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NFL 2K's Promised Return is No Longer Happening

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Published: 05-06-2026, 04:15 PM

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NFL 2K's Promised Return is No Longer Happening

RIP the dream.

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick confirmed that the promised return of the fan-favorite NFL 2K series is no longer happening. Zelnick stated this in an interview with Stephen Totilo at Game File.

The return of NFL 2K was announced back in 2020. Take-Two entered into a multi-year agreement deal with the NFL and NFLPA that would allow Take-Two to release new, officially licensed NFL football games starting in 2021.

Fans eager for an NFL 2K21 were...

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Borderlands 4 Sales Underperform as Take-Two Blames PC Performance Issues

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Published: 11-07-2025, 06:05 PM

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Borderlands 4 Sales Underperform as Take-Two Blames PC Performance Issues

But Randy said performance was good!

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick admitted this week that sales of Borderlands 4 were "softer" than the company would have liked. In speaking with TheGameBusiness, Zelnick notes the technical woes of Borderlands 4, especially the PC version, are a big reason for the underperforming sales.

Borderlands 4 earned some quite positive critic reviews when it released back in September. However the user scores, especially on Steam, trended...

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Grand Theft Auto 6 Delayed Until Late 2026

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Published: 11-06-2025, 05:05 PM

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Grand Theft Auto 6 Delayed Until Late 2026

Expected.

Grand Theft Auto 6 has been delayed once more. Rockstar's parent company, Take-Two, says that Rockstar Games needs "some additional time to finish the game with the high level of polish players expect and deserve."

The new release date set for Grand Theft Auto 6 is November 19, 2026. This date is still, as far as anybody knows, only for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S release of the game. There has been no PC release even announced.
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Civilization Developer Firaxis Hit with Layoffs

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Published: 09-04-2025, 04:18 PM

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Civilization Developer Firaxis Hit with Layoffs

Layoffs arrive despite Take-Two claiming sales of Civilization 7 are "consistent with expectations."

Firaxis, the development studio behind the Civilization games, has been hit with an undisclosed number of layoffs today. This comes almost exactly a month after Strauss Zelnick, CEO of 2K parent company Take-Two, said that sales of the recently released Civilization 7 started off slow but are now "very consistent with our initial expectations for the title."...

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Take-Two Interactive Shutters Studios Behind Rollerdrome and Kerbal Space Program 2 (Updated)

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Published: 05-01-2024, 04:46 PM

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Take-Two Interactive Shutters Studios Behind Rollerdrome and Kerbal Space Program 2 (Updated)

Take-Two issues a nothingburger of a statement.

Update: While the initial report (found below) spoke only of the layoffs and shuttering for Kerbal Space Program 2 developer, Intercept Games, it is now known that Take-Two Interactive is shuttering Roll7 as well.

Roll7 is a development studio based out of London and is the team behind the action game Rollerdrome. The studio also known for developing several titles in the OlliOlli series.

Citing a note sent...

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Take-Two Cancels Partnership with Outriders Developer People Can Fly

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Published: 09-27-2022, 06:08 PM

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Take-Two Cancels Partnership with Outriders Developer People Can Fly

This split comes after People Can Fly has spent two years developing their new title.

Outriders developer, People Can Fly, announced that they and their current (now previous) publishing partner, Take-Two, are parting ways. Take-Two was set to publish People Can Fly's upcoming game which is currently codenamed Project Dagger.

People Can Fly posted the news on their own website earlier today. In the announcement, they say that they received a letter from Take-Two talking...

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Mafia Developer Hangar 13 Hit with More Layoffs

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Published: 05-26-2022, 04:25 PM

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Mafia Developer Hangar 13 Hit with More Layoffs

Developers from all three studios have been let go.

Mafia 3 developer, Hangar 13, has been hit by yet another round of staff layoffs this week. Kotaku reports that developers across all three of Hangar 13's studios were let go today. The studio located in Novato, California saw nearly 50 developers lose their jobs today. For a location that previously had 87 employees prior to today's layoffs, that is a substantial number.

Hangar 13 also saw a significant number of layoffs...

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Tiny Tina's Wonderlands Sales Exceeded Take-Two's Expectations

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Published: 05-18-2022, 03:38 PM

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Tiny Tina's Wonderlands Sales Exceeded Take-Two's Expectations

More from Tiny Tina may be coming in the future.

