Tag Archives: Strauss Zelnick
Thu, Jun 06, 2013 | 09:55 BST
GTA 5 sales won’t be dented by PS4 & Xbox One release, says Zelnick
Grand Theft Auto 5 isn’t heading to next-gen formats, and although as the game’s September release may be in close proximity to the launch of PS4 and Xbox One, Take Two CEO Strauss Zelnick believes this won’t have a negative impact on the game’s sales.
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Posted in: PS3, Rockstar, Sandbox, Xbox 360
Tags: grand theft auto 5, GTA 5, rockstar north, Strauss Zelnick
Sat, Jun 01, 2013 | 14:40 BST
Take-Two CEO talks GTA 5, used games, MMOs
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick spoke at the Cowen Technology, Media, and Telecom Conference today, discussing MMOs, GTA 5, how zombies sell, and games will need multiple protagonists. Get the quotient quotables below.
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Posted in: Take-Two, Trade
Tags: Cowen Technology Media and Telecom Conference, GTA 5, Strauss Zelnick
Wed, Nov 28, 2012 | 15:51 GMT
Unprepared third-parties won’t survive next-gen transition, says Take Two CEO
Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick expects some third-party publishers will be unable to handle the transition to next-gen consoles, and ultimately going out of business should history repeat itself.
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Posted in: Development, Retail, Take-Two, Trade
Tags: next gen, Strauss Zelnick
Wed, Nov 28, 2012 | 04:06 GMT
Grand Theft Auto franchise has shipped 125 million units
Grand Theft Auto 5 is sure to add to the tally, but Take Two has revealed a significant new milestone for the franchise to date, which the publisher credits to the careful management of franchise fatigue.
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Posted in: Action, Rockstar, Take-Two
Tags: grand theft auto 4, grand theft auto 5, gta 4, GTA 5, Strauss Zelnick
Thu, Nov 01, 2012 | 16:19 GMT
GTA 5 DLC: Take-Two promises ‘interesting stuff’
GTA 5 publisher Take-Two has teased in an investor call that the upcoming open-world game’s DLC will feature plenty of “interesting stuff” when it is released.
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Posted in: Action, PS3, Rockstar, Sandbox, Xbox 360
Tags: dlc, downloadable content, grand theft auto 5, GTA 5, Strauss Zelnick, Take-Two
Fri, Sep 21, 2012 | 02:49 BST
Take Two financial dip due to delayed games – Zelnick
Speaking to investors, Take Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick said delays caused the publisher to miss its financial targets in the past year.
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Posted in: 2K, Financials, Rockstar, Take-Two, take-two financials
Tags: Strauss Zelnick
Sat, Jun 16, 2012 | 17:24 BST
Take-Two CEO “skeptical” of Wii U, but excited over possibilities inherent with new consoles
Take-Two chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick has told Gamasutra the firm doesn’t have plans at present release its core franchises onto Wii U.
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Posted in: Development, Take-Two, Wii U
Tags: Strauss Zelnick
Thu, May 31, 2012 | 14:30 BST
Take Two boss not worried over lack of next-gen at E3
Take Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has said the company isn’t worried over a lack of next-gen hardware at this year’s E3, promising the current hardware cycle still has plenty to give.
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Posted in: E3 2012, Take-Two
Tags: Strauss Zelnick
Thu, Apr 05, 2012 | 22:11 BST
Take-Two CEO: “THQ won’t be around in six months”
Speaking at the MIT Business in Gaming conference today, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has predicted THQ would shutter in six month’s time.
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Posted in: Development, Financials, Retail, THQ, Take-Two, Trade
Tags: Strauss Zelnick
Wed, Dec 07, 2011 | 21:53 GMT
Take Two boss dismisses exclusives, annual releases, and CoD Elite
Take Two CEO Strauss Zelnick isn’t interested in pursuing a number of tactics adopted by rival publishers.
Wed, Nov 30, 2011 | 09:36 GMT
Z for Zynga-liar: Zelnick calls Pincus out over “sketchy metrics”
Take-Two chief Srauss Zelnick has accused social gaming giant Zynga of having “sketchy” metrics, claiming an inability to provide concrete data is keeping the firm from full disclosure.
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Posted in: Casual, Take-Two, Zynga
Tags: Strauss Zelnick
Tue, Jun 21, 2011 | 06:28 BST
Zelnick: “You will see future Duke IP” at Take Two, looking at Wii U support “seriously”
Take Two president Strauss Zelnick has said in a Forbes interview that more Duke Nukem will be coming from the publisher in the future.
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Posted in: 2K, Nintendo, Shooter, Take-Two, Wii U
Tags: duke nukem forever, gearbox, Strauss Zelnick
Tue, Jun 14, 2011 | 10:33 BST
Zelnick on Take Two buyout: “We enjoy being an independent company”
Take Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has addressed rumours of any impending acquisition offers following the company’s recent massive success, saying it likes being independent.
Fri, Jun 03, 2011 | 11:55 BST
Zelnick: Still “plenty of room” to push creativity this gen
Take Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has said there’s still life yet within this cycle of consoles.
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Posted in: Take-Two
Tags: Strauss Zelnick
Mon, May 23, 2011 | 15:22 BST
2K signs multi-year extension deal with NBA
Take Two’s announced an extension of its NBA deal, which has seen NBA 2K11 sell 5 million units worldwide.
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Posted in: 2K, Sports, Take-Two
Tags: Adam Silver, NBA, NBA 2K, NBA 2K11, Strauss Zelnick
Wed, Mar 09, 2011 | 22:30 GMT
Zelnick: Metacritic ratings vital, “good is the new bad”
Take Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has said Metacritic ratings, and the reviews they’re based on, make a “real difference” to the game’s success – or failure.
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Posted in: 2K, Rockstar, Take-Two, Trade
Tags: metacritic, Strauss Zelnick
Thu, Dec 02, 2010 | 11:13 GMT
Take Two won’t do an Activision in annualising big titles
Take Two president Strauss Zelnick has said the publisher won’t annually release its big titles such as Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead in the way Activision does with Call of Duty and Guitar Hero.
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Posted in: 2K, Rockstar, Take-Two
Tags: Strauss Zelnick
Fri, Nov 12, 2010 | 09:15 GMT
Zelnick: Criticising used game sales is “irrelevant”
Speaking at the BMO Capital Markets 18th Annual Digital Entertainment Conference in New York yesterday, Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick said that moaning about the used games market is pointless: you beat secondhand sales with quality, apparently.
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Posted in: PC, PS3, Retail, Take-Two, Xbox 360
Tags: secondhand, Strauss Zelnick, used
Fri, Oct 29, 2010 | 14:06 BST
Ben Feder to step down as Take Two CEO from January 1
Take Two’s announced Ben Feder will stand down as CEO of the publisher, effective as of January 1, 2011.
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Posted in: Hot, Jobs, Take-Two
Tags: Ben Feder, Karl Slatoff, Strauss Zelnick
Mon, Oct 18, 2010 | 19:33 BST
Take-Two CEO: Digital distribution won’t kill game boxes
Digital distribution may be a growing part of Take-Two’s business, but company head Strauss Zelnick doesn’t think the days of shiny boxes on store shelves are over just yet.
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Posted in: 2K, App Store, Mobile, PlayStation Store, Retail, Take-Two, Trade, Xbox Live, iPad, iPod
Tags: cloud computing, digital distribution, grand theft auto, onlive, Rockstar Games, Strauss Zelnick, Take-Two
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