Take-Two Acquires Sega Game Studios for &#36;24 Million
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Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc  on Tuesday said it bought Sega Corp.'s sports game development studios, Visual Concepts Entertainment and Kush Games, for about &#36;24 million.
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Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.   said on Monday it formed a new publishing label  devoted to casual games called 2K Play.
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Microsoft reportedly has sold a development studio that makes its sports video games, the second time in recent months that the company has sold off a game-development operation, effectively changing the gaming industry landscape.
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Video game publisher Take-Two  Interactive Software Inc.  said on Thursday it has  suspended plans to sell &quot;Manhunt 2&quot; after the title was slapped  with restrictive ratings for its extreme violence.
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Take-Two Interactive Software Inc  posted on Monday a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss, helped by sales of games such as "The Darkness" and one based on the latest "Fantastic Four" movie, and its shares rose 5 percent.
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NEW YORK, December 21  - The worldâs largest video game maker Electronic Arts (ERTS.NAS) announced yesterday that it had purchased a 20% stake in its French competitor Ubisoft Entertainment.
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Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.  TTWO.O on Monday said that prices for its sports video games  will likely return to higher levels once new game consoles  arrive in late 2005 or 2006.
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Take-Two Interactive Software Inc  said on Tuesday it cut its quarterly net loss in half, but the publisher of games such as "BioShock" gave an outlook that fell short of Wall Street expectations, and its shares fell 4 percent.
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Take-Two Interactive Software, publisher of the popular Grand Theft Auto video games, said on Monday that the company would cut jobs and costs.
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Sony Corp. and several financial partners have agreed in principle to acquire movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for about $2.94 billion in cash, sources familiar with the talks said Monday.
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Earlier this year, in January, the WSJ (sub req&#8217;d) speculated that Googlewas acquiring Adscape Media, which inserts ads into video game. The company launched in early 2006. Red Herring confirms that the deal is happening (for $23 million). Sub-$20 to $30 million (with a few exceptions) is Google&#8217;s acquisition &#8220;sweet spot.&#8221; Once a valuation exceeds that [...]
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Video-game software giant Electronic Arts (ERTS:Nasdaq - news - research) plans to take a 19.9% stake in French rival Ubisoft. The investment will come through a block purchase of Ubisoft shares from Talpa Beheer BV.
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Video game publisher Take-Two  Interactive Software Inc. said on Thursday it has suspended  plans to sell &quot;Manhunt 2&quot; after the title was slapped with  restrictive ratings for its extreme violence.
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Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.  on Monday said it plans to launch a new version of its hit "Grand Theft Auto" video game franchise for Sony Corp's (6758.T) PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld device, which is expected to debut in the U.S. in March.
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Take-Two means serious business regarding the recent string of illegal content sharing on the net. October 20, 2004 - As several of our readers are no doubt aware by now, an illegal version of Grand Theft
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By Ryan Blitstein, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb. 16--Google has acquired San Francisco in-game advertising company AdScape Media, according to a news report.
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Take-Two Interactive, maker of the popular Grand Theft Auto series of video games, came under the gun itself Wednesday when several investors threatened to take on the company's management.