During their latest earnings call, Take-Two says that Tiny Tina's Wonderlands exceeded their sales expectations. Though a specific figure for sales figures weren't provided, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick says that this Borderlands spin-off is "viewed as the best new franchise launch from 2K in several years."

It is quite interesting to see this spin-off referred to as a "new franchise." Zelnick says that...

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Take-Two CEO Hears the Frustration from Red Dead Online Fans

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Published: 05-16-2022, 04:51 PM

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Take-Two CEO Hears the Frustration from Red Dead Online Fans

The #SaveRedDeadOnline community have been heard, but to what end?

Complaints about how Rockstar has seemingly ignored Red Dead Online have not gone unheard. For months now, the Red Dead Online community have been pleading with Rockstar for more significant updates to the game. They see all of the content coming out for Grand Theft Auto Online and feel as though Rockstar has abandoned them for their bigger money maker.

That much is probably true. GTA Online is a massive...

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BioShock Movie in Development at Netflix

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Published: 02-15-2022, 06:42 PM

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BioShock Movie in Development at Netflix

Would you kindly make a movie?

Netflix just announced that they will be creating a live-action film adaptation based on BioShock. The streaming service announced that they are partnering with 2K, Vertigo Entertainment, and Take-Two on this adaptation of the game set in Rapture, the city set deep underwater.

According to a report by The Hollywood Reporter, no writer or director is currently attached to the project. However, plans for this movie have been in the works for...

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NewsBits: Rollback Edition

Created by: Shawn Zipay

Published: 01-14-2022, 07:56 PM

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NewsBits: Rollback Edition

Oops.

You ever have think, "Hey, it's 1AM, let's do something stupid!" Because let me tell you, I sure as hell had that thought last night. Let's just say mistakes, actually several of them, were made. One such mistake was the fact that I neglected to perform a full site backup before I proceeded to do several more stupid things. This led to just being unable to do anything with the server.

My plan was to restore a backup from earlier in the week. I decided,...

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Next Game from BioShock Creator is Reportedly in 'Development Hell'

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Published: 01-03-2022, 06:17 PM

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Next Game from BioShock Creator is Reportedly in 'Development Hell'

Ken Levine's newest project is said to be stuck in "development hell."

Developer Ken Levine has a rather impressive list of titles under his belt. He has worked on games such as Thief: The Dark Project, System Shock 2, and the first three mainline BioShock titles. About eight years ago, Levine announced his new project with his new studio, Ghost Story Games. Since then, not much about the game has been revealed.

According to a new report by Bloomberg, the lack...

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Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition Officially Announced

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Published: 10-08-2021, 02:46 PM

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Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition Officially Announced

You get another chance to follow the train.

Rockstar Games has finally come out and officially announced Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition. This comes after multiple leaks strongly suggested that Rockstar was working on remasters of Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The latest leak happened just three days ago on October 5, when it was discovered that Rockstar's own launcher contained hidden code mentioning all...

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Take-Two Files Lawsuit Against Team that Reversed Engineered GTA 3 and Vice City

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Published: 09-03-2021, 05:42 PM

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Take-Two Files Lawsuit Against Team that Reversed Engineered GTA 3 and Vice City

Take-Two is suing a group that reverse engineered the source code for Grand Theft Auto 3 and Vice City.

Take-Two has filed a lawsuit in California that is targeting 14 developers from all over the world that have been working together on what is known as the re3 project. This project has reverse engineered the source code for Grand Theft Auto 3 and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. The project also made some improvements to the original games including bug fixes, a better camera, better...

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Modders Pull Grand Theft Auto Mod 14-years in the Making Over Takedown Fears

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Published: 07-30-2021, 01:58 PM

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Modders Pull Grand Theft Auto Mod 14-years in the Making Over Takedown Fears

Say goodbye to GTA United.

Take-Two has been on a rampage lately with takedown notices for multiple Grand Theft Auto mods. The company has issued takedowns on mods that have existed for over a decade for games like Grand Theft Auto 3, Vice City, and San Andreas. The company really hasn't said why they've suddenly taken issue with these mods after so long.

Out of a fear of receiving a takedown notice on their own mod, the creators of the 14-year-old San Andreas mod, GTA...

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