wraggster
February 4th, 2012, 17:22
Take-Two reckons its financial 2013 will be one of its ‘best year ever’, hinting at a Christmas release for Grand Theft Auto V.
The parent of GTA publisher Rockstar Games has just reported a drop in profits for its fiscal Q3 (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/take-two-profits-drop-to-14-2m/090713) ending December 31st, but is confident its next financial year beginning April 1st 2012 and ending March 31st 2013 will be much stronger for the firm.
Take-Two chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick said: “Fiscal 2013 is expected to be one of our best years ever, with substantial revenue growth and non-GAAP net income in excess of $2 per diluted share. We are well positioned to continue to deliver growth and profitability over the long-term."
The company has several big releases due out in its fiscal 2013, including Max Payne 3 in May, Spec Ops: The Line in autumn, XCOM: Enemy Unknown also in autumn and BioShock Infinite later this year. Plus, there’s Borderlands 2 and the other XCOM game out in Take-Two’s fiscal 2013.
Then, of course, there’s Grand Theft Auto V. The next game in Take-Two's 100m-selling (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/gta-iv-nears-20m-sales/04511) franchise. Although its release date is listed as TBC, Zelnick’s enthusiasm for a strong year hints it will arrive during its fiscal 2013. And a fiscal Q3 release would make sense given the even stronger demand for boxed games at Christmas.
Take-Two is also the parent firm of BioShock publisher 2K Games.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/take-two-enthusiasm-points-to-gta-v-xmas-release/090715
The parent of GTA publisher Rockstar Games has just reported a drop in profits for its fiscal Q3 (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/take-two-profits-drop-to-14-2m/090713) ending December 31st, but is confident its next financial year beginning April 1st 2012 and ending March 31st 2013 will be much stronger for the firm.
Take-Two chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick said: “Fiscal 2013 is expected to be one of our best years ever, with substantial revenue growth and non-GAAP net income in excess of $2 per diluted share. We are well positioned to continue to deliver growth and profitability over the long-term."
The company has several big releases due out in its fiscal 2013, including Max Payne 3 in May, Spec Ops: The Line in autumn, XCOM: Enemy Unknown also in autumn and BioShock Infinite later this year. Plus, there’s Borderlands 2 and the other XCOM game out in Take-Two’s fiscal 2013.
Then, of course, there’s Grand Theft Auto V. The next game in Take-Two's 100m-selling (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/gta-iv-nears-20m-sales/04511) franchise. Although its release date is listed as TBC, Zelnick’s enthusiasm for a strong year hints it will arrive during its fiscal 2013. And a fiscal Q3 release would make sense given the even stronger demand for boxed games at Christmas.
Take-Two is also the parent firm of BioShock publisher 2K Games.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/take-two-enthusiasm-points-to-gta-v-xmas-release/090715