2K Games

Type	Subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive
Founded	January 25, 2005
Headquarters	New York, New York, United States
Key people	Christoph Hartmann (President)
Industry	Interactive entertainment
Website	www.2kgames.com

For the sports subsidiary of 2K, see 2K Sports.

2K Games is a global developer, marketer, distributor and publisher of interactive entertainment software games.^[1] 2K Games is a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive, which also owns Rockstar Games notable for the Grand Theft Auto series. It was created on January 25, 2005 after Take-Two acquired developer Visual Concepts and its wholly owned subsidiary Kush Games from Sega for US$24 million.

The name "2K Games" comes from Visual Concepts' sports game lineup typically referred to as the 2K series, which were originally published exclusively for the Dreamcast console. 2K Games is headquartered in Manhattan. The label publishes a wide variety of console and PC titles developed both internally and externally.

Contents 1 Games 2 Studios 3 Offices 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Games

For games published by Sega for Visual Concepts prior to its acquisition by Take-Two, see 2K Sports.

Game	Release	Format
Sid Meier's Pirates!	2005	Xbox
Amped 3	2005	Xbox 360
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth	2005	Xbox, Microsoft Windows
Sid Meier's Civilization IV	2005	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X
Close Combat: First to Fight	2005	Microsoft Windows, Xbox, Mac OS X
MLB 2K5: World Series Edition	2005	PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows
Dungeon Siege II	2005	Microsoft Windows
Jade Empire	2005	Microsoft Windows
Motocross Mania 3	2005	PlayStation 2, Xbox
Serious Sam II	2005	Microsoft Windows, Linux, Xbox
Vietcong 2	2005	Microsoft Windows
24: The Game	2006	PlayStation 2
CivCity: Rome	2006	Microsoft Windows
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords	2006	Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X
Dungeon Siege II: Broken World	2006	Microsoft Windows
Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony	2006	PlayStation Portable
Family Guy Video Game!	2006	Xbox, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable
Prey	2006	Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, Mobile, Mac OS X
Sid Meier's Railroads!	2006	Microsoft Windows
Stronghold Legends	2006	Microsoft Windows
The Da Vinci Code	2006	PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion	2006	Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Sid Meier's Pirates!	2007	PlayStation Portable
BioShock	2007	Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
Carnival Games	2007	Nintendo DS, Wii
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword	2007	Microsoft Windows
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer	2007	Nintendo DS, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3
Ghost Rider	2007	PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation Portable, Game Boy Advance
The Darkness	2007	PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles	2007	Xbox 360
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization	2008	Microsoft Windows
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution	2008	iPhone, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Borderlands	2009	PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360
BioShock 2	2010	Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 1
Mafia II	2010	Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 1
Spec Ops: The Line	2010	Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 1

• Note 1: In development

[edit] Studios

Name	Years active (as a 2K studio)	Notes
Firaxis Games	2005 - present	Acquired on November 7, 2005.
2K Boston	2006 - present	Previously known as Irrational Games of BioShock fame.
2K Australia	2006 - present	Previously known as Irrational Games of BioShock fame.
2K Play	2007 - present	Dedicated to casual gaming.
2K Marin	2007 - present	A new studio consisting of some former employees from Irrational Games. They ported BioShock to the PlayStation 3 and are currently creating BioShock 2.
Venom Games	2004 - July 2008	Created Don King Presents: Prizefighter.
2K China	2006 - present	Most commonly known as 2K China.
2K Czech	2008 - present	Previously known as Illusion Softworks of Mafia fame.
Frog City Software	2005 - 2006	Quietly closed around late 2005 to early 2006.
Indie Built	2004 - 2006	Previously owned by Microsoft. Closed on April 28, 2006.
PopTop Software	1993 - 2006	Was consolidated into Firaxis Games.

[edit] Offices

Name	Location	Purpose	Notes
2K West	Novato, CA	QA	-
Headquarters	New York, NY	HQ	-

[edit] References

1. ^ http://ir.take2games.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=309250

[edit] External links

• Take 2 official website
• 2K Games official website
• 2K Sports official website
• 2K Games Marin official website
• 2K Games China official website
• 2K Games Boston official website
• 2K Games Australia official website

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