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Take-Two posts profit, Red Dead Redemption ships 'nearly' 8 million

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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