2K Games
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| 2K Games | |
|---|---|
| Type | Subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive |
| Founded | January 25, 2005 |
| Headquarters | New York, New York, United States |
| Key people | Christoph Hartmann (President) |
| Industry | Interactive entertainment |
| Website | www.2kgames.com |
2K Games is a video game publishing subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive. It was created on January 25, 2005 after Take-Two acquired developer Visual Concepts and its wholly owned subsidiary Kush Games from Sega for US$24 million.
The name "2K Games" comes from Visual Concepts' sports game lineup typically referred to as the 2K series. 2K Games is headquartered in Manhattan. The label publishes a wide variety of console and PC titles developed both internally and externally.
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[edit] Games
- 24: The Game
- Amped 3
- Borderlands
- Bioshock
- Bioshock 2 (announced)
- Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth (Xbox)
- CivCity: Rome
- Civilization IV
- Civilization IV: Warlords – Add-on
- Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword – Add-on
- Civilization IV: Colonization (announced)
- Civilization Revolution
- Close Combat: First to Fight
- Conflict: Global Terror
- Dungeon Siege II: Broken World
- Dungeon Siege II: Deluxe Edition
- Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony
- Family Guy Video Game!
- Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer
- Ford Racing 3
- Ghost Rider
- Jade Empire: Special Edition (PC)
- Motocross Mania 3
- Mafia 2
- Prey
- Serious Sam II
- Sid Meier's Pirates! (Xbox, PSP)
- Sid Meier's Railroads!
- Stronghold Legends
- The Da Vinci Code
- The Darkness
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PC, PS3, Xbox360)
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles – Add-on (PC, PS3, Xbox360)
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (PC, PS3, Xbox360)
- Vietcong 2
[edit] Studios
| Name | Years active (as a 2K studio) |
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|---|---|---|
| Firaxis Games | 2005 - present | Acquired on November 7, 2005. |
| 2K Boston | 2006 - present | Previously known as Irrational Games of BioShock fame. |
| 2K Australia | 2006 - present | Previously known as Irrational Games of BioShock fame. |
| 2K Play | 2007 - present | Dedicated to casual gaming. |
| 2K Marin | 2007 - present | A new studio consisting of some former employees from Irrational Games. Currently porting BioShock to the Playstation 3. |
| Venom Games | 2004 - present | Currently creating Don King Presents: Prizefighter. |
| 2K Shanghai | 2006 - present | Most commonly known as 2K China. |
| 2K Czech | 2008 - present | Previously known as Illusion Softworks of Mafia fame. |
| Frog City Software | ? - Closed | Quietly closed around late 2005 to early 2006. |
| Indie Built | 2004 - 2006 | Previously owned by Microsoft. Closed on April 28, 2006. |
| PopTop Software | ? - 2006 | Was consolidated into Firaxis Games. |
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