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Take Two Interactive Riding High
Take Two interactive is riding high this week, as Gamespot reports a sharp increase in their profits and reveals that GTA: San Andreas will be coming to the Xbox. During their profit earnings report, it was also revealed that they're purchasing the remains of Microsoft's sports studio, former makers of Amped and Links. From the article: "During today's call, Take-Two president Paul Eibeler confirmed that sometime during the August-September quarter, it purchased the Utah studio from Microsoft. He referred to the studio by its current name, Indie Built, and did not mention which of Take-Two's three subsidiaries--Rockstar Games, Gathering, or Global Star--would manage the studio."
someone started buying Microsoft and not the other way around :P
Hopefully now I can play GTA in HD. Seriously though I played that game on PS2 and it definitly shows the limited graphic capacity of the system. Good game though.
-Dipster
I thought that Sony bought/paid Rockstar/whoever a while back to make the next X GTA games PSx only??
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great! san andreas coming to the xbox.... :)
.... well ... lets see what wine can do :)
I don't own a PS2, so i will be able to play it now
I would still like a Pc version tho....
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Rockstar Games also announced that they would be changing their name to "Grand Theft Auto" Games (ticket symbol GTA). When Chairman and CEO Richard Roedel was asked about the name change, he said it was to capitalize on their strengths.
"Seriously, what else do we make any more? By acknowledging our history, we can bring the elements we are known best for into our new franchices. I mean, if hookers and cops in the new Director's Cut of "Manhunt" don't finally sell off our remaining copies, what will?"
When Richard Roedel was asked to comment on the next iterations of the ESPN series without an NFL franchice agreement, and what they were going to do about EA, he didn't hold back.
"EA, look out! Your official teams are no match for the San Andreas Playaz, the Vice City Copz, and the Stuantun Island Slutz."
Comment on Rockstar more specifically..
Not all of their releases(ie not made by them but they put it to market) are GTA-great. They had State of Emergency, which almost seemed to have the same marketing angle. A super-violent game by Rockstar, so it has to be good, right? It proved to be disappointing and shallow to me. For now, I'll stick with the GTA series, which 90% of my PS2 time has been devoted to.(other 10% being tony hawk games).
For anyone who doubts that sports games can't be excellent without licensed players in them, look no further than Links 2004. It's an excellent golf game that can be bought on the cheap nowadays. I hope Take Two continues the franchise with the same high production values.
Is San Andreas coming to my beloved Nintendo Gamecube?