Traditionally, Take-Two Interactive has lost money during years it
hasn't released a major new Grand Theft Auto product. This year turned
out to be the exception. Today, the publisher reported earnings for the
12 months ended October 31, which saw revenue rise 65 percent to $1.16
billion. The company also turned a profit of $49.7 million, way up from
the $130 million loss it suffered a year prior.
"We have achieved our goal of profitability in a year without a new release of Grand Theft Auto, our better-than-expected revenue growth and margin expansion were
driven by strong demand for our diverse portfolio of games, including
the hit new titles Red Dead Redemption and NBA 2K11, as well as strong
sales of catalogue titles and digitally delivered content. I am also
pleased to report that our 2K Sports division was profitable during the
period."
--CEO Ben Feder |
Looking ahead, the company expects $290 million to $315 million in
revenues and earnings per share of $0.25 to $0.35 for the revised
current October-December quarter. For the following quarter, ending
March 31, Take-Two estimates revenues of $100 million to $150 million
and a loss of between $0.50 to $0.60 per share. For the full revised
fiscal year ending March 31, the publisher projects revenues of $1
billion to $1.1 billion and earnings per share of $0.50 to $0.65.
For the remainder of its new fiscal year, Take-Two expects to release
Top Spin 4 and Major League Baseball 2K11 during the January-March
quarter. L.A. Noire has a spring 2011 release, and executives said it
would not be released during its current fiscal year during a
post-earnings conference call. Duke Nukem Forever has a calendar year
2011 release window, with Spec Ops: The Line and XCOM both due sometime
during the company's 2012 fiscal year, which begins on April 1, 2011.
Lastly, BioShock Infinite will ship sometime during calendar year 2012.
Source: GameSpot
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New Social Club Challenges have been made available today for Red Dead Redemption
(press pause and visit the Social Club tab in the pause menu if you
need info about the Challenges) adding new objectives to Blackwater,
Tesoro Azul and Tumbleweed and associated cheat rewards.
- Challenge #1: Blackwater represents the dawn of proper townships in
the new frontier and in keeping with a more civil theme, this Challenge
is less about gun play and more about your card play. The Blackwater
Challenge has a host of poker-centric challenges for those gamblers with
pockets deep enough to take the plunge.
- Challenge #2: In Tesoro Azul, you need to help the law, rescuing
one of their deputies that has been taken hostage by a gang of banditos.
Is your aim sure enough to save the deputy without using Dead Eye?
- Challenge #3: A ghost town no longer, Tumbleweed has become a haven
for the lowest of the low. Stepping up to play the hero again, you
need to rescue the sheriff and then help him clear out the rest of the
riff-raff holed up in an abandoned mansion.
Here are the Social Club Challenge objectives you need to complete broken out by area:
Blackwater
- Win 2 pots on a bluff
- Knock 1 person out of the game
- You always bet less than the pot
Tesoro Azul
- Kill gang leader without Dead Eye
- Kill 7 enemies with throwing knives
- Find 3 treasure chests
Tumbleweed
- Kill 5 enemies with a knife
- Find 3 treasure chests
- Execute 2 enemies
There are some pre-requisites that need to be completed before you can
actually initiate a Social Club Challenge in any of these areas. For
Tumbleweed you will need to complete the mission " New Friends, Old
Problems”, Tesoro Azul requires you to pass " The Demon Drink” mission
and Blackwater becomes accessible only when you make it to the North
(last half of the game). Each Challenge, when completed with a silver medal, will add a cheat
to your cheats collection. Here is what you will get for completing
each:
- Blackwater - Punchout, kill enemies with a single punch.
- Tesoro Azul - Right to Bear Arms, gives every civilian a weapon.
- Tumbleweed - Gun Set #4, change your weapon load-out to a new set of guns.
Stay tuned for the long awaited Red Dead Redemption "Rockstar XP Challenge" kicking off early next year. More details to come. Source: Rockstar Games Newswire
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