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2K Games

2K Games is a distributor and publisher of interactive games, entertainment software. 2K Games is a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive , which also owns Rockstar Games . It was created on January 25, 2005, after Take-Two acquired Visual Concepts developer and its subsidiary Kush Games Sega for $ 24 million. [one]

2K Games
2K Games Logo.svg
Type ofprivate company
BaseJanuary 25, 2005
Location USA : Novato , CA
Key figuresDavid Ismayler (President of the company)
Industrygaming industry
ProductsFull list in the article
Parent companyTake-Two Interactive
Site2k.com

The name "2K Games" comes from a series of sports games by Visual Concepts , which, as a rule, had the name 2K and were originally released only for Dreamcast . 2K Games is headquartered in Novato , California . The company is actively developing, and offers its products both domestically and abroad.

2K Games were nominated by the British Academy Video Game Award for Borderlands 2 . [2]

Content

Studios

Existing

  • 2K Marin (   Novato , California , USA and   Canberra , Australia , 2007 )
  • 2K Germany (   Hamburg , Germany , 2005 )
  • 2K Play (   Ontario , Canada , 1992 )
  • 2K Sports (   New York , NY , USA , 2005 )
  • 2K Silicon Valley (   Silicon Valley , California , USA , 2019 )
  • Firaxis Games (   Hunt Valley , Sparks , Maryland , USA , 1996 )
  • Cat Daddy Games (   Kirkland , Washington , USA , 1996 )
  • Visual Concepts (   California , USA , 1996 )
  • Hangar 13 (   California , USA , 2013 )
  • Hangar 13 Czech (   Brno and Prague , Czech Republic , 1997 )

Former / Closed

  • 2K Australia ( Canberra , Australia , merged with 2K Marin in 2007 )
  • 2K China ( Shanghai , China , 2006 , closed in 2015 )
  • Frog City Software ( San Francisco , California , USA , 1995 , merged with Firaxis Games in 2006 )
  • Global Star Software ( Ontario , Canada , 1992 , renamed 2K Play in 2007 )
  • PAM Development ( Paris , France , 1997 , closed in 2008 )
  • Indie Built, Inc. ( Salt Lake City , Utah , USA , 1983 , closed in 2006 )
  • PopTop Software ( St. Louis , Missouri , USA , 1993 , merged with Firaxis Games in 2006 )
  • Kush Games (Camarillo, California , USA ; closed in 2008 )
  • Venom Games , Ltd. ( Newcastle upon Tyne , North West England , UK , 2003 , closed in 2008 )

Published Games

A gameYearPlatformDeveloper
Sid Meier's Pirates!2004Microsoft Windows  Firaxis games
Ford Racing 32005Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 2 , Xbox  Razorworks
Close Combat: First to Fight2005Microsoft Windows Xbox  Destineer
Ford Mustang: The Legend Lives2005Playstation 2 xbox  Eutechnyx
Stronghold 22005Microsoft Windows  Firefly studios
Motocross Mania 32005Playstation 2  Deibus studios
Sid Meier's Pirates!2005Xbox  Firaxis games
Conflict: Global Terror2005Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 2 , Xbox  Pivotal games
Serious Sam II2005Microsoft Windows Xbox  Croteam
Shattered union2005Playstation 2 xbox  Poptop software
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth2005Xbox  Headfirst productions
Sid Meier's Civilization IV2005Microsoft Windows  Firaxis games
Vietcong 22005Microsoft Windows  Pterodon
Zathura: A Space Adventure2005Playstation 2 xbox  High voltage software
Sid Meier's Civilization III2005Mac OS X  Firaxis games
24: The Game2006Playstation 2  SCE Cambridge Studio
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion2006Microsoft Windows Xbox 360  Bethesda game studios
The da vinci code2006Microsoft Windows , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 2  The collective
Prey2006Microsoft Windows Xbox 360  Human Head Studios
CivCity: Rome2006Microsoft Windows  Firefly studios
Family Guy Video Game!2006PlayStation 2 , PlayStation Portable , Xbox  High voltage software
Sid Meier's Railroads!2006Microsoft Windows  Firaxis games
Stronghold legends2006Microsoft Windows  Firefly studios
Dungeon Siege II: Broken World2006Microsoft Windows  Gas powered games
Dungeon siege: throne of agony2006Playstation portable  SuperVillain Studios
Prey2007Mac OS X  Human Head Studios
Ghost rider2007PlayStation 2 , PlayStation Portable , Game Boy Advance  Climax group
Jade empire2007Microsoft Windows  Bioware
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer2007Xbox 360 PlayStation 3  Visual concepts
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer2007Nintendo DS , Wii , PlayStation 2  7 studios
The Darkness (game)2007PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360  Starbreeze studios
Sid Meier's Pirates!2007Playstation portable  Full fat games
Bioshock2007Microsoft Windows Xbox 360  Irrational games
Sid Meier's Pirates!2008Xbox 360 , Mac OS X
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution2008Nintendo DS , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360
Bioshock2008Playstation 3  2K Marin
Prey2008Linux  Human Head Studios
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution2009iOS
Bioshock2009Mac OS X  Feral interactive
Borderlands2009Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360  Gearbox software
Bioshock 22010Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360  2K Marin
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords2010Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X
Mafia ii2010Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360  2K Czech
Sid Meier's Civilization V2010Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X  Firaxis games
  Feral interactive
Sid Meier's Pirates!2010Wii  Virtuos
Borderlands2010Mac OS X  Feral interactive
Duke nukem forever2011Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Mac OS X  Gearbox software
Sid Meier's Pirates!2011iOS  Oasys mobile
Mafia ii2011Mac OS X [[Sony Playstation 3] [Xbox 360] [[Microsoft Windows]  Feral interactive
The darkness 22012Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Mac OS X  Digital extremes
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution2012Windows phone  Oasys mobile
Bioshock 22012Mac OS X  Feral interactive
Sid Meier's Pirates!2012Windows phone  Oasys mobile
Spec Ops: The Line2012Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360  Yager development
Borderlands 22012Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Mac OS X  Gearbox software
XCOM: Enemy Unknown2012Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , iOS , Android , Mac OS X , Linux  Firaxis games
Borderlands legends2012iOS  Gearbox software
Sid Meier's Railroads!2012Mac OS X  Feral interactive
Bioshock infinite2013Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Mac OS X  Irrational games
Haunted hollow2013iOS  Firaxis games
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified2013Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Mac OS X  2K Marin
Sid Meier's Ace Patrol: Pacific Skies2013iOS , Microsoft Windows  Firaxis games
XCOM: Enemy Unknown2014Linux  Feral interactive
Sid Meier's Civilization V2014Linux  Feral interactive
Borderlands 22014PlayStation Vita , Linux  Gearbox software
Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth2014Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X , Linux  Firaxis games
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!2014Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Linux  2K Australia
Evolve2015Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 4 , Xbox One  Turtle rock studios
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection2015PlayStation 4 , Xbox One  Gearbox software
Xcom 22016Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X , Linux , PlayStation 4 , Xbox One  Firaxis games
Battleborn2016Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 4 , Xbox One  Gearbox software
Mafia iii2016Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 4 , Xbox One  Hangar 13
  2K Czech
Sid Meier's Civilization VI2016Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X , Linux  Firaxis games
  Feral interactive

Notes

  1. ↑ Take-Two takes Sega's sports-game studios - CNET (neopr.) . CNET. Date of treatment November 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ Stuart, Keith. Bafta Video Game Awards 2013 - nominees announced (neopr.) . The Guardian (February 13, 2013). Date of treatment June 26, 2013.
Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2K_Games&oldid=100876296


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