International Business News - Two 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 The fault line that caused this week's devastating earthquake in China probably buckled in two stages, and the hardness of the terrain contributed to the wide reach of the damage, Japanese scientists said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/46452-china-earthquake.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/earthquake-in-china-struck-in-2-stages.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/earthquake-in-china-struck-in-2-stages.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 06:34:44 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 differences couldn't be more striking _ and they go well beyond older, white and Republican vs. younger, black and Democratic. John McCain, more spontaneous and accessible, and Barack Obama, more disciplined and remote, are two unconventional presidential candidates, each with styles all their own. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/43867-mccain-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080504/differences-between-mccain-and-obama-go-well-beyond-the-obvious.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080504/differences-between-mccain-and-obama-go-well-beyond-the-obvious.htm Sun, 04 May 2008 12:10:26 EDT The differences couldn't be more striking _ and they go well beyond older, white and Republican vs. younger, black and Democratic. John McCain, more spontaneous and accessible, and Barack Obama, more disciplined and remote, are two unconventional presidential candidates, each with styles all their own. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080504/2-campaigns-2-different-candidates.htm Sun, 04 May 2008 10:15:10 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 A baby with two faces was born in a northern Indian village, where she is doing well and is being worshipped as the reincarnation of a Hindu goddess, her father said Tuesday. The baby, Lali, apparen... http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/38637-aptopix-india-two-faced-baby.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080408/baby-with-2-faces-born-in-north-india.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080408/baby-with-2-faces-born-in-north-india.htm Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:11:44 EDT On television, CBS' "Big Bang Theory" is a traditional, half-hour sitcom about two super-smart dweebs fumbling around their sexy neighbor. On the Internet, that premise is cut to its essence on "Tal... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080407/web-network-tv-it-slices-it-dices.htm Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:13 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