Gamertell

In a move drawing lots of interest on Wall Street, financier Carl Icahn has increased his ownership stake in troubled Take-Two Interactive from 2.5 percent to 11.3 percent. Icahn has a history of pushing for either change in or the outright sale of companies he invests in. This has increased… Continue Reading »

The first Xbox 360-exclusive episode of Grand Theft Auto IV, titled The Lost and the Damned, has been well received by critics and fans since its February 2009 release. Wedbush Morgan Analyst Michael Pachter estimates L&D has sold more than 1 million copies to date and will reach the 2… Continue Reading »

For those of you who don’t already own Grand Theft Auto IV, it’s finally made the jump to the Steam network for direct-download purchase. The game is not new, although there were quite a few people who were unable to get it when it was released for consoles. This is… Continue Reading »

MTV’s Multiplayer Blog brings us some sad news from BMO Capital Markets Conference today (November 13, 2008). Take-Two Interactive CEO Strauss Zelnick told the people there that GTA: Chinatown Wars would be released by the end of April 2009 and the Xbox exclusive downloadable content for GTA IV would be… Continue Reading »

That title really shouldn’t be a surprise since, as gamers, we know the power that the Nintendo Wii can wield over consumers. We also know the power Wii Fit had over consumers as well. The motion-fitness game that retails for a round $90 and comes with a Wii Balance Board… Continue Reading »

Since its launch, Grand Theft Auto IV has shattered all previously held records for sales, and it has become the new king of Xbox Live, but there have been a few bumps in the road that gamers have voiced their concerns about. Thankfully, Rockstar has released the first patch updates… Continue Reading »

Title: Grand Theft Aufo IV Price: $59.99 System(s): Xbox 360, PS3 Release Date: April, 28, 2008 Publisher (Developer): Take-Two Interactive (Rockstar) Rating: “Mature” for blood, intense violence, partial nudity, strong language, strong sexual content, use of alcohol and use of drugs. Pros: Great game play, great narrative story, great mechanics,… Continue Reading »

So, by now we’ve all heard the buzz. Grand Theft Auto IV has officially eclipsed previous records for gaming, selling half a billion dollars worth in its first week. The New York Times reported the news early yesterday, and Take-Two confirmed (according to a Kotaku post), leaving RockStar and Take-Two… Continue Reading »

Rockstar’s recently released epic, Grand Theft Auto IV, has been on the receiving end of a great deal of controversy for quite a while but parent company Take-Two Interactive is finally fighting back. Take-Two is suing the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) for pulling all GTA IV related ads from buses… Continue Reading »

It looks like Take-Two wasn’t kidding when it expected sales of Grand Theft Auto IV to make the Halo 3 launch look puny. According to Kotaku, the publisher has just confirmed a New York Times report that the title has generated $500 million in sales in its first week. This… Continue Reading »