Take-Two buys Zynga for $12.7B enterprise value
Take-Two, the maker of Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto games, is buying mobile social game publisher Zynga for an enterprise value of $12.7 billion....
Why more developers should start supporting user-generated content
User-generated content (UGC) has been around for decades. But what started as fan-made levels and story campaigns is quickly growing into a profession of...
The DeanBeat: Why NFT game startups will win while big publishers wait for regulation
Just like the metaverse has captivated the imagination of the game industry, so to have nonfungible tokens (NFTs). But while the metaverse has been...
Take-Two’s Strauss Zelnick loves NFTs but not VR and the metaverse
Strauss Zelnick is CEO of Take-Two Interactive, one of the biggest game publishers in the world. That’s why it was interesting to hear his...
Take-Two’s bookings grow 3% to $984.9M as GTA V hits 155M sold
Take-Two Interactive reported revenues for its second fiscal quarter (third calendar quarter ended September 30) today that beat its own and Wall Street’s expectations,...
Grand Theft Auto V reaches 155 million units sold since 2013 launch
Take-Two Interactive revealed today during its latest earnings report that Grand Theft Auto V has sold over 155 million units worldwide. This is up...
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy — Definitive Edition will debut on November 11
Rockstar Games said Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy — Definitive Edition will arrive on the consoles and PC on November 11. Yes, that’s a...
GamesBeat Summit Next: Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick, Niantic’s John Hanke, Xbox’s Sarah Bond
Sometimes you need people to inspire you to greater heights and to believe that some amazing technology is just around the corner. That’s what...
Take-Two spells out its diversity efforts amid Activision Blizzard problems
Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick took some time during the company’s analyst call Monday to spell out the company’s efforts on diversity, equity, and...
Take-Two boss: ‘Development cycles are not getting shorter’
Do not expect a return to the old release cadence for Take-Two Interactive’s publishing labels like Rockstar Games. While a decade ago, Rockstar used...