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Activision Could Make A Play For Take-Two Interactive, Movie and Expected Acitivision Deal

Take-Two Interactive Software, publisher of the popular "Grand Theft Auto" video game series, is trading near a six-year high Friday on a report that Activision Blizzard might make an acquisition offer.

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UltraNova3956d ago (Edited 3956d ago )

Well I'll be darned if this aint some scary shit...

If this actually goes down prepare for yearly GTA releases...

Nice knowing you R*

nX3956d ago

Activision and it's acquisitions... GTA will become an anual franchise and RDR2 will be about space cowboys, I'm so excited that I might hurt myself when that happens -.-

Roccetarius3956d ago (Edited 3956d ago )

Somehow i find that hard to believe, considering how much money they spent on saving themselves from Vivendi.

I do wonder though, how much could a deal like this be worth?

CerealKiller3956d ago

Debt is still cheap they will just borrow more money.
Take-Two currently has a 1.87 billion market cap and I believe they turned down a $2 billion offer from EA in 2008 so I'm guessing Activision will make a bid between 2.5 and 3 billion.

Grap3956d ago

there's no "similar goals" between Activision and T2. I call it BS. Also Why in hell T2 would sell it self to Activision when they made more than +2B from a single game last year.

Gamble203956d ago

The ONLY possible reason I would be okay with this is if Activision could pay the hefty fee required to buy back a share of the NFL License and maybe NFL 2k could come back. Beyond that pipe dream, I hope this fails.

yellowgerbil3955d ago

There is no way it would happen, I don't claim to be an analyst but I wouldn't be surprised if T2 is worth MORE than Activision, and in more of a position to buy the other one out, though why would they? Activision makes the worst games around and destroys everything that was once good.

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Golden_Mud3956d ago (Edited 3956d ago )

HELL NO , I don't want GTA to be released every year so please no.
I hope T2 reject this.

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Kayant3956d ago

It's about movies btw. Title is exterme clickbait

Kayant3956d ago

Strike that am on drugs.....

MrSwankSinatra3956d ago

Honestly this seems impossible due to the monopolistic nature of a acquisition like that.

roadkillers3956d ago (Edited 3956d ago )

Take-Two is very independent. Plus Take-Two is worth a lot. GTA itself is a cash cow and I have a hard enough time seeing Activision just buying that, let alone Bioshock, NBA2K, WWE2k, and Borderlands. That's not to mention Red Dead, Max Payne, and whatever else they own.

Forgot, Take-Two owns Civilization lol. Not going to happen.

Edit: To add more, GTA itself has sold more then 185 million copies. Lets say each person bought GTA for $20 (which of course is extremely low). That would put the revenue at 3.7 billion and profits around 3 billion right? That is a billion more then what EA offered for the company and they were turned down.

This is all not to mention the prestigious nature of Take-Two games. They don't just win awards once then die in a spiraling plane crash (Tony Hawk, Guitar Hero, CoD unless they fix it). Since GTA3, GTA has been winning Game of the Year. Since birth Civilization has been winning Game of the Year. Since Bioshock, the series has been nominated for Game of the Year. Borderlands has a huge fan following. Their sports titles are praised more then others. This is all without mentioning that their next new IP with Turtle Rock has won many Game of Shows. If Activision gets them it will be the gaming news of the century. Bigger then Microsoft entering the console market.

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GTA V Enhanced Updated vs Original Ray Tracing Comparison Shows Major Improvement

GTA V Enhanced has been updated on PC with improved ray tracing features. Read ahead to learn how it compares with the original version.

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Pyrofire957d ago (Edited 7d ago )

kinda feels like it just makes the image have less contrast, removing shadows somewhat.
Even if it's "more realistic" I think the standard looks better. Not in every situation but the standard likely runs better so I'll side with that more than likely.

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Xbox May Update: Retro Classics Come to Xbox Game Pass, PC Gaming Updates, and More

A variety of new updates are available this month across the gaming platforms. Coming today, Retro Classics games are available to play for Xbox Game Pass members. Players who stream on the Xbox app on PC now have an additional streaming option with GeForce Now. Game Bar introduces quick settings, visual updates for Widgets in Compact Mode, and coming soon, Microsoft Edge Game Assist, an in-game browser that brings an immersive game-centric experience to Edge. And Xbox gift cards can now be redeemed for any amount via Xbox Rewards.

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darthv7238d ago

While i appreciate the gesture.... all of these retro classics have been made available everywhere else. I am hoping to see some other Activision properties make their way out of the shackles of the 5th, 6th and 7th gen. Licensing be damned... bring back the Transformers Cybertron games.

P_Bomb38d ago

Love the Cybertron games! TF games have been shit lately. Would love to see that era revisited. I even did the multiplayer!

MrBaskerville37d ago

Is the retro classics for all consoles?

Obscure_Observer38d ago

Metaphor on Gamepass just announced! O.o

Seriously, this is the best generation of Xbox ever!!!

We can´t catch a freaking break from awesome games arriving all the time!!!

Deathdeliverer38d ago

It’s a HELL of a game. If you like JRPGs in the family of Persona, you will be in heaven… that is until you hear the various battle music…. then you’ll be somewhere BEYOND heaven!

babadivad37d ago

Just finished Clair Obscur. This should be fun.

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GTA5 Has Sold Over 215 Million Copies, Red Dead Redemption 2 Has Sold Over 74 Million Units

Take-Two announced its financial results for the fiscal year 2025, also sharing an update on the sales of GTA5 and Red Dead Redemption 2.
The anticipation for GTA6 has reached fever pitch, with the latest trailer being the biggest video launch of all time.

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LostPotato43d ago (Edited 43d ago )

Milk...get your milk...and so much more. Really when you release the same games in three editions over 15 years it's amazing how much money, and the amount of sales you earn. It's amazing how no one can compete.

Mr_cheese43d ago

To be fair, no many companies could release the same game over and over. They've earned that whether we agree or not

DarXyde43d ago

I mean Resident Evil 4 has had longer legs and still hasn't done anything like this.

Profchaos43d ago (Edited 43d ago )

GTA v isn't the only game that's released three consoles generations running but nothing has sold those numbers including GTA San Andreas which is now 4 console generations deep.

anast43d ago

Looks like a 2040 release for GTA6

gold_drake43d ago

thats insane right?
absolutely insane

rlow142d ago

No surprising considering that it’s been on every major platform and store.

I decided to look up the longest and most sold games list. To my surprise Tetris has takes the top spot.