Grand Theft Auto Publisher Looking for Lifeline - Kotaku Comments

Grand Theft Auto Publisher Looking for Lifeline

Snowrunner — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 10:20:26 MST

I think they were aware that they only had one cash cow and tried to diversify. Instead of going one step at a time it seems they decided to take the shotgun approach and hit as many targets as possible in as short a time. No wonder they are bleeding now. I am pretty sure that GTA is going to survive it is too strong of a franchise, and as long as the same writers are involved it'll be fun. For me it's the overall atmosphere in those games (not to mention the over the top acting at times) that appeals to me, I really don't expect anything utterly unique from those games (though I liked the Skydiving one they added in SA).

Snowrunner

Grand Theft Auto Publisher Looking for Lifeline

VakeroRokero — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 08:37:34 MST

Seems we now have this generation's Tomb Raider. attack it with what? seems they did this on themselves. I'm sure EA is going to buy the Rockstar thing.

VakeroRokero

Grand Theft Auto Publisher Looking for Lifeline

Spyder — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 18:45:09 MST

The problem is gluttony. They were aquiring way more than they could sustain or afford. Did you really need the exclusive deal with the Baseball? Same thing happened to Vivendi. When all you do is eat, you are gonna have problems.

Spyder

Grand Theft Auto Publisher Looking for Lifeline

CRP Addict — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 18:15:15 MST

Wow, and I was shocked to see the stocks of Ubisoft down by 6% last friday... The problem of T2 is that they only have one strong license. Attack it and this is what's happening...

CRP Addict

Grand Theft Auto Publisher Looking for Lifeline

Kenofthedead — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 17:02:13 MST

I'm glad I sold my stocks a while ago. They have a management problem on every level and need to clean up.

Kenofthedead

Grand Theft Auto Publisher Looking for Lifeline

Stinger97 — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 15:05:57 MST

Can't say that the news is disappointing. I've felt that the GTA series has been stagnant for ages now, and it's about time it's been done away with. That said, I'd hate for TakeTwo to go under, especially since the many people they employ would be out of jobs.

Stinger97

Grand Theft Auto Publisher Looking for Lifeline

Woodwater — Sat, 28 Jan 2006 14:44:03 MST

I hope the company recovers from this, I'd hate to see the franchise go down. I'm not 100% informed on this issue. Could it? ...or is what's happening with Take-Two just a setback of sorts?

Woodwater