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• Take-Two CEO can't imagine why game developers would unionise

  Strauss Zelnick, CEO of 2K Games and Rockstar parent company Take-Two, shared his opinion of unions.

  12 months ago

• Take-Two CEO reckons the Fortnite effect isn't real

  Fortnite isn’t really a big deal for Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick.

  12 months ago

• Rockstar and 2K parent company teases "big" E3 presence

  Are we getting some Rockstar announcements soon?

  4 years ago

• GTA 5 publisher: gaming isn't ready for virtual reality

  Take Two boss Strauss Zelnick doesn’t think virtual reality gaming is going to happen – yet.

  6 years ago

• GTA parent company CEO says Oculus Rift is "anti-social"

  Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two, Grand Theft Auto’s parent company, thinks that Oculus Rift is “anti-social” and that it will only be for the “core gamer.”

  6 years ago

• GTA Online success is "the gift that keep on giving" to Take Two

  GTA Online has allowed Take Two to take advantage of “recurrent consumer spending” fostered by Rockstar’s latest.

  6 years ago

• No plans for yearly GTA releases, says Take-Two

  Grand Theft Auto 5 came out last year, and it did very well for its publisher Take-Two. The publisher has now reiterated earlier statements that they do not intend to release a GTA game every year.

  6 years ago

• Take-Two: mobiles & tablets "not quite there yet," says Zelnick

  Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick has said in a new interview that he publisher isn’t ready to fully embrace mobile and tablet game development because the technology isn’t “quite there yet.” He’s also shed light on Rod Fergusson’s departure to Microsoft.

  6 years ago

• GTA Online microtransactions weren't implemented to "extract value," says Take-Two boss

  GTA Online features a microtransaction and currency model, but it wasn’t designed to extract value, according to Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick.

  6 years ago

• WWE 2K15 & NBA 2K15 confirmed for PS4 & Xbox One in fiscal year 2015

  WWE 2K15 and NBA 2K15 were confirmed for PS4 and Xbox One this coming fiscal year during Take-Two’s investor call last night.

  6 years ago

• PS4, Xbox One sales will overtake PS3, Xbox 360 in five years - Zelnick

  PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will outsell their precursors well ahead of the previous generation’s schedule, according to take Two CEO Strauss Zelnick.

  6 years ago

• XCOM: Enemy Unknown proves console quality apps viable - Take Two

  $20 apps can and do work, Take Two boss Strauss Zenick has declared, on the back of a strong performance from the iPad release of XCOM: Enemy Unknown.

  7 years ago

• 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.

  7 years ago

• 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.

  7 years ago

• 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.

  8 years ago

• 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.

  8 years ago

• 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.

  8 years ago

• 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.

  8 years ago

• 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.

  8 years ago