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Strauss Zelnick also reiterates the company’s support of Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford
Read More »Take-Two CEO talks full-year results: 24m copies of RDR 2 shipped, sales up by 47 per cent and the company’s E3 presence
Take-Two CEO: Red Dead Redemption 2 has sold 23m copies
Strauss Zelnick talks on Take-Two’s incredible Q3, the expansion of its development team and the company's key trends for growth
Read More »Take Two CEO: ‘I’m sure streaming will happen’
Strauss Zelnick thinks gaming's streaming future is bright - but not the end-all, be-all
Read More »Strauss Zelnick: the UK is a great place to invest for development, but Brexit ‘a really bad plan’
"We're looking for the best and the brightest, it's not easy to come by those people"
Read More »Take-Two: the industry is strong and any consolidation will come from outside
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick and Superdata's Joost van Dreunen on why we shouldn't expect any top-end publisher mergers
Read More »Take-Two: ‘Engagement first, monetisation second’
Take-Two reported another strong quarter last night, with net revenue for its fiscal Q1 2018 up 34 per cent year-on-year to $418.2m, and net sales up 28 per cent to $384.3m. Digitally-delivered net revenue also grew 56 per cent to $268.2m and digitally-delivered net sales increased 47 per cent to …
Read More »Take-Two: ‘Our business has been transformed’ by digital
The news of Red Dead Redemption 2’s delay until spring 2018 may have come as something of a disappointment this morning, but Take-Two’s fourth quarter and fiscal year 2017 results show the publisher couldn’t be in better shape to weather the storm. A huge growth in digital sales has been …
Read More »Take-Two’s Zelnick talks mobile, movies and GTA V’s continued success
“Better than expected” has become an accidental catch phrase for Take-Two when it reports its financials. Despite being behind the company responsible for the unstoppable Grand Theft Auto V, it continues to be surprised by just how well that title has done. The base game has shipped 75m units – …
Read More »Take-Two is going to the movies
Films based on properties owned by Take-Two may be on the way. In an interview with the publishing giant’s CEO Strauss Zelnick, the exec said that the firm has licensed some of its IP for film, but isn’t able to announce anything just yet. However, Zelnick pointed out that the …
Read More »GTA V has shipped 75m copies since launch, selling more in 2016 than 2015
It’s now Take-Two’s turn to report on its quarterly financial results, and CEO Strauss Zelnick revealed during the earnings call that Grand Theft Auto V has shipped over 75m units since launch in September 2013. Rockstar’s title was the sixth best-selling game of 2016, he further said. Following this announcement, …
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