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| Type | Subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive |
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| Industry | Computer and video games Interactive entertainment |
| Founded | January 25, 2005 |
| Headquarters | New York City/Novato, California, United States |
| Key people | Christoph Hartmann (President) |
| Products | Video games |
| Owner(s) | Take-Two Interactive |
| Parent | Take-Two Interactive |
| Website | www.2kgames.com |
2K 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.[2]
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 Novato, California. The label publishes a wide variety of console and PC titles developed both internally and externally.
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For games published by Sega for Visual Concepts prior to its acquisition by Take-Two, see 2K Sports.
Studios
| Name | Years active (as a 2K studio) |
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|---|---|---|
| Firaxis Games | 2005–present | Acquired on November 7, 2005.[3] |
| Irrational Games | 2006–present | Previously known as 2K Boston/Australia of BioShock fame. |
| 2K Marin | 2007–present | A new studio consisting of some former employees from Irrational Games. They ported BioShock to the PlayStation 3 and also developed BioShock 2 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. |
| 2K China | 2006–present | Most commonly known as 2K China. |
| Visual Concepts | 2005–present | Develops 2K Sports titles. |
| Cat Daddy Games | 2005–present | Develops 2K Play titles. |
| 2K Czech | 2007–present | Previously known as Illusion Softworks of Mafia fame.[4] The last game is Mafia II. |
| Frog City Software | 2005–2006 | Was consolidated into Firaxis Games.[5] |
| Indie Built | 2004–2006 | Previously owned by Microsoft. Closed on April 28, 2006.[6] |
| Venom Games | 2004–2008 | Created Don King Presents: Prizefighter. |
| PopTop Software | 1993–2006 | Was consolidated into Firaxis Games.[5] |
References
- ^ http://ir.take2games.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=309250[dead link]
- ^ Sharma, Dinesh (2005-01-25). "Take-Two takes Sega's sports-game studios". CNET. http://news.cnet.com/Take-Two-takes-Segas-sports-game-studios/2100-1043_3-5549813.html. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
- ^ "Firaxis Games, Inc.: Private Company Information". BusinessWeek. Bloomberg. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=7701370. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
- ^ Annual report of Illusion Softworks, a.s. for 2007, auditor BDO Prima Audit s.r.o. (at the end of 2007 the sole owner of Illusion Softworks, a.s. was Kush Games, Inc.)
- ^ a b Morris, Chris (2006-06-06). "Take Two plays it safe, cancels controversial game.". CNNMoney. http://money.cnn.com/2006/06/06/commentary/game_over/column_gaming/?cnn=yes. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
- ^ Hatfield, Daemon (2006-05-01). "Take-Two Closes Indie Built". IGN. http://xbox.ign.com/articles/704/704008p1.html. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
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