes on April 14
Loot Box Lawsuit
Take-Two faces class-action lawsuit over loot boxes
Claimant seeks $5 million in damages
Wow
Take-Two acquires Zynga at $12.7 billion valuation
Second largest games industry acquisition
Best Of 2021
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2021
The movers, the shakers, and all those funky moneymakers
Xcom Goes Mobile
Update: XCOM Legends soft-launched in Malaysia and the Philippines
Being developed by Iridium Starfish
Transfer Market
Take-Two scores Top Eleven developer Nordeus for $378 million
$225 million paid upfront
Money Money Money
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund invests $3 billion in major games companies
Split across Take-Two Interactive, Electronic Arts and Activision
Such Discipline
Take-Two says it lost Codemasters to EA due to its "disciplined approach"
CEO and chair Zelnick admits that it was "disappointing" to not snap up the UK racing specialist
Take Two
Take-Two Interactive 'highly invested' in mobile space, could develop new IP
"We're very tapped into it and we're investing more and more"
Competitive Offer
EA outbids Take-Two for Codemasters
Racing firm has accepted the bid, Grand Theft Auto giant "considering its position"
Big Money
Codemasters agrees to sell to Take-Two
Racing firm goes to the GTA parent company for close to $1bn
Possible Acquisition
Take-Two possibly buying UK publisher Codemasters
GTA giant has until the start of December to say if it actually wants to snap up the British racing specialist
Money Money Money
Take-Two generates net revenues of $841.1 million Q2 FY21
"Our positive momentum continued in the fiscal second quarter with operating results that significantly exceeded our expectations"
Not In The Clouds
Take-Two's Zelnick continues to play down cloud gaming hype
Exec says that the market for video games isn't going to expand in the way people think thanks to this new tech
Best Of 2020
The Top 50 Mobile Game Makers of 2020
Revealed: The movers, shakers, and moneymakers
Connect The Dots
Take-Two Interactive to acquire Two Dots developer Playdots for $192 million
"Diversify and strengthen"
Financials
Take-Two grows revenues 54 per cent year-on-year as it generates $831.3 million in Q1 FY21
"Fiscal 2021 is off to a terrific start with first-quarter operating results that significantly exceeded our expectations"
93 In Total
Take-Two Interactive has 21 games "planned specifically" for mobile
Another seven will be launched across all platforms
Full-year Financials
Take-Two Q4 profit rises by 116% due to "people sheltering at home"
Net revenue reaches $3.09 billion for the year
Work From Home
Take-Two boss Zelnick believes coronavirus could lead to more remote working
Exec says the outbreak hasn't impacted the games business just yet
Gun Violence
Take-Two's Strauss Zelnick says it's "disrespectful" to blame entertainment for US gun violence
Games exec says that mass shootings are "uniquely American"
Financials
Take-Two wants to increase its presence in mobile as Social Point makes “meaningful” impact on sales
'PC and other' contribute to around 20 per cent of sales for the quarter
Tax Credits
Rockstar North hasn’t paid corporation tax in the UK for 10 years
Grand Theft Auto V earned $800 million in its first 24 hours of release
Games For Change
Games for Change: How students are leading the charge for positive social change
President Susanna Pollack discusses the organisation's mission and how it's enabling students to lead the charge for social change
Rest In Peace
Take-Two founder and former CEO Ryan Brant dies at 49
Brant oversaw the firm's initial IPO and the founding of industry juggernaut Rockstar Games
Take Profit
WWE Supercard and Dragon City help launch Take-Two's yearly profits to $173.5 million
The usual suspects at play again
Take-two Financials Q3 Fy18
WWE Supercard and Dragon City keep Take-Two's revenues flat for Q3 FY18
Social Point continues to be largely ignored in the company's financials
Take-two Financials Q1 Fy18
Take-Two Interactive hits $418.2 million revenues with help from WWE Supercard and Dragon City
Main focus is still on its console titles
Ready To Rumble
Take-Two to focus on WWE and NBA mobile games following Social Point acquisition
Might move on if these games perform well
Take Two Financials Q4 Fy17
Take-Two revenues hit $1.78 billion with help from mobile CCG WWE SuperCard
Social Point purchase will be accretive to profits in FY18
Mobile Mavens
Why did Take-Two buy Social Point?
What's the motivation for the $250 million deal?
Right Partner Right Time
Take-Two CEO says Social Point "addresses all of our concerns" about mobile market
Strauss Zelnick on why the publisher made its push into free-to-play on mobile
Take Point
Take-Two acquires Spanish mobile developer Social Point for $250 million
$175 million in cash, the rest in shares