EA Withdraws Bid for Take-Two

This next one will come to relief to many, EA has withdrawn its very public battle to take over Grand Theft Auto publisher, Take-Two. EA was looking to integrate many Take-Two brands into its slate for the holiday season. EA is notorious for its quick releases, and yearly retreads (read: any of the companies sports …

Jack Thompson Finally Goes Down

Forever a figure seen as an enemy to the gaming community, the infamous Jack Thompson was found ‘Guilty’ on 27 counts, including, “knowingly making a false statement of material fact or law to a tribunal.” Thompson, who for years went after companies like Rockstar and Take-Two for violence in their video games, went before a …

GTA IV to take $400 Million in its first week?

Variety is reporting that sources close to Take-Two Interactive are saying that predictions within the publisher are predicting a $400 Million dollar take for its first week of release. Currently, that record is held by Halo 3 at $300 million. The difference between the Halo release is that GTA is cross-platform, appearing on both PS3, …