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Take Two's Board Ousted by Shareholders
Some would view it as vaguely ironic that, on the same day that the GTA IV trailer makes its debut, the Take-Two board is finally ousted in the culmination of a nasty inter-corporate feud. CNN's Chris Morris reports on the latest development in the company's saga: "The accounting and ethical quagmires that have bogged down the company for the past few years are likely to disappear. And Take-Two will almost certainly become a leaner company, shedding divisions and canceling games ... The arrival of a new board may also ratchet down the public scrutiny of the company a few notches - but that respite from the spotlight's glare might not last as long as they would like. You see, the thing that makes this game maker different from the rest of the industry is its rebellious streak. It's something that drives opponents insane and causes mass migraines in the boardroom, but without it, Take-Two wouldn't be the force it is today."
How long before we get a /. post about Jack Thompson taking personal credit for ousting the board in the form of some long-winded self righteous diatribe?
"It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education." -Albert Einstein
"... the new board roared through the windows of the corporate bathroom in a beaten up Chevrolet, burst out of its doors brandishing crowbars and chainsaws, and yelled 'Crunch time, bitches!' before laying waste to the existing board of directors. After the bloodbath, the new executives fired some rocket launchers at observing SWAT helicopters before brushing themselves off and giving their first press release."
Work smarter, not harder.
Since it happened within the company, and not between two or more companies, shouldn't that be "intra-corporate?"
He may seek the publicity, but we have no reason to give it to him for free.
Thanks to Jack Thompson, the board at Take Two has been ousted and that horrible murder simulator, Grand Theft Auto IV will *never* be sold... wait, what? It will be released as planned? This has absolutely nothing to do with GTA??
well god damnit.
Look, I'm generally very anti-authority as can be proved by sheer volume of criticism I have written that is critical of our government. However a game that glorifies criminality the way that Grand Theft Auto games do is not rebellious in the "good way," it's rebellious in a sociopathic sort of way. You have to be detached from reality to believe that it is healthy catharsis to play a game where you commit wanton crime against your fellow man; it's not the sort of violent catharsis you get in most first person shooters.
OH, NO! That means Duke Nukem Forever might get canceled!!!!
:)
Seriously, Take two has the publishing rights, and the article seems to mention cutting some projects. Ooops
Some would view it as vaguely ironic that, on the same day that the GTA IV trailer makes its debut, the Take-Two board is finally ousted in the culmination of a nasty inter-corporate feud.
Why, what does Rockstar have to do with Take-Two?
IIRC R* Leeds made GTA: Vice City Stories. Of all the GTA games, this one is the most disappointing. The port to PS2(from the PSP) was sorely lacking in features that we've grown used to. The graphics seem a lot glitchier, and I've twice run into a situation where I had to reboot the console. All the other GTA games I've played have been much more stable.
Why do game companies have other companies(er, divisions in this case) do a sequel, only to disappoint? The same thing happened with Carmageddon TDR, which was just awful compared to the first 2.
blah blah something about video games being worse the movies/books/etc because they're 'immersive' blah blah blah
Have you been touched by his noodly appendage?