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 | |
|---|---|
| Type of | private company |
| Base | January 25, 2005 |
| Location | |
| Key figures | David Ismayler (President of the company) |
| Industry | gaming industry |
| Products | Full list in the article |
| Parent company | Take-Two Interactive |
| Site | 2k.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 game | Year | Platform | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Meier's Pirates! | 2004 | Microsoft Windows | Firaxis games |
| Ford Racing 3 | 2005 | Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 2 , Xbox | Razorworks |
| Close Combat: First to Fight | 2005 | Microsoft Windows Xbox | Destineer |
| Ford Mustang: The Legend Lives | 2005 | Playstation 2 xbox | Eutechnyx |
| Stronghold 2 | 2005 | Microsoft Windows | Firefly studios |
| Motocross Mania 3 | 2005 | Playstation 2 | Deibus studios |
| Sid Meier's Pirates! | 2005 | Xbox | Firaxis games |
| Conflict: Global Terror | 2005 | Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 2 , Xbox | Pivotal games |
| Serious Sam II | 2005 | Microsoft Windows Xbox | Croteam |
| Shattered union | 2005 | Playstation 2 xbox | Poptop software |
| Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth | 2005 | Xbox | Headfirst productions |
| Sid Meier's Civilization IV | 2005 | Microsoft Windows | Firaxis games |
| Vietcong 2 | 2005 | Microsoft Windows | Pterodon |
| Zathura: A Space Adventure | 2005 | Playstation 2 xbox | High voltage software |
| Sid Meier's Civilization III | 2005 | Mac OS X | Firaxis games |
| 24: The Game | 2006 | Playstation 2 | SCE Cambridge Studio |
| The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion | 2006 | Microsoft Windows Xbox 360 | Bethesda game studios |
| The da vinci code | 2006 | Microsoft Windows , Xbox 360 , PlayStation 2 | The collective |
| Prey | 2006 | Microsoft Windows Xbox 360 | Human Head Studios |
| CivCity: Rome | 2006 | Microsoft Windows | Firefly studios |
| Family Guy Video Game! | 2006 | PlayStation 2 , PlayStation Portable , Xbox | High voltage software |
| Sid Meier's Railroads! | 2006 | Microsoft Windows | Firaxis games |
| Stronghold legends | 2006 | Microsoft Windows | Firefly studios |
| Dungeon Siege II: Broken World | 2006 | Microsoft Windows | Gas powered games |
| Dungeon siege: throne of agony | 2006 | Playstation portable | SuperVillain Studios |
| Prey | 2007 | Mac OS X | Human Head Studios |
| Ghost rider | 2007 | PlayStation 2 , PlayStation Portable , Game Boy Advance | Climax group |
| Jade empire | 2007 | Microsoft Windows | Bioware |
| Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | 2007 | Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 | Visual concepts |
| Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | 2007 | Nintendo DS , Wii , PlayStation 2 | 7 studios |
| The Darkness (game) | 2007 | PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 | Starbreeze studios |
| Sid Meier's Pirates! | 2007 | Playstation portable | Full fat games |
| Bioshock | 2007 | Microsoft Windows Xbox 360 | Irrational games |
| Sid Meier's Pirates! | 2008 | Xbox 360 , Mac OS X | |
| Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution | 2008 | Nintendo DS , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 | |
| Bioshock | 2008 | Playstation 3 | 2K Marin |
| Prey | 2008 | Linux | Human Head Studios |
| Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution | 2009 | iOS | |
| Bioshock | 2009 | