Revisions of Overview for the company Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
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| f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. | f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. |
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| 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | ||
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| 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | ||
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| 7 | ## Known subsidiaries | 7 | ## Known subsidiaries | ||
| 8 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | Names in italics used to be subsidiaries, but no longer are as they were closed or sold off. | 9 | Names in italics used to be subsidiaries, but no longer are as they were closed or sold off. | ||
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| 11 | ### Labels | 11 | ### Labels | ||
| 12 | 12 | ||||
| 13 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | 13 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | ||
| 14 | * *<moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007)* | 14 | * *<moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007)* | ||
| 15 | * *<moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004)* | 15 | * *<moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004)* | ||
| 16 | * *<moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003)* | 16 | * *<moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003)* | ||
| 17 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | 17 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | ||
| 18 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | 18 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | ||
| 19 | + *<moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012)* | 19 | + *<moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012)* | ||
| 20 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | 20 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | ||
| 21 | 21 | ||||
| 22 | ### Acquired development studios | 22 | ### Acquired development studios | ||
| 23 | 23 | ||||
| 24 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | 24 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | ||
| 25 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | 25 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | ||
| 26 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | 26 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | ||
| 27 | * <moby company="DMA Design Limited">DMA Design</moby> (1999, later Rockstar North) | 27 | * <moby company="DMA Design Limited">DMA Design</moby> (1999, later Rockstar North) | ||
| 28 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | 28 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | ||
| 29 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 29 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| 30 | * *<moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006)* | 30 | * *<moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006)* | ||
| 31 | * *<moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012)* | 31 | * *<moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012)* | ||
| 32 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | 32 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | ||
| 33 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | 33 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | ||
| 34 | * *<moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games)* | 34 | * *<moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games)* | ||
| 35 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | 35 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | ||
| 36 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | 36 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | ||
| 37 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | 37 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | ||
| 38 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | 38 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | ||
| 39 | + <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Software Vancouver ULC">Take-Two Interactive Software Vancouver</moby> | 39 | + <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Software Vancouver ULC">Take-Two Interactive Software Vancouver</moby> | ||
| 40 | * *<moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles, closed in 2008)* | 40 | * *<moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles, closed in 2008)* | ||
| 41 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | 41 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | ||
| 42 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | 42 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | ||
| 43 | * *<moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015)* | 43 | * *<moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015)* | ||
| 44 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | 44 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | ||
| 45 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | 45 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | ||
| 46 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | 46 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | ||
| 47 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | 47 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | ||
| 48 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | 48 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | ||
| 49 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | 49 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | ||
| t | t | 50 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Austin">HookBang</moby> (2021, later Visual Concepts Austin) | ||
| 50 | * <moby company="Elite3d Team">Elite3d Team</moby> (2021, later 2K Valencia) | 51 | * <moby company="Elite3d Team">Elite3d Team</moby> (2021, later 2K Valencia) | ||
| 51 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | 52 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | ||
| 52 | * <moby company="Standard Deviation">Standard Deviation</moby> (2023, later Rockstar LA) | 53 | * <moby company="Standard Deviation">Standard Deviation</moby> (2023, later Rockstar LA) | ||
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| 54 | ### Established development studios | 55 | ### Established development studios | ||
| 55 | 56 | ||||
| 56 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | 57 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | ||
| 57 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | 58 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | ||
| 58 | * <moby company="2K Marin, Inc">2K Marin</moby> (2007, later Cloud Chamber) | 59 | * <moby company="2K Marin, Inc">2K Marin</moby> (2007, later Cloud Chamber) | ||
| 59 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | 60 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | ||
| 60 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | 61 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | ||
| 61 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | 62 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | ||
| 62 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | 63 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | ||
| 63 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | 64 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | ||
| 64 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | 65 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | ||
| 65 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (2019) | 66 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (2019) | ||
| 66 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (2020) | 67 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (2020) | ||
| 67 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | 68 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | ||
| 68 | 69 | ||||
| 69 | ### Other acquisitions | 70 | ### Other acquisitions | ||
| 70 | 71 | ||||
| 71 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | 72 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | ||
| 72 | * <moby company="BMG Interactive Entertainment">BMG Interactive Entertainment</moby> (1998) | 73 | * <moby company="BMG Interactive Entertainment">BMG Interactive Entertainment</moby> (1998) | ||
| 73 | * *<moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009)* | 74 | * *<moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009)* | ||
| 74 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | 75 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | ||
| 75 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | 76 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | ||
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| 77 | **Known distribution offices**: <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Software (Australia)">Australia</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive France SAS">France</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive GmbH">Germany</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive Italia Srl">Italy</moby>, <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Japan">Japan</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive Benelux B.V.">The Netherlands</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive España SL">Spain</moby>, <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.">United Kingdom (for Europe)</moby>, <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Software UK Limited">United Kingdom (for Hong Kong and South Korea)</moby>. | 78 | **Known distribution offices**: <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Software (Australia)">Australia</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive France SAS">France</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive GmbH">Germany</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive Italia Srl">Italy</moby>, <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Japan">Japan</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive Benelux B.V.">The Netherlands</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive España SL">Spain</moby>, <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.">United Kingdom (for Europe)</moby>, <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Software UK Limited">United Kingdom (for Hong Kong and South Korea)</moby>. | ||
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| f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. | f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. |
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| 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | ||
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| 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | ||
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| 7 | ## Known subsidiaries | 7 | ## Known subsidiaries | ||
| 8 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | Names in italics used to be subsidiaries, but no longer are as they were closed or sold off. | 9 | Names in italics used to be subsidiaries, but no longer are as they were closed or sold off. | ||
| 10 | 10 | ||||
| 11 | ### Labels | 11 | ### Labels | ||
| 12 | 12 | ||||
| 13 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | 13 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | ||
| n | 14 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | n | 14 | * *<moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007)* |
| 15 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | 15 | * *<moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004)* | ||
| 16 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | 16 | * *<moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003)* | ||
| 17 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | 17 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | ||
| 18 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | 18 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | ||
| t | 19 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | t | 19 | + *<moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012)* |
| 20 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | 20 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | ||
| 21 | 21 | ||||
| 22 | ### Acquired development studios | 22 | ### Acquired development studios | ||
| 23 | 23 | ||||
| 24 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | 24 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | ||
| 25 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | 25 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | ||
| 26 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | 26 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | ||
| 27 | * <moby company="DMA Design Limited">DMA Design</moby> (1999, later Rockstar North) | 27 | * <moby company="DMA Design Limited">DMA Design</moby> (1999, later Rockstar North) | ||
| 28 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | 28 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | ||
| 29 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 29 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| 30 | * *<moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006)* | 30 | * *<moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006)* | ||
| 31 | * *<moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012)* | 31 | * *<moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012)* | ||
| 32 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | 32 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | ||
| 33 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | 33 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | ||
| 34 | * *<moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games)* | 34 | * *<moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games)* | ||
| 35 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | 35 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | ||
| 36 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | 36 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | ||
| 37 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | 37 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | ||
| 38 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | 38 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | ||
| 39 | + <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Software Vancouver ULC">Take-Two Interactive Software Vancouver</moby> | 39 | + <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Software Vancouver ULC">Take-Two Interactive Software Vancouver</moby> | ||
| 40 | * *<moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles, closed in 2008)* | 40 | * *<moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles, closed in 2008)* | ||
| 41 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | 41 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | ||
| 42 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | 42 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | ||
| 43 | * *<moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015)* | 43 | * *<moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015)* | ||
| 44 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | 44 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | ||
| 45 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | 45 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | ||
| 46 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | 46 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | ||
| 47 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | 47 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | ||
| 48 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | 48 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | ||
| 49 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | 49 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | ||
| 50 | * <moby company="Elite3d Team">Elite3d Team</moby> (2021, later 2K Valencia) | 50 | * <moby company="Elite3d Team">Elite3d Team</moby> (2021, later 2K Valencia) | ||
| 51 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | 51 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | ||
| 52 | * <moby company="Standard Deviation">Standard Deviation</moby> (2023, later Rockstar LA) | 52 | * <moby company="Standard Deviation">Standard Deviation</moby> (2023, later Rockstar LA) | ||
| 53 | 53 | ||||
| 54 | ### Established development studios | 54 | ### Established development studios | ||
| 55 | 55 | ||||
| 56 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | 56 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | ||
| 57 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | 57 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | ||
| 58 | * <moby company="2K Marin, Inc">2K Marin</moby> (2007, later Cloud Chamber) | 58 | * <moby company="2K Marin, Inc">2K Marin</moby> (2007, later Cloud Chamber) | ||
| 59 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | 59 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | ||
| 60 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | 60 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | ||
| 61 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | 61 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | ||
| 62 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | 62 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | ||
| 63 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | 63 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | ||
| 64 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | 64 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | ||
| 65 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (2019) | 65 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (2019) | ||
| 66 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (2020) | 66 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (2020) | ||
| 67 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | 67 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | ||
| 68 | 68 | ||||
| 69 | ### Other acquisitions | 69 | ### Other acquisitions | ||
| 70 | 70 | ||||
| 71 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | 71 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | ||
| 72 | * <moby company="BMG Interactive Entertainment">BMG Interactive Entertainment</moby> (1998) | 72 | * <moby company="BMG Interactive Entertainment">BMG Interactive Entertainment</moby> (1998) | ||
| 73 | * *<moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009)* | 73 | * *<moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009)* | ||
| 74 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | 74 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | ||
| 75 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | 75 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | ||
| 76 | 76 | ||||
| 77 | **Known distribution offices**: <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Software (Australia)">Australia</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive France SAS">France</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive GmbH">Germany</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive Italia Srl">Italy</moby>, <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Japan">Japan</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive Benelux B.V.">The Netherlands</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive España SL">Spain</moby>, <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.">United Kingdom (for Europe)</moby>, <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Software UK Limited">United Kingdom (for Hong Kong and South Korea)</moby>. | 77 | **Known distribution offices**: <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Software (Australia)">Australia</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive France SAS">France</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive GmbH">Germany</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive Italia Srl">Italy</moby>, <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Japan">Japan</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive Benelux B.V.">The Netherlands</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive España SL">Spain</moby>, <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.">United Kingdom (for Europe)</moby>, <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Software UK Limited">United Kingdom (for Hong Kong and South Korea)</moby>. | ||
| Original | New | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. | f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | ||
| n | n | 6 | |||
| 7 | ## Known subsidiaries | ||||
| 8 | |||||
| 9 | Names in italics used to be subsidiaries, but no longer are as they were closed or sold off. | ||||
| 6 | 10 | ||||
| 7 | ### Labels | 11 | ### Labels | ||
| 8 | 12 | ||||
| 9 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | 13 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | ||
| 10 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | 14 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | ||
| 11 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | 15 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | ||
| 12 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | 16 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | ||
| 13 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | 17 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | ||
| 14 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | 18 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | ||
| 15 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | 19 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | ||
| 16 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | 20 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | ||
| 17 | 21 | ||||
| 18 | ### Acquired development studios | 22 | ### Acquired development studios | ||
| 19 | 23 | ||||
| 20 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | 24 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | ||
| 21 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | 25 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | ||
| 22 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | 26 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | ||
| 23 | * <moby company="DMA Design Limited">DMA Design</moby> (1999, later Rockstar North) | 27 | * <moby company="DMA Design Limited">DMA Design</moby> (1999, later Rockstar North) | ||
| 24 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | 28 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | ||
| 25 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 29 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| n | 26 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006) | n | 30 | * *<moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006)* |
| 27 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012) | 31 | * *<moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012)* | ||
| 28 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | 32 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | ||
| 29 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | 33 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | ||
| n | 30 | * <moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | n | 34 | * *<moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games)* |
| 31 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | 35 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | ||
| 32 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | 36 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | ||
| 33 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | 37 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | ||
| 34 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | 38 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | ||
| 35 | + <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Software Vancouver ULC">Take-Two Interactive Software Vancouver</moby> | 39 | + <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Software Vancouver ULC">Take-Two Interactive Software Vancouver</moby> | ||
| n | 36 | * <moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles, closed in 2008) | n | 40 | * *<moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles, closed in 2008)* |
| 37 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | 41 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | ||
| 38 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | 42 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | ||
| n | 39 | * <moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015) | n | 43 | * *<moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015)* |
| 40 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | 44 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | ||
| 41 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | 45 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | ||
| 42 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | 46 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | ||
| 43 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | 47 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | ||
| 44 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | 48 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | ||
| 45 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | 49 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | ||
| 46 | * <moby company="Elite3d Team">Elite3d Team</moby> (2021, later 2K Valencia) | 50 | * <moby company="Elite3d Team">Elite3d Team</moby> (2021, later 2K Valencia) | ||
| 47 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | 51 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | ||
| 48 | * <moby company="Standard Deviation">Standard Deviation</moby> (2023, later Rockstar LA) | 52 | * <moby company="Standard Deviation">Standard Deviation</moby> (2023, later Rockstar LA) | ||
| 49 | 53 | ||||
| 50 | ### Established development studios | 54 | ### Established development studios | ||
| 51 | 55 | ||||
| 52 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | 56 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | ||
| 53 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | 57 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | ||
| 54 | * <moby company="2K Marin, Inc">2K Marin</moby> (2007, later Cloud Chamber) | 58 | * <moby company="2K Marin, Inc">2K Marin</moby> (2007, later Cloud Chamber) | ||
| 55 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | 59 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | ||
| 56 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | 60 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | ||
| 57 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | 61 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | ||
| 58 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | 62 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | ||
| 59 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | 63 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | ||
| 60 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | 64 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | ||
| 61 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (2019) | 65 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (2019) | ||
| 62 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (2020) | 66 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (2020) | ||
| 63 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | 67 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | ||
| 64 | 68 | ||||
| 65 | ### Other acquisitions | 69 | ### Other acquisitions | ||
| 66 | 70 | ||||
| 67 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | 71 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | ||
| 68 | * <moby company="BMG Interactive Entertainment">BMG Interactive Entertainment</moby> (1998) | 72 | * <moby company="BMG Interactive Entertainment">BMG Interactive Entertainment</moby> (1998) | ||
| t | 69 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | t | 73 | * *<moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009)* |
| 70 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | 74 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | ||
| 71 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | 75 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | ||
| 72 | 76 | ||||
| 73 | **Known distribution offices**: <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Software (Australia)">Australia</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive France SAS">France</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive GmbH">Germany</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive Italia Srl">Italy</moby>, <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Japan">Japan</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive Benelux B.V.">The Netherlands</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive España SL">Spain</moby>, <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.">United Kingdom (for Europe)</moby>, <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Software UK Limited">United Kingdom (for Hong Kong and South Korea)</moby>. | 77 | **Known distribution offices**: <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Software (Australia)">Australia</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive France SAS">France</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive GmbH">Germany</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive Italia Srl">Italy</moby>, <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Japan">Japan</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive Benelux B.V.">The Netherlands</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive España SL">Spain</moby>, <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.">United Kingdom (for Europe)</moby>, <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Software UK Limited">United Kingdom (for Hong Kong and South Korea)</moby>. | ||
| Original | New | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. | f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | ### Labels | 7 | ### Labels | ||
| 8 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | 9 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | ||
| 10 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | 10 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | ||
| 11 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | 11 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | ||
| 12 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | 12 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | ||
| 13 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | 13 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | ||
| 14 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | 14 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | ||
| 15 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | 15 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | ||
| 16 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | 16 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | ||
| 17 | 17 | ||||
| 18 | ### Acquired development studios | 18 | ### Acquired development studios | ||
| 19 | 19 | ||||
| 20 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | 20 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | ||
| 21 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | 21 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | ||
| 22 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | 22 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | ||
| 23 | * <moby company="DMA Design Limited">DMA Design</moby> (1999, later Rockstar North) | 23 | * <moby company="DMA Design Limited">DMA Design</moby> (1999, later Rockstar North) | ||
| 24 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | 24 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | ||
| 25 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 25 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| 26 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006) | 26 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006) | ||
| 27 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012) | 27 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012) | ||
| 28 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | 28 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | ||
| 29 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | 29 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | ||
| 30 | * <moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 30 | * <moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| 31 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | 31 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | ||
| 32 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | 32 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | ||
| 33 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | 33 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | ||
| 34 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | 34 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | ||
| n | n | 35 | + <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Software Vancouver ULC">Take-Two Interactive Software Vancouver</moby> | ||
| 35 | * <moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles, closed in 2008) | 36 | * <moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles, closed in 2008) | ||
| 36 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | 37 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | ||
| 37 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | 38 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | ||
| 38 | * <moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015) | 39 | * <moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015) | ||
| 39 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | 40 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | ||
| 40 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | 41 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | ||
| 41 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | 42 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | ||
| 42 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | 43 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | ||
| 43 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | 44 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | ||
| 44 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | 45 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | ||
| 45 | * <moby company="Elite3d Team">Elite3d Team</moby> (2021, later 2K Valencia) | 46 | * <moby company="Elite3d Team">Elite3d Team</moby> (2021, later 2K Valencia) | ||
| 46 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | 47 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | ||
| 47 | * <moby company="Standard Deviation">Standard Deviation</moby> (2023, later Rockstar LA) | 48 | * <moby company="Standard Deviation">Standard Deviation</moby> (2023, later Rockstar LA) | ||
| 48 | 49 | ||||
| 49 | ### Established development studios | 50 | ### Established development studios | ||
| 50 | 51 | ||||
| 51 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | 52 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | ||
| 52 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | 53 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | ||
| 53 | * <moby company="2K Marin, Inc">2K Marin</moby> (2007, later Cloud Chamber) | 54 | * <moby company="2K Marin, Inc">2K Marin</moby> (2007, later Cloud Chamber) | ||
| 54 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | 55 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | ||
| 55 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | 56 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | ||
| 56 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | 57 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | ||
| 57 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | 58 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | ||
| 58 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | 59 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | ||
| 59 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | 60 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | ||
| 60 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (2019) | 61 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (2019) | ||
| 61 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (2020) | 62 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (2020) | ||
| 62 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | 63 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | ||
| 63 | 64 | ||||
| 64 | ### Other acquisitions | 65 | ### Other acquisitions | ||
| 65 | 66 | ||||
| 66 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | 67 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | ||
| 67 | * <moby company="BMG Interactive Entertainment">BMG Interactive Entertainment</moby> (1998) | 68 | * <moby company="BMG Interactive Entertainment">BMG Interactive Entertainment</moby> (1998) | ||
| 68 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | 69 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | ||
| 69 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | 70 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | ||
| 70 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | 71 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | ||
| t | t | 72 | |||
| 73 | **Known distribution offices**: <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Software (Australia)">Australia</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive France SAS">France</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive GmbH">Germany</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive Italia Srl">Italy</moby>, <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Japan">Japan</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive Benelux B.V.">The Netherlands</moby>, <moby company="Take Two Interactive España SL">Spain</moby>, <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.">United Kingdom (for Europe)</moby>, <moby company="Take-Two Interactive Software UK Limited">United Kingdom (for Hong Kong and South Korea)</moby>. | ||||
| Original | New | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. | f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | ### Labels | 7 | ### Labels | ||
| 8 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | 9 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | ||
| 10 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | 10 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | ||
| 11 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | 11 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | ||
| 12 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | 12 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | ||
| 13 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | 13 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | ||
| 14 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | 14 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | ||
| 15 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | 15 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | ||
| 16 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | 16 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | ||
| 17 | 17 | ||||
| 18 | ### Acquired development studios | 18 | ### Acquired development studios | ||
| 19 | 19 | ||||
| 20 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | 20 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | ||
| 21 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | 21 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | ||
| 22 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | 22 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | ||
| 23 | * <moby company="DMA Design Limited">DMA Design</moby> (1999, later Rockstar North) | 23 | * <moby company="DMA Design Limited">DMA Design</moby> (1999, later Rockstar North) | ||
| 24 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | 24 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | ||
| 25 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 25 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| 26 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006) | 26 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006) | ||
| 27 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012) | 27 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012) | ||
| 28 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | 28 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | ||
| 29 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | 29 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | ||
| 30 | * <moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 30 | * <moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| 31 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | 31 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | ||
| 32 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | 32 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | ||
| 33 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | 33 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | ||
| 34 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | 34 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | ||
| 35 | * <moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles, closed in 2008) | 35 | * <moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles, closed in 2008) | ||
| 36 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | 36 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | ||
| 37 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | 37 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | ||
| 38 | * <moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015) | 38 | * <moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015) | ||
| 39 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | 39 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | ||
| 40 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | 40 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | ||
| 41 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | 41 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | ||
| 42 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | 42 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | ||
| 43 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | 43 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | ||
| 44 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | 44 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | ||
| 45 | * <moby company="Elite3d Team">Elite3d Team</moby> (2021, later 2K Valencia) | 45 | * <moby company="Elite3d Team">Elite3d Team</moby> (2021, later 2K Valencia) | ||
| 46 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | 46 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | ||
| 47 | * <moby company="Standard Deviation">Standard Deviation</moby> (2023, later Rockstar LA) | 47 | * <moby company="Standard Deviation">Standard Deviation</moby> (2023, later Rockstar LA) | ||
| 48 | 48 | ||||
| 49 | ### Established development studios | 49 | ### Established development studios | ||
| 50 | 50 | ||||
| 51 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | 51 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | ||
| 52 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | 52 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | ||
| 53 | * <moby company="2K Marin, Inc">2K Marin</moby> (2007, later Cloud Chamber) | 53 | * <moby company="2K Marin, Inc">2K Marin</moby> (2007, later Cloud Chamber) | ||
| 54 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | 54 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | ||
| 55 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | 55 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | ||
| 56 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | 56 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | ||
| 57 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | 57 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | ||
| 58 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | 58 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | ||
| 59 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | 59 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | ||
| t | 60 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (?) | t | 60 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (2019) |
| 61 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (2020) | 61 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (2020) | ||
| 62 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | 62 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | ||
| 63 | 63 | ||||
| 64 | ### Other acquisitions | 64 | ### Other acquisitions | ||
| 65 | 65 | ||||
| 66 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | 66 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | ||
| 67 | * <moby company="BMG Interactive Entertainment">BMG Interactive Entertainment</moby> (1998) | 67 | * <moby company="BMG Interactive Entertainment">BMG Interactive Entertainment</moby> (1998) | ||
| 68 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | 68 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | ||
| 69 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | 69 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | ||
| 70 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | 70 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | ||
| Original | New | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. | f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | ### Labels | 7 | ### Labels | ||
| 8 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | 9 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | ||
| 10 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | 10 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | ||
| 11 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | 11 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | ||
| 12 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | 12 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | ||
| 13 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | 13 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | ||
| 14 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | 14 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | ||
| 15 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | 15 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | ||
| 16 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | 16 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | ||
| 17 | 17 | ||||
| 18 | ### Acquired development studios | 18 | ### Acquired development studios | ||
| 19 | 19 | ||||
| 20 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | 20 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | ||
| 21 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | 21 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | ||
| 22 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | 22 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | ||
| 23 | * <moby company="DMA Design Limited">DMA Design</moby> (1999, later Rockstar North) | 23 | * <moby company="DMA Design Limited">DMA Design</moby> (1999, later Rockstar North) | ||
| 24 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | 24 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | ||
| 25 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 25 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| 26 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006) | 26 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006) | ||
| 27 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012) | 27 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012) | ||
| 28 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | 28 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | ||
| 29 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | 29 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | ||
| 30 | * <moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 30 | * <moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| 31 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | 31 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | ||
| 32 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | 32 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | ||
| 33 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | 33 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | ||
| 34 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | 34 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | ||
| 35 | * <moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles, closed in 2008) | 35 | * <moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles, closed in 2008) | ||
| 36 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | 36 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | ||
| 37 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | 37 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | ||
| 38 | * <moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015) | 38 | * <moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015) | ||
| 39 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | 39 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | ||
| 40 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | 40 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | ||
| 41 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | 41 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | ||
| 42 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | 42 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | ||
| 43 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | 43 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | ||
| 44 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | 44 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | ||
| t | t | 45 | * <moby company="Elite3d Team">Elite3d Team</moby> (2021, later 2K Valencia) | ||
| 45 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | 46 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | ||
| 46 | * <moby company="Standard Deviation">Standard Deviation</moby> (2023, later Rockstar LA) | 47 | * <moby company="Standard Deviation">Standard Deviation</moby> (2023, later Rockstar LA) | ||
| 47 | 48 | ||||
| 48 | ### Established development studios | 49 | ### Established development studios | ||
| 49 | 50 | ||||
| 50 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | 51 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | ||
| 51 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | 52 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | ||
| 52 | * <moby company="2K Marin, Inc">2K Marin</moby> (2007, later Cloud Chamber) | 53 | * <moby company="2K Marin, Inc">2K Marin</moby> (2007, later Cloud Chamber) | ||
| 53 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | 54 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | ||
| 54 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | 55 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | ||
| 55 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | 56 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | ||
| 56 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | 57 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | ||
| 57 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | 58 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | ||
| 58 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | 59 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | ||
| 59 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (?) | 60 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (?) | ||
| 60 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (2020) | 61 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (2020) | ||
| 61 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | 62 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | ||
| 62 | 63 | ||||
| 63 | ### Other acquisitions | 64 | ### Other acquisitions | ||
| 64 | 65 | ||||
| 65 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | 66 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | ||
| 66 | * <moby company="BMG Interactive Entertainment">BMG Interactive Entertainment</moby> (1998) | 67 | * <moby company="BMG Interactive Entertainment">BMG Interactive Entertainment</moby> (1998) | ||
| 67 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | 68 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | ||
| 68 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | 69 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | ||
| 69 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | 70 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | ||
| Original | New | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. | f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | ### Labels | 7 | ### Labels | ||
| 8 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | 9 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | ||
| 10 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | 10 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | ||
| 11 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | 11 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | ||
| 12 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | 12 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | ||
| 13 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | 13 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | ||
| 14 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | 14 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | ||
| 15 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | 15 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | ||
| 16 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | 16 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | ||
| 17 | 17 | ||||
| 18 | ### Acquired development studios | 18 | ### Acquired development studios | ||
| 19 | 19 | ||||
| 20 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | 20 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | ||
| 21 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | 21 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | ||
| 22 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | 22 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | ||
| 23 | * <moby company="DMA Design Limited">DMA Design</moby> (1999, later Rockstar North) | 23 | * <moby company="DMA Design Limited">DMA Design</moby> (1999, later Rockstar North) | ||
| 24 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | 24 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | ||
| 25 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 25 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| 26 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006) | 26 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006) | ||
| 27 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012) | 27 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012) | ||
| 28 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | 28 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | ||
| 29 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | 29 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | ||
| 30 | * <moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 30 | * <moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| 31 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | 31 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | ||
| 32 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | 32 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | ||
| 33 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | 33 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | ||
| 34 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | 34 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | ||
| 35 | * <moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles, closed in 2008) | 35 | * <moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles, closed in 2008) | ||
| 36 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | 36 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | ||
| 37 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | 37 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | ||
| 38 | * <moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015) | 38 | * <moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015) | ||
| 39 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | 39 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | ||
| 40 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | 40 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | ||
| 41 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | 41 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | ||
| 42 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | 42 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | ||
| 43 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | 43 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | ||
| 44 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | 44 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | ||
| 45 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | 45 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | ||
| t | t | 46 | * <moby company="Standard Deviation">Standard Deviation</moby> (2023, later Rockstar LA) | ||
| 46 | 47 | ||||
| 47 | ### Established development studios | 48 | ### Established development studios | ||
| 48 | 49 | ||||
| 49 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | 50 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | ||
| 50 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | 51 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | ||
| 51 | * <moby company="2K Marin, Inc">2K Marin</moby> (2007, later Cloud Chamber) | 52 | * <moby company="2K Marin, Inc">2K Marin</moby> (2007, later Cloud Chamber) | ||
| 52 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | 53 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | ||
| 53 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | 54 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | ||
| 54 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | 55 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | ||
| 55 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | 56 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | ||
| 56 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | 57 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | ||
| 57 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | 58 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | ||
| 58 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (?) | 59 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (?) | ||
| 59 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (2020) | 60 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (2020) | ||
| 60 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | 61 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | ||
| 61 | 62 | ||||
| 62 | ### Other acquisitions | 63 | ### Other acquisitions | ||
| 63 | 64 | ||||
| 64 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | 65 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | ||
| 65 | * <moby company="BMG Interactive Entertainment">BMG Interactive Entertainment</moby> (1998) | 66 | * <moby company="BMG Interactive Entertainment">BMG Interactive Entertainment</moby> (1998) | ||
| 66 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | 67 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | ||
| 67 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | 68 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | ||
| 68 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | 69 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | ||
| Original | New | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. | f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | ### Labels | 7 | ### Labels | ||
| 8 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | 9 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | ||
| 10 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | 10 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | ||
| 11 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | 11 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | ||
| 12 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | 12 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | ||
| 13 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | 13 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | ||
| 14 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | 14 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | ||
| 15 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | 15 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | ||
| 16 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | 16 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | ||
| 17 | 17 | ||||
| 18 | ### Acquired development studios | 18 | ### Acquired development studios | ||
| 19 | 19 | ||||
| 20 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | 20 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | ||
| 21 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | 21 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | ||
| 22 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | 22 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | ||
| 23 | * <moby company="DMA Design Limited">DMA Design</moby> (1999, later Rockstar North) | 23 | * <moby company="DMA Design Limited">DMA Design</moby> (1999, later Rockstar North) | ||
| 24 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | 24 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | ||
| 25 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 25 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| 26 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006) | 26 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006) | ||
| 27 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012) | 27 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012) | ||
| 28 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | 28 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | ||
| 29 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | 29 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | ||
| 30 | * <moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 30 | * <moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| 31 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | 31 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | ||
| 32 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | 32 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | ||
| 33 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | 33 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | ||
| 34 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | 34 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | ||
| 35 | * <moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles, closed in 2008) | 35 | * <moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles, closed in 2008) | ||
| 36 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | 36 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | ||
| 37 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | 37 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | ||
| 38 | * <moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015) | 38 | * <moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015) | ||
| 39 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | 39 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | ||
| 40 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | 40 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | ||
| 41 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | 41 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | ||
| 42 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | 42 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | ||
| 43 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | 43 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | ||
| 44 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | 44 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | ||
| 45 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | 45 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | ||
| 46 | 46 | ||||
| 47 | ### Established development studios | 47 | ### Established development studios | ||
| 48 | 48 | ||||
| 49 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | 49 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | ||
| 50 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | 50 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | ||
| 51 | * <moby company="2K Marin, Inc">2K Marin</moby> (2007, later Cloud Chamber) | 51 | * <moby company="2K Marin, Inc">2K Marin</moby> (2007, later Cloud Chamber) | ||
| 52 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | 52 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | ||
| 53 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | 53 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | ||
| 54 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | 54 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | ||
| 55 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | 55 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | ||
| 56 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | 56 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | ||
| 57 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | 57 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | ||
| 58 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (?) | 58 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (?) | ||
| 59 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (2020) | 59 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (2020) | ||
| 60 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | 60 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | ||
| 61 | 61 | ||||
| 62 | ### Other acquisitions | 62 | ### Other acquisitions | ||
| 63 | 63 | ||||
| 64 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | 64 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | ||
| t | t | 65 | * <moby company="BMG Interactive Entertainment">BMG Interactive Entertainment</moby> (1998) | ||
| 65 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | 66 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | ||
| 66 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | 67 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | ||
| 67 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | 68 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | ||
| Original | New | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. | f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | ### Labels | 7 | ### Labels | ||
| 8 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | 9 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | ||
| 10 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | 10 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | ||
| 11 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | 11 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | ||
| 12 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | 12 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | ||
| 13 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | 13 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | ||
| 14 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | 14 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | ||
| 15 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | 15 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | ||
| 16 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | 16 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | ||
| 17 | 17 | ||||
| 18 | ### Acquired development studios | 18 | ### Acquired development studios | ||
| 19 | 19 | ||||
| 20 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | 20 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | ||
| 21 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | 21 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | ||
| 22 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | 22 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | ||
| 23 | * <moby company="DMA Design Limited">DMA Design</moby> (1999, later Rockstar North) | 23 | * <moby company="DMA Design Limited">DMA Design</moby> (1999, later Rockstar North) | ||
| 24 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | 24 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | ||
| 25 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 25 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| 26 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006) | 26 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006) | ||
| 27 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012) | 27 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012) | ||
| 28 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | 28 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | ||
| 29 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | 29 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | ||
| 30 | * <moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 30 | * <moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| 31 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | 31 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | ||
| 32 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | 32 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | ||
| 33 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | 33 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | ||
| 34 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | 34 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | ||
| 35 | * <moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles, closed in 2008) | 35 | * <moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles, closed in 2008) | ||
| 36 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | 36 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | ||
| 37 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | 37 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | ||
| 38 | * <moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015) | 38 | * <moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015) | ||
| 39 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | 39 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | ||
| 40 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | 40 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | ||
| 41 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | 41 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | ||
| 42 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | 42 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | ||
| 43 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | 43 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | ||
| 44 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | 44 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | ||
| 45 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | 45 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | ||
| 46 | 46 | ||||
| 47 | ### Established development studios | 47 | ### Established development studios | ||
| 48 | 48 | ||||
| 49 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | 49 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | ||
| 50 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | 50 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | ||
| t | 51 | * <moby company="2K Marin, Inc.">2K Marin</moby> (2007, later Cloud Chamber) | t | 51 | * <moby company="2K Marin, Inc">2K Marin</moby> (2007, later Cloud Chamber) |
| 52 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | 52 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | ||
| 53 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | 53 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | ||
| 54 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | 54 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | ||
| 55 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | 55 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | ||
| 56 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | 56 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | ||
| 57 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | 57 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | ||
| 58 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (?) | 58 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (?) | ||
| 59 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (2020) | 59 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (2020) | ||
| 60 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | 60 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | ||
| 61 | 61 | ||||
| 62 | ### Other acquisitions | 62 | ### Other acquisitions | ||
| 63 | 63 | ||||
| 64 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | 64 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | ||
| 65 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | 65 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | ||
| 66 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | 66 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | ||
| 67 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | 67 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | ||
| Original | New | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. | f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | ### Labels | 7 | ### Labels | ||
| 8 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | 9 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | ||
| 10 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | 10 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | ||
| 11 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | 11 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | ||
| 12 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | 12 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | ||
| 13 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | 13 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | ||
| 14 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | 14 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | ||
| 15 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | 15 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | ||
| 16 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | 16 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | ||
| 17 | 17 | ||||
| 18 | ### Acquired development studios | 18 | ### Acquired development studios | ||
| 19 | 19 | ||||
| 20 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | 20 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | ||
| 21 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | 21 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | ||
| 22 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | 22 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | ||
| 23 | * <moby company="DMA Design Limited">DMA Design</moby> (1999, later Rockstar North) | 23 | * <moby company="DMA Design Limited">DMA Design</moby> (1999, later Rockstar North) | ||
| 24 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | 24 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | ||
| 25 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 25 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| 26 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006) | 26 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006) | ||
| 27 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012) | 27 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012) | ||
| 28 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | 28 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | ||
| 29 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | 29 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | ||
| 30 | * <moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 30 | * <moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| 31 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | 31 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | ||
| 32 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | 32 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | ||
| 33 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | 33 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | ||
| 34 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | 34 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | ||
| 35 | * <moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles, closed in 2008) | 35 | * <moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles, closed in 2008) | ||
| 36 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | 36 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | ||
| 37 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | 37 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | ||
| 38 | * <moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015) | 38 | * <moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015) | ||
| 39 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | 39 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | ||
| 40 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | 40 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | ||
| 41 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | 41 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | ||
| 42 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | 42 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | ||
| 43 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | 43 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | ||
| 44 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | 44 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | ||
| 45 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | 45 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | ||
| 46 | 46 | ||||
| 47 | ### Established development studios | 47 | ### Established development studios | ||
| 48 | 48 | ||||
| 49 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | 49 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | ||
| 50 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | 50 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | ||
| n | 51 | * <moby company="2K Marin">2K Marin</moby> (2007-2013) | n | 51 | * <moby company="2K Marin, Inc.">2K Marin</moby> (2007, later Cloud Chamber) |
| 52 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | 52 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | ||
| 53 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | 53 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | ||
| 54 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | 54 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | ||
| 55 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | 55 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | ||
| 56 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | 56 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | ||
| 57 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | 57 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | ||
| 58 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (?) | 58 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (?) | ||
| t | 59 | * <moby company="Cloud Chamber">Cloud Chamber</moby> (?) | t | ||
| 60 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (2020) | 59 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (2020) | ||
| 61 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | 60 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | ||
| 62 | 61 | ||||
| 63 | ### Other acquisitions | 62 | ### Other acquisitions | ||
| 64 | 63 | ||||
| 65 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | 64 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | ||
| 66 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | 65 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | ||
| 67 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | 66 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | ||
| 68 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | 67 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | ||
| Original | New | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. | f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | ### Labels | 7 | ### Labels | ||
| 8 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | 9 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | ||
| 10 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | 10 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | ||
| 11 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | 11 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | ||
| 12 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | 12 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | ||
| 13 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | 13 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | ||
| 14 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | 14 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | ||
| 15 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | 15 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | ||
| 16 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | 16 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | ||
| 17 | 17 | ||||
| 18 | ### Acquired development studios | 18 | ### Acquired development studios | ||
| 19 | 19 | ||||
| 20 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | 20 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | ||
| 21 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | 21 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | ||
| 22 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | 22 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | ||
| 23 | * <moby company="DMA Design Limited">DMA Design</moby> (1999, later Rockstar North) | 23 | * <moby company="DMA Design Limited">DMA Design</moby> (1999, later Rockstar North) | ||
| 24 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | 24 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | ||
| 25 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 25 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| 26 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006) | 26 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006) | ||
| 27 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012) | 27 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012) | ||
| 28 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | 28 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | ||
| 29 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | 29 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | ||
| 30 | * <moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 30 | * <moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| 31 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | 31 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | ||
| 32 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | 32 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | ||
| 33 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | 33 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | ||
| 34 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | 34 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | ||
| 35 | * <moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles, closed in 2008) | 35 | * <moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles, closed in 2008) | ||
| 36 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | 36 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | ||
| 37 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | 37 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | ||
| 38 | * <moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015) | 38 | * <moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015) | ||
| 39 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | 39 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | ||
| 40 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | 40 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | ||
| 41 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | 41 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | ||
| 42 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | 42 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | ||
