Take-Two Interactive

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 foundation = 1993 |
 location = New York, New York |
 industry = Computer and video game |
 revenue = Image:Green up.png $1.127 billion USD (2004) | 
 num_employees = 1,435 |
 key_people = Paul Eibeler (CEO, President),
Karl H. Winters (CFO) |
 products = Grand Theft Auto series, etc. |
 homepage = www.take2games.com |

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Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (Template:Nasdaq) is a publisher, developer, and distributor of video and computer games and video game peripherals. The company's headquarters are in New York City, with international headquarters in Windsor, England. Development studio locations include San Diego, Vancouver, Toronto, Vienna, and Austin, Texas.

Take-Two's subsidiary Rockstar Games created the Grand Theft Auto series, which includes Grand Theft Auto, Grand Theft Auto 2, Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. There was also a lesser-known expansion to the original GTA on PlayStation and PC, Grand Theft Auto London 1969.

As well as GTA, Rockstar developed several other action games, including Manhunt, State of Emergency. In other genres, Rockstar creations include Midnight Club and its sequels, and the Western-themed Red Dead Revolver (originally developed by Capcom). Rockstar is currently completing production of Bully.

Take-Two's other subsidiaries include Global Star Software, Gathering (formerly Gathering of Developers aka GoD Games), 2K Games, Gotham Games, TalonSoft, Jack of All Games (its distribution arm), Frog City Software (developer of the famous Imperialism game) and video game peripheral manufacturer Joytech. Gathering will be publishing the oft-delayed Duke Nukem Forever, though it is currently considered vaporware by many in the gaming community. Notable titles from Global Star include the Conflict series (the most recent game in which is Conflict: Vietnam); Sega's ESPN sports titles, for which 2K Games is the publisher; and the Outlaw sports series, which includes Outlaw Golf and Outlaw Volleyball.

In 2004 Take 2 formed a new publishing company called 2K Games (including 2K Sports) to manage a group of newly acquired development studios as well as publishing deals with a variety of other well known studios. Take 2 acquired the rights to the ESPN 2K sports games, created by Visual Concepts (Football and Basketball) and KUSH Games (Baseball and Hockey), from Sega as part of the creation of 2K Sports.

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