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Take Two Interactive Riding High

Posted by Zonk on from the guess-thugs-and-prostitutes-make-for-good-money dept.

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."

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  1. about time by Fr05t · · Score: 4, Funny

    someone started buying Microsoft and not the other way around :P

  2. Good by Mr.Dippy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    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.

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  3. Non Exclusivity?! by Dogers · · Score: 2, Informative

    I thought that Sony bought/paid Rockstar/whoever a while back to make the next X GTA games PSx only??

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    1. Re:Non Exclusivity?! by jobeus · · Score: 2, Informative

      I think it is just to be released on PSx first, by a matter of months. Then later, Xbox and PC.

    2. Re:Non Exclusivity?! by Xentax · · Score: 2, Informative

      What I've heard (from a random employee at a random Gamestop, so YMMV) is that they were obligated to release on PS2 first, and if (yeah, right, WHEN) each game became a Platinum hit, they were then allowed to port to other platforms.

      I loved GTA3/Vice City but ditched my PS2 almost a year ago; so I'm really looking forward to the PC or XBox port of San Andreas.

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  4. In Other News.... by Ian_Bailey · · Score: 3, Funny

    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."

  5. Re:San andreas on the xbox by JimmehAH · · Score: 4, Informative

    It seems that San Andreas PC will be out sometime around August.
    "GTA: San Andreas delayed, PC version confirmed"