| 43 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | 43 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | ||
| 44 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | 44 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | ||
| 45 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | 45 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | ||
| n | 46 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | n | ||
| 47 | 46 | ||||
| 48 | ### Established development studios | 47 | ### Established development studios | ||
| 49 | 48 | ||||
| 50 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | 49 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | ||
| 51 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | 50 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | ||
| 52 | * <moby company="2K Marin">2K Marin</moby> (2007-2013) | 51 | * <moby company="2K Marin">2K Marin</moby> (2007-2013) | ||
| 53 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | 52 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | ||
| 54 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | 53 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | ||
| 55 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | 54 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | ||
| 56 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | 55 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | ||
| 57 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | 56 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | ||
| 58 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | 57 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | ||
| 59 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (?) | 58 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (?) | ||
| 60 | * <moby company="Cloud Chamber">Cloud Chamber</moby> (?) | 59 | * <moby company="Cloud Chamber">Cloud Chamber</moby> (?) | ||
| 61 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (2020) | 60 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (2020) | ||
| 62 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | 61 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | ||
| 63 | 62 | ||||
| 64 | ### Other acquisitions | 63 | ### Other acquisitions | ||
| 65 | 64 | ||||
| 66 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | 65 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | ||
| 67 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | 66 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | ||
| 68 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | 67 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | ||
| t | t | 68 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | ||
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| f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. | f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | ### Labels | 7 | ### Labels | ||
| 8 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | 9 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | ||
| 10 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | 10 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | ||
| 11 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | 11 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | ||
| 12 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | 12 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | ||
| 13 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | 13 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | ||
| 14 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | 14 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | ||
| 15 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | 15 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | ||
| 16 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | 16 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | ||
| 17 | 17 | ||||
| 18 | ### Acquired development studios | 18 | ### Acquired development studios | ||
| 19 | 19 | ||||
| 20 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | 20 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | ||
| 21 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | 21 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | ||
| 22 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | 22 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | ||
| 23 | * <moby company="DMA Design Limited">DMA Design</moby> (1999, later Rockstar North) | 23 | * <moby company="DMA Design Limited">DMA Design</moby> (1999, later Rockstar North) | ||
| 24 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | 24 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | ||
| 25 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 25 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| 26 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006) | 26 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006) | ||
| 27 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012) | 27 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012) | ||
| 28 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | 28 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | ||
| 29 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | 29 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | ||
| 30 | * <moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 30 | * <moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| 31 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | 31 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | ||
| 32 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | 32 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | ||
| 33 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | 33 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | ||
| 34 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | 34 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | ||
| t | 35 | * <moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles) | t | 35 | * <moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles, closed in 2008) |
| 36 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | 36 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | ||
| 37 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | 37 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | ||
| 38 | * <moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015) | 38 | * <moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015) | ||
| 39 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | 39 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | ||
| 40 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | 40 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | ||
| 41 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | 41 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | ||
| 42 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | 42 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | ||
| 43 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | 43 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | ||
| 44 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | 44 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | ||
| 45 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | 45 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | ||
| 46 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | 46 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | ||
| 47 | 47 | ||||
| 48 | ### Established development studios | 48 | ### Established development studios | ||
| 49 | 49 | ||||
| 50 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | 50 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | ||
| 51 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | 51 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | ||
| 52 | * <moby company="2K Marin">2K Marin</moby> (2007-2013) | 52 | * <moby company="2K Marin">2K Marin</moby> (2007-2013) | ||
| 53 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | 53 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | ||
| 54 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | 54 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | ||
| 55 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | 55 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | ||
| 56 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | 56 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | ||
| 57 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | 57 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | ||
| 58 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | 58 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | ||
| 59 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (?) | 59 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (?) | ||
| 60 | * <moby company="Cloud Chamber">Cloud Chamber</moby> (?) | 60 | * <moby company="Cloud Chamber">Cloud Chamber</moby> (?) | ||
| 61 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (2020) | 61 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (2020) | ||
| 62 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | 62 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | ||
| 63 | 63 | ||||
| 64 | ### Other acquisitions | 64 | ### Other acquisitions | ||
| 65 | 65 | ||||
| 66 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | 66 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | ||
| 67 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | 67 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | ||
| 68 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | 68 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | ||
| Original | New | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. | f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | ### Labels | 7 | ### Labels | ||
| 8 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | 9 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | ||
| 10 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | 10 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | ||
| 11 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | 11 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | ||
| 12 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | 12 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | ||
| 13 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | 13 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | ||
| 14 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | 14 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | ||
| 15 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | 15 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | ||
| 16 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | 16 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | ||
| 17 | 17 | ||||
| 18 | ### Acquired development studios | 18 | ### Acquired development studios | ||
| 19 | 19 | ||||
| 20 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | 20 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | ||
| 21 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | 21 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | ||
| 22 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | 22 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | ||
| t | t | 23 | * <moby company="DMA Design Limited">DMA Design</moby> (1999, later Rockstar North) | ||
| 23 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | 24 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | ||
| 24 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 25 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| 25 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006) | 26 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006) | ||
| 26 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012) | 27 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012) | ||
| 27 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | 28 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | ||
| 28 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | 29 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | ||
| 29 | * <moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 30 | * <moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| 30 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | 31 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | ||
| 31 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | 32 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | ||
| 32 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | 33 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | ||
| 33 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | 34 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | ||
| 34 | * <moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles) | 35 | * <moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles) | ||
| 35 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | 36 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | ||
| 36 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | 37 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | ||
| 37 | * <moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015) | 38 | * <moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015) | ||
| 38 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | 39 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | ||
| 39 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | 40 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | ||
| 40 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | 41 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | ||
| 41 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | 42 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | ||
| 42 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | 43 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | ||
| 43 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | 44 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | ||
| 44 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | 45 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | ||
| 45 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | 46 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | ||
| 46 | 47 | ||||
| 47 | ### Established development studios | 48 | ### Established development studios | ||
| 48 | 49 | ||||
| 49 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | 50 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | ||
| 50 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | 51 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | ||
| 51 | * <moby company="2K Marin">2K Marin</moby> (2007-2013) | 52 | * <moby company="2K Marin">2K Marin</moby> (2007-2013) | ||
| 52 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | 53 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | ||
| 53 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | 54 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | ||
| 54 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | 55 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | ||
| 55 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | 56 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | ||
| 56 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | 57 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | ||
| 57 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | 58 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | ||
| 58 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (?) | 59 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (?) | ||
| 59 | * <moby company="Cloud Chamber">Cloud Chamber</moby> (?) | 60 | * <moby company="Cloud Chamber">Cloud Chamber</moby> (?) | ||
| 60 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (2020) | 61 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (2020) | ||
| 61 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | 62 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | ||
| 62 | 63 | ||||
| 63 | ### Other acquisitions | 64 | ### Other acquisitions | ||
| 64 | 65 | ||||
| 65 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | 66 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | ||
| 66 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | 67 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | ||
| 67 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | 68 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | ||
| Original | New | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. | f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | ### Labels | 7 | ### Labels | ||
| 8 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | 9 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | ||
| 10 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | 10 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | ||
| 11 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | 11 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | ||
| 12 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | 12 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | ||
| 13 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | 13 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | ||
| 14 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | 14 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | ||
| 15 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | 15 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | ||
| 16 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | 16 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | ||
| 17 | 17 | ||||
| 18 | ### Acquired development studios | 18 | ### Acquired development studios | ||
| 19 | 19 | ||||
| 20 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | 20 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | ||
| 21 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | 21 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | ||
| 22 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | 22 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | ||
| 23 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | 23 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | ||
| 24 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 24 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| 25 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006) | 25 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006) | ||
| 26 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012) | 26 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012) | ||
| 27 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | 27 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | ||
| 28 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | 28 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | ||
| 29 | * <moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 29 | * <moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| 30 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | 30 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | ||
| 31 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | 31 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | ||
| 32 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | 32 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | ||
| 33 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | 33 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | ||
| 34 | * <moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles) | 34 | * <moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles) | ||
| 35 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | 35 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | ||
| 36 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | 36 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | ||
| 37 | * <moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015) | 37 | * <moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015) | ||
| 38 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | 38 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | ||
| 39 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | 39 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | ||
| 40 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | 40 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | ||
| 41 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | 41 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | ||
| 42 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | 42 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | ||
| 43 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | 43 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | ||
| 44 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | 44 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | ||
| 45 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | 45 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | ||
| 46 | 46 | ||||
| 47 | ### Established development studios | 47 | ### Established development studios | ||
| 48 | 48 | ||||
| 49 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | 49 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | ||
| 50 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | 50 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | ||
| 51 | * <moby company="2K Marin">2K Marin</moby> (2007-2013) | 51 | * <moby company="2K Marin">2K Marin</moby> (2007-2013) | ||
| 52 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | 52 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | ||
| 53 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | 53 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | ||
| 54 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | 54 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | ||
| 55 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | 55 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | ||
| 56 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | 56 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | ||
| 57 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | 57 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | ||
| 58 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (?) | 58 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (?) | ||
| 59 | * <moby company="Cloud Chamber">Cloud Chamber</moby> (?) | 59 | * <moby company="Cloud Chamber">Cloud Chamber</moby> (?) | ||
| t | 60 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (?) | t | 60 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (2020) |
| 61 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | 61 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | ||
| 62 | 62 | ||||
| 63 | ### Other acquisitions | 63 | ### Other acquisitions | ||
| 64 | 64 | ||||
| 65 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | 65 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | ||
| 66 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | 66 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | ||
| 67 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | 67 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | ||
| Original | New | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. | f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | ### Labels | 7 | ### Labels | ||
| 8 | 8 | ||||
| 9 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | 9 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) | ||
| 10 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | 10 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | ||
| 11 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | 11 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | ||
| 12 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | 12 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | ||
| 13 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | 13 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | ||
| 14 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | 14 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | ||
| 15 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | 15 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | ||
| t | t | 16 | * <moby company="Private Division">Private Division</moby> (2017-present) | ||
| 16 | 17 | ||||
| 17 | ### Acquired development studios | 18 | ### Acquired development studios | ||
| 18 | 19 | ||||
| 19 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | 20 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | ||
| 20 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | 21 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | ||
| 21 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | 22 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | ||
| 22 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | 23 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | ||
| 23 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 24 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| 24 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006) | 25 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006) | ||
| 25 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012) | 26 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012) | ||
| 26 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | 27 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | ||
| 27 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | 28 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | ||
| 28 | * <moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 29 | * <moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| 29 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | 30 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | ||
| 30 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | 31 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | ||
| 31 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | 32 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | ||
| 32 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | 33 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | ||
| 33 | * <moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles) | 34 | * <moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles) | ||
| 34 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | 35 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | ||
| 35 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | 36 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | ||
| 36 | * <moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015) | 37 | * <moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015) | ||
| 37 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | 38 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | ||
| 38 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | 39 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | ||
| 39 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | 40 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | ||
| 40 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | 41 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | ||
| 41 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | 42 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | ||
| 42 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | 43 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | ||
| 43 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | 44 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | ||
| 44 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | 45 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | ||
| 45 | 46 | ||||
| 46 | ### Established development studios | 47 | ### Established development studios | ||
| 47 | 48 | ||||
| 48 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | 49 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | ||
| 49 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | 50 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | ||
| 50 | * <moby company="2K Marin">2K Marin</moby> (2007-2013) | 51 | * <moby company="2K Marin">2K Marin</moby> (2007-2013) | ||
| 51 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | 52 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | ||
| 52 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | 53 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | ||
| 53 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | 54 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | ||
| 54 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | 55 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | ||
| 55 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | 56 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | ||
| 56 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | 57 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | ||
| 57 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (?) | 58 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (?) | ||
| 58 | * <moby company="Cloud Chamber">Cloud Chamber</moby> (?) | 59 | * <moby company="Cloud Chamber">Cloud Chamber</moby> (?) | ||
| 59 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (?) | 60 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (?) | ||
| 60 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | 61 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | ||
| 61 | 62 | ||||
| 62 | ### Other acquisitions | 63 | ### Other acquisitions | ||
| 63 | 64 | ||||
| 64 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | 65 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | ||
| 65 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | 66 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | ||
| 66 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | 67 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | ||
| Original | New | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest asset is the wholly-owned <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby>, which houses a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games in the <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto">Grand Theft Auto</moby> series. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. | n | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest assets are the wholly-owned labels <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby> and <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games, Inc.</moby>, which house a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games series such as <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto series">Grand Theft Auto</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Red Dead Redemption series">Red Dead Redemption</moby>, <moby gamegroup="X-COM series">X-COM</moby>, <moby gamegroup="Sid Meier's Civilization series">Civilization</moby> and more. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | ||
| 6 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | ### Labels | 7 | ### Labels | ||
| 8 | 8 | ||||
| t | 9 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1999-present) | t | 9 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1998-present) |
| 10 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | 10 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | ||
| 11 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | 11 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | ||
| 12 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | 12 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | ||
| 13 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | 13 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | ||
| 14 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | 14 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | ||
| 15 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | 15 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | ||
| 16 | 16 | ||||
| 17 | ### Acquired development studios | 17 | ### Acquired development studios | ||
| 18 | 18 | ||||
| 19 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | 19 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | ||
| 20 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | 20 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | ||
| 21 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | 21 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | ||
| 22 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | 22 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | ||
| 23 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 23 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| 24 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006) | 24 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006) | ||
| 25 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012) | 25 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012) | ||
| 26 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | 26 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | ||
| 27 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | 27 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | ||
| 28 | * <moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | 28 | * <moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||
| 29 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | 29 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | ||
| 30 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | 30 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | ||
| 31 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | 31 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | ||
| 32 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | 32 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | ||
| 33 | * <moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles) | 33 | * <moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles) | ||
| 34 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | 34 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | ||
| 35 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | 35 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | ||
| 36 | * <moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015) | 36 | * <moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015) | ||
| 37 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | 37 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | ||
| 38 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | 38 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | ||
| 39 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | 39 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | ||
| 40 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | 40 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | ||
| 41 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | 41 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | ||
| 42 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | 42 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | ||
| 43 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | 43 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | ||
| 44 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | 44 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | ||
| 45 | 45 | ||||
| 46 | ### Established development studios | 46 | ### Established development studios | ||
| 47 | 47 | ||||
| 48 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | 48 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | ||
| 49 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | 49 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | ||
| 50 | * <moby company="2K Marin">2K Marin</moby> (2007-2013) | 50 | * <moby company="2K Marin">2K Marin</moby> (2007-2013) | ||
| 51 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | 51 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | ||
| 52 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | 52 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | ||
| 53 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | 53 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | ||
| 54 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | 54 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | ||
| 55 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | 55 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | ||
| 56 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | 56 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | ||
| 57 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (?) | 57 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (?) | ||
| 58 | * <moby company="Cloud Chamber">Cloud Chamber</moby> (?) | 58 | * <moby company="Cloud Chamber">Cloud Chamber</moby> (?) | ||
| 59 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (?) | 59 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (?) | ||
| 60 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | 60 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | ||
| 61 | 61 | ||||
| 62 | ### Other acquisitions | 62 | ### Other acquisitions | ||
| 63 | 63 | ||||
| 64 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | 64 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | ||
| 65 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | 65 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | ||
| 66 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | 66 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | ||
| Original | New | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest asset is the wholly-owned <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby>, which houses a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games in the <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto">Grand Theft Auto</moby> series. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. | f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest asset is the wholly-owned <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby>, which houses a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games in the <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto">Grand Theft Auto</moby> series. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. |
| n | 2 | n | |||
| 3 | In 2002 the publishing label <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> was launched. In 2004 the company established <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> as a label for sports games, mostly a continuation of the 2K series by Visual Concepts Entertainment. One year later, in 2005, <moby company="2K Games">2K Games</moby> was formed, the company's most important publishing label. In 2007 the casual games publishing label <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> was launched. | ||||
| 4 | |||||
| 5 | **Acquired development studios*** <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | ||||
| 6 | * <moby company="TalonSoft">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games">Matrix Games</moby>) | ||||
| 7 | * <moby company="Poptop Software">Poptop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into <moby company="Firaxis">Firaxis</moby>) | ||||
| 8 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later <moby company="Rockstar Vienna">Rockstar Vienna</moby> and closed in 2006) | ||||
| 9 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, now <moby company="Rockstar Vancouver">Rockstar Vancouver</moby>) | ||||
| 10 | * <moby company="Angel Studios">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, now <moby company="Rockstar San Diego">Rockstar San Diego</moby>) | ||||
| 11 | * <moby company="Frog City Software">Frog City Software</moby> (through <moby company="Gathering">Gathering</moby>, closed in 2006 and merged into <moby company="Firaxis">Firaxis</moby>) | ||||
| 12 | * <moby company="Mobius Entertainment">Mobius Entertainment</moby> (2004, now <moby company="Rockstar Leeds">Rockstar Leeds</moby>) | ||||
| 13 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004) | ||||
| 14 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed down in 2006) | ||||
| 15 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | ||||
| 16 | * <moby company="Kush Games">Kush Games</moby> (2005, now 2K Los Angeles) | ||||
| 17 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | ||||
| 18 | * <moby company="Irrational Games">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, now <moby company="2K Boston">2K Boston</moby> and <moby company="2K Australia">2K Australia</moby>) | ||||
| 19 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | ||||
| 20 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, now <moby company="2K Czech">2K Czech</moby>) | ||||
| 21 | |||||
| 22 | |||||
| 23 | **Established development studios*** <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | ||||
| 24 | * <moby company="2K Marin">2K Marin</moby> (2007) | ||||
| 25 | |||||
| 26 | |||||
| 27 | **Other acquisitions*** <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | ||||
| 28 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | ||||
| 29 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software Inc.</moby> (1999, merged into 2K Play on September 10, 2007) | ||||
| 30 | * <moby company="Gathering of Developers">Gathering of Developers</moby> (2000, eventually merged into <moby company="Rockstar">Rockstar</moby> and <moby company="2K Games">2K Games</moby>) | ||||
| 31 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | ||||
| 32 | 2 | ||||
| 33 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | 3 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | ||
| 34 | 4 | ||||
| t | 35 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | t | 5 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision Publishing, Inc.">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi Games, Inc.">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. |
| 6 | |||||
| 7 | ### Labels | ||||
| 8 | |||||
| 9 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games</moby> (1999-present) | ||||
| 10 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software</moby> (acquired in 1999, absorbed into 2K Play in 2007) | ||||
| 11 | * <moby company="Gathering">Gathering of Developers</moby> (acquired in 2000, closed in 2004) | ||||
| 12 | * <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> (2002-2003) | ||||
| 13 | * <moby company="2K Games, Inc.">2K Games</moby> (2005-present) | ||||
| 14 | + <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> (2004-present, acquired from <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby>) | ||||
| 15 | + <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> (2007-2012) | ||||
| 16 | |||||
| 17 | ### Acquired development studios | ||||
| 18 | |||||
| 19 | * <moby company="Rockstar Games Toronto ULC">GameTek Canada</moby> (1997, later Take-Two Canada / Rockstar Canada / Rockstar Toronto) | ||||
| 20 | * <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | ||||
| 21 | * <moby company="Tarantula Studios">Tarantula Studios</moby> (1998, later Rockstar Lincoln) | ||||
| 22 | * <moby company="TalonSoft, Inc.">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games, Ltd.">Matrix Games</moby>) | ||||
| 23 | * <moby company="PopTop Software Inc.">PopTop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||||
| 24 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later Rockstar Vienna, closed in 2006) | ||||
| 25 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, later Rockstar Vancouver, merged into Rockstar Toronto in 2012) | ||||
| 26 | * <moby company="Angel Studios, Inc.">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, later Rockstar San Diego) | ||||
| 27 | * <moby company="Cat Daddy Games, LLC">Cat Daddy Games</moby> (2003) | ||||
| 28 | * <moby company="Frog City Software, Inc.">Frog City Software</moby> (2003, closed in 2006 and merged into Firaxis Games) | ||||
| 29 | * <moby company="Möbius Entertainment Ltd.">Möbius Entertainment</moby> (2004, later Rockstar Leeds) | ||||
| 30 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004, closed in 2008) | ||||
| 31 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed in 2006) | ||||
| 32 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment, Inc.">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | ||||
| 33 | * <moby company="Kush Games, Inc.">Kush Games</moby> (2005, later 2K Los Angeles) | ||||
| 34 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games, Inc.">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | ||||
| 35 | * <moby company="Ghost Story Games, LLC">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, later 2K Boston / Ghost Story Games) | ||||
| 36 | * <moby company="2K Australia Pty. Ltd">Irrational Games Australia</moby> (2006, later 2K Australia, closed in 2015) | ||||
| 37 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | ||||
| 38 | * <moby company="Mad Doc Software, LLC">Mad Doc Software</moby> (2008, later Rockstar New England) | ||||
| 39 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks, a.s.">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, later <moby company="2K Czech, s.r.o.">2K Czech</moby>; split in 2017 to <moby company="Hangar 13 Brno">Hangar 13 Brno</moby> and <moby company="Hangar 13 Prague">Hangar 13 Prague</moby>) | ||||
| 40 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts South">Specular Interactive</moby> (2016, later Visual Concepts South) | ||||
| 41 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Brighton">Gameaholic</moby> (2016, later Hangar 13 Brighton) | ||||
| 42 | * <moby company="Ruffian Games Ltd.">Ruffian Games</moby> (2020, later Rockstar Dundee) | ||||
| 43 | * <moby company="HB Studios Multimedia Ltd.">HB Studios Multimedia</moby> (2021) | ||||
| 44 | * [Cfx.re](https://cfx.re) (2023) | ||||
| 45 | |||||
| 46 | ### Established development studios | ||||
| 47 | |||||
| 48 | * <moby company="Rockstar London">Rockstar London</moby> (2005) | ||||
| 49 | * <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) | ||||
| 50 | * <moby company="2K Marin">2K Marin</moby> (2007-2013) | ||||
| 51 | * <moby company="2K Hangzhou">2K Hangzhou</moby> (2007) | ||||
| 52 | * <moby company="2K Chengdu">2K Chengdu</moby> (2011) | ||||
| 53 | * <moby company="2K Vegas">2K Vegas</moby> (2012) | ||||
| 54 | * <moby company="Hangar 13 Novato">Hangar 13 Novato</moby> (2014) | ||||
| 55 | * <moby company="Rockstar Interactive India LLP">Rockstar India</moby> (2016) | ||||
| 56 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Hungary Kft.">Visual Concepts Hungary</moby> (2018) | ||||
| 57 | * <moby company="31st Union">31st Union</moby> (?) | ||||
| 58 | * <moby company="Cloud Chamber">Cloud Chamber</moby> (?) | ||||
| 59 | * <moby company="Rockstar New York">Rockstar New York</moby> (?) | ||||
| 60 | * <moby company="2K Games Madrid SL">2K Madrid</moby> (2021) | ||||
| 61 | |||||
| 62 | ### Other acquisitions | ||||
| 63 | |||||
| 64 | * <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | ||||
| 65 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | ||||
| 66 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | ||||
| Original | New | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest asset is the wholly-owned <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby>, which houses a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games in the <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto">Grand Theft Auto</moby> series. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. | f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest asset is the wholly-owned <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby>, which houses a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games in the <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto">Grand Theft Auto</moby> series. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | In 2002 the publishing label <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> was launched. In 2004 the company established <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> as a label for sports games, mostly a continuation of the 2K series by Visual Concepts Entertainment. One year later, in 2005, <moby company="2K Games">2K Games</moby> was formed, the company's most important publishing label. In 2007 the casual games publishing label <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> was launched. | 3 | In 2002 the publishing label <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> was launched. In 2004 the company established <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> as a label for sports games, mostly a continuation of the 2K series by Visual Concepts Entertainment. One year later, in 2005, <moby company="2K Games">2K Games</moby> was formed, the company's most important publishing label. In 2007 the casual games publishing label <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> was launched. | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| n | 5 | <b>Acquired development studios</b><ul> | n | ||
| 6 | <li><moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997)</li> | 5 | **Acquired development studios*** <moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997) | ||
| 7 | <li><moby company="TalonSoft">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games">Matrix Games</moby>)</li> | 6 | * <moby company="TalonSoft">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games">Matrix Games</moby>) | ||
| 8 | <li><moby company="Poptop Software">Poptop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into <moby company="Firaxis">Firaxis</moby>)</li> | 7 | * <moby company="Poptop Software">Poptop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into <moby company="Firaxis">Firaxis</moby>) | ||
| 9 | <li><moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later <moby company="Rockstar Vienna">Rockstar Vienna</moby> and closed in 2006)</li> | 8 | * <moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later <moby company="Rockstar Vienna">Rockstar Vienna</moby> and closed in 2006) | ||
| 10 | <li><moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, now <moby company="Rockstar Vancouver">Rockstar Vancouver</moby>)</li> | 9 | * <moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, now <moby company="Rockstar Vancouver">Rockstar Vancouver</moby>) | ||
| 11 | <li><moby company="Angel Studios">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, now <moby company="Rockstar San Diego">Rockstar San Diego</moby>)</li> | 10 | * <moby company="Angel Studios">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, now <moby company="Rockstar San Diego">Rockstar San Diego</moby>) | ||
| 12 | <li><moby company="Frog City Software">Frog City Software</moby> (through <moby company="Gathering">Gathering</moby>, closed in 2006 and merged into <moby company="Firaxis">Firaxis</moby>)</li> | 11 | * <moby company="Frog City Software">Frog City Software</moby> (through <moby company="Gathering">Gathering</moby>, closed in 2006 and merged into <moby company="Firaxis">Firaxis</moby>) | ||
| 13 | <li><moby company="Mobius Entertainment">Mobius Entertainment</moby> (2004, now <moby company="Rockstar Leeds">Rockstar Leeds</moby>)</li> | 12 | * <moby company="Mobius Entertainment">Mobius Entertainment</moby> (2004, now <moby company="Rockstar Leeds">Rockstar Leeds</moby>) | ||
| 14 | <li><moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004)</li> | 13 | * <moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004) | ||
| 15 | <li><moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed down in 2006)</li> | 14 | * <moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed down in 2006) | ||
| 16 | <li><moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005)</li> | 15 | * <moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005) | ||
| 17 | <li><moby company="Kush Games">Kush Games</moby> (2005, now 2K Los Angeles)</li> | 16 | * <moby company="Kush Games">Kush Games</moby> (2005, now 2K Los Angeles) | ||
| 18 | <li><moby company="Firaxis Games">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005)</li> | 17 | * <moby company="Firaxis Games">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005) | ||
| 19 | <li><moby company="Irrational Games">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, now <moby company="2K Boston">2K Boston</moby> and <moby company="2K Australia">2K Australia</moby>)</li> | 18 | * <moby company="Irrational Games">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, now <moby company="2K Boston">2K Boston</moby> and <moby company="2K Australia">2K Australia</moby>) | ||
| 20 | <li><moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006)</li> | 19 | * <moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006) | ||
| 21 | <li><moby company="Illusion Softworks">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, now <moby company="2K Czech">2K Czech</moby>)</li></ul> | 20 | * <moby company="Illusion Softworks">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, now <moby company="2K Czech">2K Czech</moby>) | ||
| 22 | 21 | ||||
| n | 23 | <b>Established development studios</b><ul> | n | ||
| 24 | <li><moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006)</li> | ||||
| 25 | <li><moby company="2K Marin">2K Marin</moby> (2007)</li></ul> | ||||
| 26 | 22 | ||||
| t | 27 | <b>Other acquisitions</b><ul> | t | 23 | **Established development studios*** <moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006) |
| 24 | * <moby company="2K Marin">2K Marin</moby> (2007) | ||||
| 25 | |||||
| 26 | |||||
| 28 | <li><moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.)</li> | 27 | **Other acquisitions*** <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.) | ||
| 29 | <li><moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009)</li> | 28 | * <moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009) | ||
| 30 | <li><moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software Inc.</moby> (1999, merged into 2K Play on September 10, 2007)</li> | 29 | * <moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software Inc.</moby> (1999, merged into 2K Play on September 10, 2007) | ||
| 31 | <li><moby company="Gathering of Developers">Gathering of Developers</moby> (2000, eventually merged into <moby company="Rockstar">Rockstar</moby> and <moby company="2K Games">2K Games</moby>)</li> | 30 | * <moby company="Gathering of Developers">Gathering of Developers</moby> (2000, eventually merged into <moby company="Rockstar">Rockstar</moby> and <moby company="2K Games">2K Games</moby>) | ||
| 32 | <li><moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>)</li> | 31 | * <moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>) | ||
| 32 | |||||
| 33 | </ul>The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | 33 | The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | ||
| 34 | 34 | ||||
| 35 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | 35 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | ||
| Original | New | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest asset is the wholly-owned <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby>, which houses a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games in the <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto">Grand Theft Auto</moby> series. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. | f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest asset is the wholly-owned <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby>, which houses a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games in the <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto">Grand Theft Auto</moby> series. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | In 2002 the publishing label <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> was launched. In 2004 the company established <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> as a label for sports games, mostly a continuation of the 2K series by Visual Concepts Entertainment. One year later, in 2005, <moby company="2K Games">2K Games</moby> was formed, the company's most important publishing label. In 2007 the casual games publishing label <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> was launched. | 3 | In 2002 the publishing label <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> was launched. In 2004 the company established <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> as a label for sports games, mostly a continuation of the 2K series by Visual Concepts Entertainment. One year later, in 2005, <moby company="2K Games">2K Games</moby> was formed, the company's most important publishing label. In 2007 the casual games publishing label <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> was launched. | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | <b>Acquired development studios</b><ul> | 5 | <b>Acquired development studios</b><ul> | ||
| 6 | <li><moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997)</li> | 6 | <li><moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997)</li> | ||
| 7 | <li><moby company="TalonSoft">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games">Matrix Games</moby>)</li> | 7 | <li><moby company="TalonSoft">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games">Matrix Games</moby>)</li> | ||
| 8 | <li><moby company="Poptop Software">Poptop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into <moby company="Firaxis">Firaxis</moby>)</li> | 8 | <li><moby company="Poptop Software">Poptop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into <moby company="Firaxis">Firaxis</moby>)</li> | ||
| 9 | <li><moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later <moby company="Rockstar Vienna">Rockstar Vienna</moby> and closed in 2006)</li> | 9 | <li><moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later <moby company="Rockstar Vienna">Rockstar Vienna</moby> and closed in 2006)</li> | ||
| 10 | <li><moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, now <moby company="Rockstar Vancouver">Rockstar Vancouver</moby>)</li> | 10 | <li><moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, now <moby company="Rockstar Vancouver">Rockstar Vancouver</moby>)</li> | ||
| 11 | <li><moby company="Angel Studios">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, now <moby company="Rockstar San Diego">Rockstar San Diego</moby>)</li> | 11 | <li><moby company="Angel Studios">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, now <moby company="Rockstar San Diego">Rockstar San Diego</moby>)</li> | ||
| 12 | <li><moby company="Frog City Software">Frog City Software</moby> (through <moby company="Gathering">Gathering</moby>, closed in 2006 and merged into <moby company="Firaxis">Firaxis</moby>)</li> | 12 | <li><moby company="Frog City Software">Frog City Software</moby> (through <moby company="Gathering">Gathering</moby>, closed in 2006 and merged into <moby company="Firaxis">Firaxis</moby>)</li> | ||
| 13 | <li><moby company="Mobius Entertainment">Mobius Entertainment</moby> (2004, now <moby company="Rockstar Leeds">Rockstar Leeds</moby>)</li> | 13 | <li><moby company="Mobius Entertainment">Mobius Entertainment</moby> (2004, now <moby company="Rockstar Leeds">Rockstar Leeds</moby>)</li> | ||
| 14 | <li><moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004)</li> | 14 | <li><moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004)</li> | ||
| 15 | <li><moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed down in 2006)</li> | 15 | <li><moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed down in 2006)</li> | ||
| 16 | <li><moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005)</li> | 16 | <li><moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005)</li> | ||
| n | 17 | <li><moby company="Kush Games">Kush Games</moby> (2005)</li> | n | 17 | <li><moby company="Kush Games">Kush Games</moby> (2005, now 2K Los Angeles)</li> |
| 18 | <li><moby company="Firaxis Games">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005)</li> | 18 | <li><moby company="Firaxis Games">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005)</li> | ||
| 19 | <li><moby company="Irrational Games">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, now <moby company="2K Boston">2K Boston</moby> and <moby company="2K Australia">2K Australia</moby>)</li> | 19 | <li><moby company="Irrational Games">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, now <moby company="2K Boston">2K Boston</moby> and <moby company="2K Australia">2K Australia</moby>)</li> | ||
| 20 | <li><moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006)</li> | 20 | <li><moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006)</li> | ||
| n | 21 | <li><moby company="Illusion Softworks">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, now <moby company="2K Czech">2K Czech</moby>)</li></ul><b>Established development studios</b><ul> | n | 21 | <li><moby company="Illusion Softworks">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, now <moby company="2K Czech">2K Czech</moby>)</li></ul> |
| 22 | |||||
| 23 | <b>Established development studios</b><ul> | ||||
| 22 | <li><moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006)</li> | 24 | <li><moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006)</li> | ||
| n | 23 | <li><moby company="2K Marin">2K Marin</moby> (2007)</li></ul><b>Other acquisitions</b><ul> | n | 25 | <li><moby company="2K Marin">2K Marin</moby> (2007)</li></ul> |
| 26 | |||||
| 27 | <b>Other acquisitions</b><ul> | ||||
| 24 | <li><moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.)</li> | 28 | <li><moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.)</li> | ||
| 25 | <li><moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009)</li> | 29 | <li><moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009)</li> | ||
| t | 26 | <li><moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software Inc.</moby> (1999)</li> | t | 30 | <li><moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software Inc.</moby> (1999, merged into 2K Play on September 10, 2007)</li> |
| 27 | <li><moby company="Gathering of Developers">Gathering of Developers</moby> (2000, eventually merged into <moby company="Rockstar">Rockstar</moby> and <moby company="2K Games">2K Games</moby>)</li> | 31 | <li><moby company="Gathering of Developers">Gathering of Developers</moby> (2000, eventually merged into <moby company="Rockstar">Rockstar</moby> and <moby company="2K Games">2K Games</moby>)</li> | ||
| 28 | <li><moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>)</li> | 32 | <li><moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>)</li> | ||
| 29 | </ul>The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | 33 | </ul>The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | ||
| 30 | 34 | ||||
| 31 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | 35 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | ||
