Take-Two Interactive logo.
Take-Two Interactive is an American video game holding company based in New York City founded by Ryan Brant in September 1993.
The company owns three major publishing labels, Rockstar Games, 2K and Zynga, which operate internal game development studios.
Take-Two's combined portfolio includes franchises such as:
- BioShock (Irrational Games)
- Borderlands (Gearbox Software)
- Civilization (Firaxis Games)
- Grand Theft Auto (Rockstar Studios)
- Mafia (Hangar 13)
- NBA 2K (Visual Concepts)
- Red Dead (Rockstar Studios)
- WWE 2K (Visual Concepts)
As of September 2023, it is the second-largest publicly traded game company in the Americas and Europe after EA, with an estimated market cap of US$23 billion.
Employees
Main article: :Category:Take-Two Interactive Employees
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Trivia
- Former Take-Two Interactive CEO Kelly Sumner appears as an Easter egg playable character "Kelly" in the Game Boy Color port of Grand Theft Auto.
- By renaming his default name to "Sumner", the player unlocks several playable characters based on the Tarantula Studios team involved in the development of the port.
- In early 2008, EA attempted to purchase Take-Two Interactive for $2 billion. Take-Two stated that EA was taking advantage of the deal because they were going to release Grand Theft Auto IV in a few weeks. In the end, Take-Two Interactive turned the deal down.