- For the sports subsidiary of 2K, see 2K Sports.
2K Games is a global developer, marketer, distributor and publisher of interactive entertainment software games.[1] 2K Games is a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive, which also owns Rockstar Games notable for the Grand Theft Auto series. It was created on January 25, 2005 after Take-Two acquired developer Visual Concepts and its wholly owned subsidiary Kush Games from Sega for US$24 million.
The name "2K Games" comes from Visual Concepts' sports game lineup typically referred to as the 2K series, which were originally published exclusively for the Dreamcast console. 2K Games is headquartered in Manhattan. The label publishes a wide variety of console and PC titles developed both internally and externally.
Games
For games published by Sega for Visual Concepts prior to its acquisition by Take-Two, see 2K Sports.
| Game |
Release |
Format |
| Sid Meier's Pirates! |
2005 |
Xbox |
| Amped 3 |
2005 |
Xbox 360 |
| Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth |
2005 |
Xbox, Microsoft Windows |
| Sid Meier's Civilization IV |
2005 |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X |
| Close Combat: First to Fight |
2005 |
Microsoft Windows, Xbox, Mac OS X |
| MLB 2K5: World Series Edition |
2005 |
PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows |
| Dungeon Siege II |
2005 |
Microsoft Windows |
| Jade Empire |
2005 |
PC |
| Motocross Mania 3 |
2005 |
PlayStation 2, Xbox |
| Serious Sam II |
2005 |
Microsoft Windows, Linux, Xbox |
| Vietcong 2 |
2005 |
Microsoft Windows |
| 24: The Game |
2006 |
PlayStation 2 |
| CivCity: Rome |
2006 |
Microsoft Windows |
| Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords |
2006 |
Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X |
| Dungeon Siege II: Broken World |
2006 |
Microsoft Windows |
| Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony |
2006 |
PlayStation Portable |
| Family Guy Video Game! |
2006 |
Xbox, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable |
| Prey |
2006 |
Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, Mobile, Mac OS X |
| Sid Meier's Railroads! |
2006 |
Microsoft Windows |
| Stronghold Legends |
2006 |
Microsoft Windows |
| The Da Vinci Code |
2006 |
PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows |
| The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion |
2006 |
Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 |
| Sid Meier's Pirates! |
2007 |
PlayStation Portable |
| BioShock |
2007 |
Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 |
| Carnival Games |
2007 |
Nintendo DS, Wii |
| Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword |
2007 |
Microsoft Windows |
| Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer |
2007 |
Nintendo DS, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 |
| Ghost Rider |
2007 |
PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation Portable, Game Boy Advance |
| The Darkness |
2007 |
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
| The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles |
2007 |
Xbox 360 |
| Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization |
2008 |
Microsoft Windows |
| Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution |
2008 |
iPhone, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
| Borderlands |
2009 |
PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 |
| BioShock 2 |
2010 |
Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 1 |
| Mafia II |
2010 |
Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 1 |
Studios
Offices
| Name |
Location |
Purpose |
Notes |
| 2K West |
Novato, CA |
QA |
- |
| Headquarters |
New York, NY |
HQ |
- |
References
- ^ http://ir.take2games.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=309250
External links
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