EA extends offer for Take-Two till August 18

EA extends offer for Take-Two till August 18
Video game giant EA has announced that they are again extending their acquisition offer for Take-Two.
Their offer now stands till 18 August. The company said that this new deadline would allow Federal Trade Commission review process to continue.
EA has till now extended their offer for the makers of [...]

Rockstar Games Announces Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the Nintendo DS™

The newest entry in the Grand Theft Auto series for Nintendo’s handheld system this winter
Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. Developed by Rockstar Leeds in conjunction with series creators Rockstar North, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be available [...]

Take-Two rejects extended offer from EA

Take-Two rejects extended offer from EA
Video game publisher Electronic Arts announced that they were further extending their offer for Take-Two Interactive Software.
Take-Two Interactive Software responded by rejecting the offer once again.
EA said that their offer is now applicable till July 18.
Take-Two has stated that they are still advising their shareholders to not tender their [...]

Electronic Arts further extends their takeover offer for Take Two

Electronic Arts further extends their takeover offer for Take Two
Video game publisher Electronic Arts has announced that they are further extending their deadline on its $2 billion tender offer for Take-Two Interactive.
They are extending this offer for the third time as Take Two continues to reject the deal.
The offer is now valid till June 16.
The [...]

Gore Verbinski to develop BioShock movie

Gore Verbinski to develop BioShock movie
Take-Two Interactive Software has announced that Gore Verbinski would now be making the movie edition of popular videogame title BioShock.
Gore Verbinski is most known for the Pirates of the Caribbean movie series which was a major hit worldwide.
The movie would be produced by Universal Pictures. Christoph Hartmann, president of Take-Two’s [...]

Grand Theft Auto 4 brings in USD 500 million in first week of sales

Grand Theft Auto 4 brings in USD 500 million in first week of sales
Take-Two Interactive Software have a major hit on their hands as their just launched gaming title Grand Theft Auto 4 has scored over $500 million in global sales in the first week itself.
This performance would boost their efforts to ignore the acquisition [...]

Chicago Transit Authority sued for not running GTA 4 ads

Chicago Transit Authority sued for not running GTA 4 ads

Take-Two Interactive Software has revealed that they have now sued the Chicago Transit Authority for not running ads promoting their recently launched Grand Theft Auto 4 videogame.
The company has filed this lawsuit in the Manhattan federal court. They are claiming that CTA is violating its free [...]

Mothers Against Drunk Driving wants an adults only rating for GTA4

Mothers Against Drunk Driving wants an adults only rating for GTA4
Mothers Against Drunk Driving organization has said that they want an adults only rating for the just launched GTA 4 videogame title.
Entertainment Software Ratings Board has rated the game as Mature which makes it possible for teenagers to buy the game.
MADD said in its statement [...]

Grand Theft Auto 4 coming up tomorrow

Grand Theft Auto 4 coming up tomorrow

Take-Two Interactive Software is all set to launch their new Grand Theft Auto IV videogame tomorrow.
The game is being launched for Microsoft Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3 gaming consoles.
Market analysts believe that this game is going to smash a lot of videogame records related to sales.
Mike Hickey, an [...]

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Responds to Electronic Arts’ Extension of Tender Offer at Lower Price Per Share

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) today responded to Electronic Arts Inc.’s (NASDAQ:ERTS) announcement that it is extending its unsolicited conditional tender offer to acquire all of Take-Two’s outstanding shares. EA has reduced its previous offer of $26 per share of common stock to $25.74 per share in cash, as a result of Take-Two stockholders’ approval [...]

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