Posts Tagged ‘ Take Two ’

Grand Theft Auto V Announcement? Not Going to Happen!

Sep 2nd, 2009 | By Calin Ciabai

It is the habit of game developers to start announcing sequels and new games before gamers are actually done playing the already released titles, and many might be expecting the announcement of the next Grand Theft Auto game, GTA V, sometime soon. Well, sorry folks, but Take Two ain’t going to make such an announcement. [...]



The Short History of Duke Nukem Forever’s Long Existence

Aug 3rd, 2009 | By Calin Ciabai

Ah… Duke Nukem Forever! The game that will always be remembered by the fans, the game that was supposed to be a hit ten years ago, the game that could’ve easily had two more sequels until today. But no, Duke Nukem Forever simply wasn’t meant to be – to exist in a playable form, to [...]



Duke Nukem Begins Was Under Development at Gearbox Studios

Jul 15th, 2009 | By Calin Ciabai

Even though considered dead after a joke that lasted over 15 years, Duke Nukem still remains in the media spotlight and he won’t be laid to rest easily, basically because both Take Two and 3D Realms still wish to make some money with the Duke.

One of the games rumored and now confirmed to have been [...]



BioShock 2 Delayed for 2010

Jul 14th, 2009 | By Calin Ciabai

Take Two has announced publicly that they have decided to delay the release of BioShock 2, initially scheduled for November 2009 to fiscal year 2010, probably an late-April release like the successful release of GTA IV. Of course, there are no official details regarding the exact release date.
“The decision to shift a release date is [...]



3D Realms Still Alive, Still Working on Duke Nukem Forever

May 19th, 2009 | By Calin Ciabai

3D Realms was rumored to be shutting down, then the staff confirmed the news on the official website, now they’re waking up from the graves to state that, actually, 3D Realms has not and is not closing. Even more, they’re still working on Duke Nukem Forever (they do that for 11 years now, it’s hard [...]



Take Two Sues 3D Realms over Duke Nukem Forever

May 15th, 2009 | By Calin Ciabai

Can you sue a dead company? Apparently you can, since that’s exactly what Take Two is doing to the recently shut 3D Realms. The reason? Well, Duke Nukem Forever. Apparently, 3D Realms didn’t really work 100% on the game and it never hit the stores. No s**t!
According to Bloomberg, Take Two Interactive states that “Apogee [...]



2K Play To Bring Us Ringling Bros

Apr 14th, 2009 | By Calin Ciabai

Now that we all know how sad (and yet funny) the reality would be if the Mario Bros weren’t brothers, we have new bros to think about and turn into idols, right? It seems that 2K Play has a great timing, announcing Ringling Bros, a title that will bring the circus life (or at least [...]



The 50 Best Selling Games of the Decade Revealed

Apr 10th, 2009 | By Calin Ciabai

Well… it might be true that the “decade” is not yet over, but this does not mean we’re not interested to see which games sold best since January 1, 2000 until today, right? Fortunately, thanks to an impressive sales chart created by vgcharts, we have the numbers. Check it out in the screenshot to the [...]



GTA IV Sells 13 Million, Take Two Lose Money

Mar 11th, 2009 | By Calin Ciabai

Take Two has announced that over 13 million copies of Grand Theft Auto IV were shipped until now, and you’d be tempted to believe that it’s all great for the publishers, right? Well… apparently it’s not, since the company announced a $50 million loss during the last quarter of 2008, even though the sales were [...]



Take Two Considers Bringing M-Rated Games to Wii, DS

Mar 11th, 2009 | By Calin Ciabai

I doubt there are many company names that would jump into your mind if you were asked which would be the best developer of M-rated games for the Wii and DS. Take Two would most likely be one of the names and if somehow you disagree, they’re planning to prove you wrong: Strauss Zelnick, Take [...]