Take-Two Interactive

Take-Two Interactive at a Glance

If you browse PlayPile looking for a company with massive hits but inconsistent recent output, Take-Two Interactive is a case study in extremes. Headquartered in New York City since its founding in 1993, this United States publisher has released 100 games on our site. They acted as the publisher for 96 of these titles while developing only six directly. Their catalog spans from 1994 to 2022 and covers a wide range of genres. Shooter games make up their largest category with 30 titles, followed by Adventure with 24 and Simulator with 22. They also have a strong presence in Racing, Sport, and Strategy games. The platform reach is heavily skewed toward PC, which hosts 54 of their games. PlayStation systems appear frequently across multiple generations, including the original PlayStation, PS2, PS3, and PS4. The company also released titles for Xbox, Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, and Mac computers. Quality trends show a very high ceiling but a low floor. Out of 57 rated titles, 24 received great scores above 80, while 23 landed in the good range between 60 and 79. Only nine games earned mixed ratings and one fell below 40. The average IGDB rating sits at 73.5 out of 100. Their output shifted dramatically over time. The 1990s saw 29 releases, and the 2000s produced a massive 61 games. This momentum slowed significantly in the following decades. Only five games appeared in the 2010s and a single title was released in the 2020s so far. This drop in volume contrasts with the quality of their flagship releases. Grand Theft Auto V: Special Edition holds an impressive score of 99.3, while Red Dead Redemption 2 scored 93.6. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto III also earned high marks of 91.7 and 89.9 respectively. L.A. Noire achieved a solid 85.8 rating in 2011. Recent releases show this pattern continues but with fewer entries. OlliOlli World from February 2022 received a 72.4 score, which is a good but not exceptional result compared to their classics. Take-Two operates through its labels Rockstar Games and 2K, delivering products via retail, digital download, and cloud streaming services. While they have produced some of the highest-rated games in history, their release schedule has become very sporadic in recent years.

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