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GTA IV publisher sues over pulled ads
Previous complaints cited as reason 6 May 2008 11:06 GMT
Chicago Transit Authority has stirred up a bit of trouble with game publishers Take-Two, after deciding to pull Grand Theft Auto IV ads from buildings and buses across the city.

Take-Two is now seeking legal damages, claiming a violation of both its right to...
GTA IV will beat nine million copy estimate
Developer says we're going to do better than you think 30 April 2008 10:35 GMT
Analysts stateside have predicted that over nine million copies of GTA IV will ship this financial year.

But the game's developer Take-Two has stated categorically that they'll do even better than this enormous estimation.

Take-Two is currently...
EA lowers offer for Take-Two
Gaming giant playing it cool 28 April 2008 13:52 GMT
GTA IV is launching on this fair isle tomorrow and yet when its execs should be bathing in money and celebrating their success, they will trying to come up with yet another ploy to fight off the hostile advances of gaming giant EA games.

In a show of its muscle,...
Take-Two urges shareholders to fight EA bid
And its board looks into "other" options 27 March 2008 10:26 GMT
It's already rejected the offer once, but Grand Theft Auto developer, Take-Two, is now rallying its shareholders in a bid to fight off the advances of gaming giant, EA.

Take-Two's execs say that the $2 billion bid is too low but are now admitting that they are...
EA shuffles management as battle for GTA continues
CFO quits but no reason given 26 March 2008 9:59 GMT
The hostile takeover bid of GTA developer Take-Two has just taken a strange turn.

Giving absolutely no real reason whatsoever, and mid Eletronic Art's (EA) bid to take over its rival, EA's chief financial officer had announced he is to step down.
EA launches hostile bid for rival
Take-Two faces hostile takeover 13 March 2008 11:13 GMT
It seems EA Games is not going to give up on Grand Theft Auto developer, Take-Two.

Take-Two categorically rejected EA's $2 billion offer last month saying that EA was only going for it because it knew the hotly anticipated latest addition to the Grand Theft...
Take-Two rejects EA's $2 billion offer
GTA owners says deal is "not in the best interests of our shareholders" 25 February 2008 12:05 GMT
Take-Two Interactive - the company behind the Grand Theft Auto games, has turned down a $2 billion acquisition bid.

The owner of the GTA and Bioshock brands has very publicly said no to potential buyer EA Games and what's more, commented that any deal would...
GTA IV pushed back until 2008
Take-Two confirms fan’s worst suspicions 3 August 2007 10:50 GMT
Take-Two has confirmed to our sister site Gamesdog.co.uk that Grand Theft Auto IV has been delayed so that its October 2007 release has been pushed back to sometime in 2008.

It was announced that the title will be out in the second quarter of the 2008 financial...
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion rating changed due to hidden nudity
Hidden mod causes outcry in US 4 May 2006 10:59 GMT
Take2 the publisher of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Grand Theft Auto has run into trouble once again over adult content in its games.

This time, the company's latest release; The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has had to have it rating toughened due to excessive...
Take2 announce Ghost Rider - the video game
Comic gets movie and game tie-ins 2 May 2006 15:52 GMT
Ghost Rider the iconic comic which is currently being turned into a would-be Hollywood blockbuster, is to also become a video game.

2K Games, a publishing label of Take2 Interactive Software announced today that it will publish Ghost Rider, a new third person...
Oblivion ships more than 1.7m copies on PC and Xbox360
Popular game becomes biggest Xbox360 title to date 11 April 2006 13:02 GMT
Take-Two, the UK publishers of Grand Theft Auto, has confirmed that it has shipped more than 1.7 Million copies of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion into UK and US homes for PC and Xbox360.

Launched last month, the news makes the game the biggest selling title on...
Family Guy coming to a console near you
The hit television series Family Guy is coming to a games console near you this autumn 6 March 2006 18:03 GMT
The hit television series Family Guy is coming to a games console near you this autumn.

2K Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive and Twentieth Century Fox announced today an exclusive agreement to develop and publish a video games based on the television...
Commonsense knocks the Daily Mail over the head with bottle over Manhunt
9 August 2004 16:35 GMT
“MURDER BY PLAYSTATION” screamed the front page headlines on the front of the Daily Mail on Thursday July 29th.

A little further in from the front page today the newspaper sheepishly reported the slightly more intelligent observation from the police that the motive...