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Viacom not in talks to buy Take-Two

Media conglomerate Viacom Inc (VIAb.N) is not in talks to buy video game maker Take-Two Interactive Software Inc (TTWO.O), a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday, disputing reports of an offer.

Reports on the Web and a video games trade publication Web site said Viacom had offered $1.5 billion to buy the maker of the popular "Grand Theft Auto" games franchise, citing unnamed sources.

Shares of Take-Two rose as much as 12 percent on Thursday

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THE_JUDGE5936d ago

Lets try to keep the gaming companies owned by people who know about gaming and the industry!

fenderputty5936d ago

what did Sony know about gaming when they came out with the PS2? Viacom is an awesome media corporation. It's only natural that as gaming progresses, some of the bigger media corps might want in on that piece of the pie.

THE_JUDGE5936d ago

pie metaphor but if you don't remember Sony had studios developing games all the way back on the Sega Genesis. They have been in the game quite a while. I don't mind diversification I do mind Viacom. They're too big already in my opinion.

barom5935d ago

doesn't viacom own midway?

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Interview on Fallout 4 with the Actor for Nick Valentine, Codsworth & Mr Handy (Stephen Russell)

Interview with Stephen Russell, Actor for (Nick Valentine, Codsworth, My Handy) in Fallout 4 which is a vast open world role playing game set in the apocalyptic wastes of Boston, the Commonwealth. The career goes further with other Bethesda games from Starfield to Prey to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

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Rocksmith+ Comes To PS And Steam In June

This looks like a great way to play.
Rocksmith+, the award winning music-learning app that teaches you guitar and piano with thousands of hit songs, is coming to PlayStation and Steam on June 6, and is available to wishlist now on both platforms.

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Insider Claims Perfect Dark Reboot Remains in a 'Very Rough State

Insider reveals Xbox's Perfect Dark reboot struggles in development, far from ready despite ongoing efforts.

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helicoptergirl12h ago(Edited 12h ago)

The hits just keep on coming. Will not be surprised if this gets canned. It already got rebooted and they had to bring on an outside studio to try and help developement. Some of the original creatives have left the project.

But I will say, just wait until the MS showcase. If you don't see it there, then alarm bells should start ringing.

Snookies1211h ago

God, please don't screw this one up Microsoft! I am keeping my expectations super low, but Perfect Dark (the original) holds such a special place in my childhood. I want this to turn out well SO bad.

helicoptergirl4h ago

Are you expecting the game to be shown at the upcoming Xbox Showcase?

neutralgamer199211h ago

Just cancel it because we know you won’t be happy with its sales performance while giving it away on GP day one. GP is the biggest issue for developers and that affects the sales. No one can deny that now. GP equals to good deal for gamers and bad deals for AAA development. Take two CEO said it and he was 100% right. There are certain games that make sense on GP but not every game. 20 million gamers playing a game on GP doesn’t mean much to MS it seems because they still want sales. Just please start releasing all games on other platforms otherwise Phil is next now. You can’t spend 80 billion and be this bad

Inverno9h ago

The studio was founded in 2018. It's still not adding up in my head how it can take 6 years to develop a game, with a whole dev studio working on it.