International Business News - TTWO http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Billionaire investor Carl Icahn reported a new stake in Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. as of March 31, but no longer owned shares of department store chain Macy's Inc. and railroad operator CSX Corp., according to a quarterly regulatory filing Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/icahn-holds-stake-in-amylin-cut-macys-and-csx.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 17:33:56 EDT Shares of Electronic Arts Inc. declined Tuesday in after-hours trading after the video-game publisher's fourth-quarter earnings report, released after the market closed. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/ea-shares-close-up-fall-after-4q-earnings-report-released.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 18:01:31 EDT Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. posted a wider fiscal fourth-quarter loss on a slew of charges Tuesday, but adjusted results fueled by strong game sales beat Wall Street's expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/electronic-arts-posts-wider-4q-loss-on-charges.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 17:37:29 EDT Shares of Electronic Arts Inc. declined Tuesday ahead of the video-game publisher's fourth-quarter earnings report, scheduled for after the market close. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/ea-shares-inch-lower-ahead-of-4q-earnings-report.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 12:34:22 EDT Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. said Friday it received debt financing commitments of up to $1 billion for its $2 billion tender offer for smaller rival Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/ea-gets-1-billion-in-debt-financing-for-take-two-bid.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 17:36:16 EDT "Grand Theft Auto IV" raked in more than $500 million in its first week in stores, selling more than 6 million units worldwide, the video game's publisher said Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44582-take-two-grand-theft-auto-iv.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/take-twos-grand-theft-auto-iv-tops-500m-in-week-1-sales.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/take-twos-grand-theft-auto-iv-tops-500m-in-week-1-sales.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 13:57:35 EDT Video-game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. said Wednesday that sales of its popular and eagerly anticipated title "Grand Theft Auto IV" reached more than $500 million in its first week of availability. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44549-take-two-grand-theft-auto-iv.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/grand-theft-auto-iv-video-game-tops-500m-in-1st-week-sales.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/grand-theft-auto-iv-video-game-tops-500m-in-1st-week-sales.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 12:05:45 EDT Video-game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. said Wednesday that sales of its popular and eagerly anticipated title "Grand Theft Auto IV" reached more than $500 million in its first week of availability. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080507/take-twos-grand-theft-auto-iv-tops-500m-in-1st-week-sales.htm Wed, 07 May 2008 11:51:56 EDT The technology sector's week kicked off with solid first-quarter earnings from Verizon and ended with the Microsoft-Yahoo takeover saga intensifying amid reports that the two were in active talks and the software giant has raised its bid for the Internet icon. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080502/tech-roundup-microsoft-yahoo-saga-heats-up-sun-disappoints.htm Fri, 02 May 2008 16:41:03 EDT Earnings reports dominated the tech sector this week, with strong first-quarter results from industry heavyweights like Google Inc. and IBM Corp. providing reassurance in a season dominated by econom... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/tech-roundup-google-ibm-1st-quarter-reports-brighten-week.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:25:23 EDT Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., publisher of the popular "Grand Theft Auto" video game series, wanted more time to consider a $2 billion buyout by larger rival Electronic Arts Inc., and it wanted... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/ea-extends-deadline-for-2-billion-take-two-tender-offer.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:57:23 EDT Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., publisher of the popular "Grand Theft Auto" video game series, wanted more time to consider a $2 billion buyout by larger rival Electronic Arts Inc., and it wanted... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/ea-extends-deadline-for-take-two-tender-offer-lowers-price.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:08:34 EDT Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. on Friday extended by nearly a month its tender offer for Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. but also lowered the price it will pay for each share of the "Gr... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/ea-extends-deadline-for-take-two-tender-offer-to-may-16.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 10:51:03 EDT Video game designer Electronic Arts Inc. said Friday it is extending its offer to buy all shares of Grand Theft Auto maker Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. a month and reducing its offer. Electron... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/electronic-arts-extends-take-two-acquisition-deadline.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:26:44 EDT Shareholders of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. easily passed a proposal Thursday to grant ZelnickMedia, the company's management, 1.5 million shares of restricted stock. Chairman Strauss Zelnic... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080417/take-two-shareholders-approve-incentive-package.htm Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:32:08 EDT Led by stellar sales of Nintendo's games and systems, U.S. retail sales of video games jumped 57 percent to $1.7 billion in March, market researcher NPD Group reported Thursday. "You'd never know ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080417/video-game-sales-soar-57-percent-in-march-led-by-nintendo.htm Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:29:45 EDT "Bully" has taken a beating in Brazil, where a judge suspended sales of the video game on the grounds it is too violent for young children and teenagers, a prosecutor said Thursday. Judge Flavio Rab... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080410/brazil-judge-bans-video-game-bully.htm Thu, 10 Apr 2008 17:16:00 EDT Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. said Friday it is extending its tender offer for Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. to April 18 after the rival game maker pushed back the date of its annual meeting. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080328/electronic-arts-extends-take-two-tender.htm Fri, 28 Mar 2008 07:43:19 EDT Shares of Electronic Arts inched lower following "Grand Theft Auto" publisher Take-Two's rejection of the video game maker's $2 billion buyout offer. EA has taken an unsolicited $26-per-share offer directly to Take-Two's shareholders. On Wednesday, Take-Two's board told investors to reject the bid, calling it too low and opportunistic, since EA was trying to work out a deal before the latest version of the blockbuster series "Grand Theft Auto" hits store shelves April 29. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/electronic-arts-shares-slip.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:54:03 EDT "Grand Theft Auto" publisher Take-Two Interactive told its shareholders Wednesday to reject a $2 billion buyout bid from rival video game company Electronic Arts, saying the offer is not high enough. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/take-two-board-rejects-eas-2b-bid.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:22:37 EDT