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Rockstar Games Announces Double Pack on PS2 and Xbox |
NEW YORK--Sept. 3, 2003--Rockstar Games, the world-renowned
publishing division of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:
TTWO), announced today that it plans to ship the award-winning
Grand
Theft Auto 3 and
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City as a
"double pack" for
both the
PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the
Xbox®
video game system from Microsoft. The Grand Theft Auto "double pack"
is set to hit shelves in North America on
October 22, 2003 for
PlayStation®2 and on
November 4, 2003 for Xbox.
Developed by Rockstar North, the Grand Theft Auto franchise has
long been applauded and praised for its expansive and open-ended
gameplay, cinematic scripts, and epic soundtracks. Since its
introduction in 1997, the franchise has received countless awards of
excellence and universal critical acclaim. With sales of more than 25
million units worldwide, Grand Theft Auto is one of the most
recognized franchises in the history of the videogame marketplace.
Additional information about Grand Theft Auto 3 and Grand Theft
Auto: Vice City is available at:
www.rockstargames.com/grandtheftauto.
About Take-Two Interactive Software
Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software,
Inc. is an integrated global developer, marketer, distributor, and
publisher of interactive entertainment software games and accessories
for the PC, PlayStation® game console, PlayStation®2 computer
entertainment system, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube™ and Nintendo Game
Boy Advance. The Company publishes and develops products through its
wholly owned subsidiary labels: Rockstar Games, Gotham Games,
Gathering, Joytech and Global Star. The Company maintains sales and
marketing offices in Cincinnati, New York, Toronto, London, Paris,
Munich, Vienna, Copenhagen, Milan, Sydney, Amsterdam and Auckland.
Take-Two's common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol
TTWO. For more corporate and product information please visit our
website at www.take2games.com.
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are considered forward-looking statements under federal securities
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important factors are described in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002 and on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended April 30, 2003.
