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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."
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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.