International Business News - Take 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 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 Data replication and storage software company Double-Take Software Inc. said Tuesday its first-quarter profit declined as research and development, income tax expenses and other costs grew, but adjusted earnings beat analysts' expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080429/double-take-1q-profit-declines-as-costs-grow.htm Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:26:44 EDT Electronic Arts Inc. extended its tender offer for Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. to May 16 and also reduced the price for each share. The offer that EA made was supposed to expire Friday midnig... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080418/extends-deadline-for-take-two-bid-billion-deal.htm Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:54:35 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 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 "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 "Grand Theft Auto" publisher Take-Two Interactive is rejecting a $2 billion buyout bid from rival video game company Electronic Arts. Take-Two says the $26-per-share bid, which turned hostile 10 days ago when EA took the offer directly to shareholders, is inadequate. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080326/take-two-board-rejects-ea-bid.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:33:15 EDT The ban of a controversial video-game has been lifted in Europe today ending a long standing battle between game maker Rockstar and the British Board of Film Classification. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/34486-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080314/rockstar-bbfc-take-two-manhunt.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080314/rockstar-bbfc-take-two-manhunt.htm Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:04:15 EDT The heat is on: Electronic Arts Inc.'s $2 billion bid for "Grand Theft Auto" maker Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. turned hostile Thursday as EA took its $26-per-share offer directly to Take-Two shareholders. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080313/game-maker-eas-take-two-bid-now-hostile.htm Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:13:14 EDT Video game maker Electronic Arts Inc. said Thursday that it has launched a hostile $2 billion tender offer for rival Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., the publisher of "Grand Theft Auto" and other video games. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080313/electronic-arts-goes-hostile-take-two.htm Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:13:24 EDT Its biggest moneymaker is weeks away from hitting store shelves, but "Grand Theft Auto" publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. posted fiscal first-quarter results that topped Wall Street's expectations Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080311/take-two-posts-wider-1q-loss-no-ea-news.htm Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:33:44 EDT Among the earnings stories for Tuesday, March 11, from AP Financial News: Top stories: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080311/earnings-roundup-take-two.htm Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:48:11 EDT Though its biggest moneymaker is weeks away from hitting store shelves, "Grand Theft Auto" publisher Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. posted fiscal first-quarter results above Wall Street's expectations Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080311/take-two-posts-wider-1q-loss.htm Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:52:14 EDT