| Original | New | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest asset is the wholly-owned <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby>, which houses a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games in the <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto">Grand Theft Auto</moby> series. | n | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest asset is the wholly-owned <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby>, which houses a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games in the <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto">Grand Theft Auto</moby> series. The company entered the European publishing and distribution business in 1997 through the acquisition of <moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby>, which was renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | In 2002 the publishing label <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> was launched. In 2004 the company established <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> as a label for sports games, mostly a continuation of the 2K series by Visual Concepts Entertainment. One year later, in 2005, <moby company="2K Games">2K Games</moby> was formed, the company's most important publishing label. In 2007 the casual games publishing label <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> was launched. | 3 | In 2002 the publishing label <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> was launched. In 2004 the company established <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> as a label for sports games, mostly a continuation of the 2K series by Visual Concepts Entertainment. One year later, in 2005, <moby company="2K Games">2K Games</moby> was formed, the company's most important publishing label. In 2007 the casual games publishing label <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> was launched. | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | <b>Acquired development studios</b><ul> | 5 | <b>Acquired development studios</b><ul> | ||
| n | n | 6 | <li><moby company="Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.">Alternative Reality Technologies, Inc.</moby> (1997)</li> | ||
| 6 | <li><moby company="TalonSoft">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games">Matrix Games</moby>)</li> | 7 | <li><moby company="TalonSoft">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games">Matrix Games</moby>)</li> | ||
| 7 | <li><moby company="Poptop Software">Poptop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into <moby company="Firaxis">Firaxis</moby>)</li> | 8 | <li><moby company="Poptop Software">Poptop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into <moby company="Firaxis">Firaxis</moby>)</li> | ||
| 8 | <li><moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later <moby company="Rockstar Vienna">Rockstar Vienna</moby> and closed in 2006)</li> | 9 | <li><moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later <moby company="Rockstar Vienna">Rockstar Vienna</moby> and closed in 2006)</li> | ||
| 9 | <li><moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, now <moby company="Rockstar Vancouver">Rockstar Vancouver</moby>)</li> | 10 | <li><moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, now <moby company="Rockstar Vancouver">Rockstar Vancouver</moby>)</li> | ||
| 10 | <li><moby company="Angel Studios">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, now <moby company="Rockstar San Diego">Rockstar San Diego</moby>)</li> | 11 | <li><moby company="Angel Studios">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, now <moby company="Rockstar San Diego">Rockstar San Diego</moby>)</li> | ||
| 11 | <li><moby company="Frog City Software">Frog City Software</moby> (through <moby company="Gathering">Gathering</moby>, closed in 2006 and merged into <moby company="Firaxis">Firaxis</moby>)</li> | 12 | <li><moby company="Frog City Software">Frog City Software</moby> (through <moby company="Gathering">Gathering</moby>, closed in 2006 and merged into <moby company="Firaxis">Firaxis</moby>)</li> | ||
| 12 | <li><moby company="Mobius Entertainment">Mobius Entertainment</moby> (2004, now <moby company="Rockstar Leeds">Rockstar Leeds</moby>)</li> | 13 | <li><moby company="Mobius Entertainment">Mobius Entertainment</moby> (2004, now <moby company="Rockstar Leeds">Rockstar Leeds</moby>)</li> | ||
| 13 | <li><moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004)</li> | 14 | <li><moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004)</li> | ||
| 14 | <li><moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed down in 2006)</li> | 15 | <li><moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed down in 2006)</li> | ||
| 15 | <li><moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005)</li> | 16 | <li><moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005)</li> | ||
| 16 | <li><moby company="Kush Games">Kush Games</moby> (2005)</li> | 17 | <li><moby company="Kush Games">Kush Games</moby> (2005)</li> | ||
| 17 | <li><moby company="Firaxis Games">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005)</li> | 18 | <li><moby company="Firaxis Games">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005)</li> | ||
| 18 | <li><moby company="Irrational Games">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, now <moby company="2K Boston">2K Boston</moby> and <moby company="2K Australia">2K Australia</moby>)</li> | 19 | <li><moby company="Irrational Games">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, now <moby company="2K Boston">2K Boston</moby> and <moby company="2K Australia">2K Australia</moby>)</li> | ||
| 19 | <li><moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006)</li> | 20 | <li><moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006)</li> | ||
| 20 | <li><moby company="Illusion Softworks">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, now <moby company="2K Czech">2K Czech</moby>)</li></ul><b>Established development studios</b><ul> | 21 | <li><moby company="Illusion Softworks">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, now <moby company="2K Czech">2K Czech</moby>)</li></ul><b>Established development studios</b><ul> | ||
| 21 | <li><moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006)</li> | 22 | <li><moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006)</li> | ||
| 22 | <li><moby company="2K Marin">2K Marin</moby> (2007)</li></ul><b>Other acquisitions</b><ul> | 23 | <li><moby company="2K Marin">2K Marin</moby> (2007)</li></ul><b>Other acquisitions</b><ul> | ||
| t | t | 24 | <li><moby company="GameTek UK Ltd.">GameTek UK Ltd.</moby> (1997, renamed Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd.)</li> | ||
| 23 | <li><moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009)</li> | 25 | <li><moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009)</li> | ||
| 24 | <li><moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software Inc.</moby> (1999)</li> | 26 | <li><moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software Inc.</moby> (1999)</li> | ||
| 25 | <li><moby company="Gathering of Developers">Gathering of Developers</moby> (2000, eventually merged into <moby company="Rockstar">Rockstar</moby> and <moby company="2K Games">2K Games</moby>)</li> | 27 | <li><moby company="Gathering of Developers">Gathering of Developers</moby> (2000, eventually merged into <moby company="Rockstar">Rockstar</moby> and <moby company="2K Games">2K Games</moby>)</li> | ||
| 26 | <li><moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>)</li> | 28 | <li><moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>)</li> | ||
| 27 | </ul>The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | 29 | </ul>The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | ||
| 28 | 30 | ||||
| 29 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | 31 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | ||
| Original | New | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest asset is the wholly-owned <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby>, which houses a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games in the <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto">Grand Theft Auto</moby> series. | f | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest asset is the wholly-owned <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby>, which houses a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games in the <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto">Grand Theft Auto</moby> series. |
| 2 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | In 2002 the publishing label <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> was launched. In 2004 the company established <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> as a label for sports games, mostly a continuation of the 2K series by Visual Concepts Entertainment. One year later, in 2005, <moby company="2K Games">2K Games</moby> was formed, the company's most important publishing label. In 2007 the casual games publishing label <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> was launched. | 3 | In 2002 the publishing label <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> was launched. In 2004 the company established <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> as a label for sports games, mostly a continuation of the 2K series by Visual Concepts Entertainment. One year later, in 2005, <moby company="2K Games">2K Games</moby> was formed, the company's most important publishing label. In 2007 the casual games publishing label <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> was launched. | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | <b>Acquired development studios</b><ul> | 5 | <b>Acquired development studios</b><ul> | ||
| 6 | <li><moby company="TalonSoft">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games">Matrix Games</moby>)</li> | 6 | <li><moby company="TalonSoft">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games">Matrix Games</moby>)</li> | ||
| 7 | <li><moby company="Poptop Software">Poptop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into <moby company="Firaxis">Firaxis</moby>)</li> | 7 | <li><moby company="Poptop Software">Poptop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into <moby company="Firaxis">Firaxis</moby>)</li> | ||
| 8 | <li><moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later <moby company="Rockstar Vienna">Rockstar Vienna</moby> and closed in 2006)</li> | 8 | <li><moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later <moby company="Rockstar Vienna">Rockstar Vienna</moby> and closed in 2006)</li> | ||
| 9 | <li><moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, now <moby company="Rockstar Vancouver">Rockstar Vancouver</moby>)</li> | 9 | <li><moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, now <moby company="Rockstar Vancouver">Rockstar Vancouver</moby>)</li> | ||
| 10 | <li><moby company="Angel Studios">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, now <moby company="Rockstar San Diego">Rockstar San Diego</moby>)</li> | 10 | <li><moby company="Angel Studios">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, now <moby company="Rockstar San Diego">Rockstar San Diego</moby>)</li> | ||
| 11 | <li><moby company="Frog City Software">Frog City Software</moby> (through <moby company="Gathering">Gathering</moby>, closed in 2006 and merged into <moby company="Firaxis">Firaxis</moby>)</li> | 11 | <li><moby company="Frog City Software">Frog City Software</moby> (through <moby company="Gathering">Gathering</moby>, closed in 2006 and merged into <moby company="Firaxis">Firaxis</moby>)</li> | ||
| 12 | <li><moby company="Mobius Entertainment">Mobius Entertainment</moby> (2004, now <moby company="Rockstar Leeds">Rockstar Leeds</moby>)</li> | 12 | <li><moby company="Mobius Entertainment">Mobius Entertainment</moby> (2004, now <moby company="Rockstar Leeds">Rockstar Leeds</moby>)</li> | ||
| 13 | <li><moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004)</li> | 13 | <li><moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004)</li> | ||
| 14 | <li><moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed down in 2006)</li> | 14 | <li><moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed down in 2006)</li> | ||
| 15 | <li><moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005)</li> | 15 | <li><moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005)</li> | ||
| 16 | <li><moby company="Kush Games">Kush Games</moby> (2005)</li> | 16 | <li><moby company="Kush Games">Kush Games</moby> (2005)</li> | ||
| 17 | <li><moby company="Firaxis Games">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005)</li> | 17 | <li><moby company="Firaxis Games">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005)</li> | ||
| 18 | <li><moby company="Irrational Games">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, now <moby company="2K Boston">2K Boston</moby> and <moby company="2K Australia">2K Australia</moby>)</li> | 18 | <li><moby company="Irrational Games">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, now <moby company="2K Boston">2K Boston</moby> and <moby company="2K Australia">2K Australia</moby>)</li> | ||
| 19 | <li><moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006)</li> | 19 | <li><moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006)</li> | ||
| 20 | <li><moby company="Illusion Softworks">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, now <moby company="2K Czech">2K Czech</moby>)</li></ul><b>Established development studios</b><ul> | 20 | <li><moby company="Illusion Softworks">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, now <moby company="2K Czech">2K Czech</moby>)</li></ul><b>Established development studios</b><ul> | ||
| 21 | <li><moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006)</li> | 21 | <li><moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006)</li> | ||
| 22 | <li><moby company="2K Marin">2K Marin</moby> (2007)</li></ul><b>Other acquisitions</b><ul> | 22 | <li><moby company="2K Marin">2K Marin</moby> (2007)</li></ul><b>Other acquisitions</b><ul> | ||
| t | 23 | <li><moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008)</li> | t | 23 | <li><moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008, sold in December 2009)</li> |
| 24 | <li><moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software Inc.</moby> (1999)</li> | 24 | <li><moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software Inc.</moby> (1999)</li> | ||
| 25 | <li><moby company="Gathering of Developers">Gathering of Developers</moby> (2000, eventually merged into <moby company="Rockstar">Rockstar</moby> and <moby company="2K Games">2K Games</moby>)</li> | 25 | <li><moby company="Gathering of Developers">Gathering of Developers</moby> (2000, eventually merged into <moby company="Rockstar">Rockstar</moby> and <moby company="2K Games">2K Games</moby>)</li> | ||
| 26 | <li><moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>)</li> | 26 | <li><moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>)</li> | ||
| 27 | </ul>The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | 27 | </ul>The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | ||
| 28 | 28 | ||||
| 29 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | 29 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. | ||
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| n | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a leading worldwide publisher, developer, marketer, distributor of interactive entertainment software games. | n | 1 | Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is one of the largest publishing and distribution houses in North America and was originally founded in 1993 by <moby developer="Ryan Brant">Ryan Brant</moby>. The company has an extensive portfolio of games and IP, mostly through the acquisition of development studios. Its strongest asset is the wholly-owned <moby company="Rockstar Games, Inc.">Rockstar Games, Inc.</moby>, which houses a large amount of development studios responsible for the acclaimed games in the <moby gamegroup="Grand Theft Auto">Grand Theft Auto</moby> series. |
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| n | 3 | Take-Two's product offerings include titles for the leading hardware platforms, such as PlayStation®, PlayStation®2, Xbox’, Nintendo GameCube’, Game Boy® Advance as well as for PCs. Games are published under the Take-Two, Rockstar Games, Gotham Games Gathering of Developers, Joytech and Global Star labels. | n | 3 | In 2002 the publishing label <moby company="Gotham Games">Gotham Games</moby> was launched. In 2004 the company established <moby company="2K Sports">2K Sports</moby> as a label for sports games, mostly a continuation of the 2K series by Visual Concepts Entertainment. One year later, in 2005, <moby company="2K Games">2K Games</moby> was formed, the company's most important publishing label. In 2007 the casual games publishing label <moby company="2K Play">2K Play</moby> was launched. |
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| n | 5 | Take-Two has aggressively pursued software opportunities for next-generation console platforms. The Company recently shipped Grand Theft Auto 3, Mafia, Age of Wonders II: The Wizards Throne and Tropico: Mucho Macho for the PC, The Italian Job and Big Bass Fishing for the PlayStation®, Smuggler’s Run Warzones for the GameCube’ and Duke Nukem for the Game Boy® Advance. New titles planned for 2002 include Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Conflict: Desert Storm, Midnight Club 2 for the PlayStation®2, Stronghold Crusader and Serious Sam: Gold for the PC, State of Emergency and Serious Sam: Gold for Xbox’ and Spec Ops: Airborne Commando and Austin Powers Pinball for PlayStation®. | n | 5 | <b>Acquired development studios</b><ul> |
| 6 | <li><moby company="TalonSoft">TalonSoft</moby> (1999, closed in 2005 and sold largely to <moby company="Matrix Games">Matrix Games</moby>)</li> | ||||
| 7 | <li><moby company="Poptop Software">Poptop Software</moby> (2000, closed in 2006 and merged into <moby company="Firaxis">Firaxis</moby>)</li> | ||||
| 8 | <li><moby company="neo Software Produktions GmbH">neo Software Produktions GmbH</moby> (2001, later <moby company="Rockstar Vienna">Rockstar Vienna</moby> and closed in 2006)</li> | ||||
| 9 | <li><moby company="Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.">Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.</moby> (2002, now <moby company="Rockstar Vancouver">Rockstar Vancouver</moby>)</li> | ||||
| 10 | <li><moby company="Angel Studios">Angel Studios</moby> (2002, now <moby company="Rockstar San Diego">Rockstar San Diego</moby>)</li> | ||||
| 11 | <li><moby company="Frog City Software">Frog City Software</moby> (through <moby company="Gathering">Gathering</moby>, closed in 2006 and merged into <moby company="Firaxis">Firaxis</moby>)</li> | ||||
| 12 | <li><moby company="Mobius Entertainment">Mobius Entertainment</moby> (2004, now <moby company="Rockstar Leeds">Rockstar Leeds</moby>)</li> | ||||
| 13 | <li><moby company="Venom Games">Venom Games</moby> (2004)</li> | ||||
| 14 | <li><moby company="Indie Built, Inc.">Indie Built, Inc.</moby> (2004, closed down in 2006)</li> | ||||
| 15 | <li><moby company="Visual Concepts Entertainment">Visual Concepts Entertainment</moby> (2005)</li> | ||||
| 16 | <li><moby company="Kush Games">Kush Games</moby> (2005)</li> | ||||
| 17 | <li><moby company="Firaxis Games">Firaxis Games</moby> (2005)</li> | ||||
| 18 | <li><moby company="Irrational Games">Irrational Games</moby> (2006, now <moby company="2K Boston">2K Boston</moby> and <moby company="2K Australia">2K Australia</moby>)</li> | ||||
| 19 | <li><moby company="Power and Magic Development">Power and Magic Development</moby> (2006)</li> | ||||
| 20 | <li><moby company="Illusion Softworks">Illusion Softworks</moby> (2008, now <moby company="2K Czech">2K Czech</moby>)</li></ul><b>Established development studios</b><ul> | ||||
| 21 | <li><moby company="2K Shanghai">2K Shanghai</moby> (2006)</li> | ||||
| 22 | <li><moby company="2K Marin">2K Marin</moby> (2007)</li></ul><b>Other acquisitions</b><ul> | ||||
| 23 | <li><moby company="Jack of All Games">Jack of All Games</moby> (1998, outsourced in 2008)</li> | ||||
| 24 | <li><moby company="Global Star Software Inc.">Global Star Software Inc.</moby> (1999)</li> | ||||
| 25 | <li><moby company="Gathering of Developers">Gathering of Developers</moby> (2000, eventually merged into <moby company="Rockstar">Rockstar</moby> and <moby company="2K Games">2K Games</moby>)</li> | ||||
| 26 | <li><moby company="TDK Mediactive, Inc.">TDK Mediactive, Inc.</moby> (2003, now <moby company="Take-Two Licensing, Inc.">Take-Two Licensing, Inc.</moby>)</li> | ||||
| 27 | </ul>The company was also involved with video game peripherals through its wholly-owned Joytech subsidiary, until it was sold to Mad Catz Interactive in September 2007. | ||||
| 6 | 28 | ||||
| t | 7 | The Company's Jack of All Games distribution subsidiary, which is the number one domestic console game distributor, has a strong customer base including Wal-Mart, Toy's R Us, Target, GameStop, Kay Bee, Electronics Boutique, Blockbuster, Amazon, and other national and regional retailers, discount store chains, and specialty retailers. | t | 29 | In February 2008 <moby company="Electronic Arts, Inc.">Electronic Arts</moby> set its sights on the company and most importantly the Rockstar studios it owns, mostly in response of the merger between <moby company="Activision">Activision</moby> and <moby company="Vivendi">Vivendi</moby>, but eventually in October 2008 it was confirmed there was no agreement. |
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| 9 | Source: Selected articles from Take 2 Interactive Official Website - Corporate Overview - Company Background | ||||
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| 11 | http://www.take2games.com/index.php?p=corporate_overview | ||||