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Take-Two Interactive

An American video game publisher and developer founded in 1993, known for early titles like Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller.
Action
Sports
Educational
Adventure
Role-playing (RPG)
Founded
1993
HQ
New York City, United States
Known for
Action-Adventure / First-Person Shooter / Sports
36
Games
1994–2012
Years
13
Platforms
$7.00
Ø CIB
+3.4%
24M change

About

Founded by Ryan Brant in 1993, Take-Two Interactive initially developed and published games such as Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller and Iron & Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft. The company later transitioned primarily into a major global publisher, establishing prominent publishing labels including Rockstar Games and 2K.
During its formative years, the company expanded its portfolio by targeting diverse demographic segments. Following the release of the point-and-click adventure Hell: A Cyberpunk Thriller (1994), which featured live-action FMV elements, the company secured high-profile fantasy licenses. This led to the publication of the tactical fighting game Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Iron & Blood (1996), also distributed as Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Iron and Blood (1996), which was promoted through an Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Iron and Blood [Demo] (1996) and Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Iron and Blood Demo (1996).
To capture international sports audiences, the publisher released Golden Goal 98 (1998) ahead of the major soccer tournaments of that year. The company also leveraged popular children's television intellectual properties, publishing titles such as Dora the Explorer: Journey to the Purple Planet (2005), with project origins dating back to 2000. Through these varied licensing agreements and strategic acquisitions of independent studios, the corporation established a robust distribution network across North America and Europe, laying the groundwork for its massive commercial expansion in the subsequent decades.

Key People

Ryan Brant
Founder
Strauss Zelnick
Chairman & CEO
Andrew Wortman
President, Rockstar Games

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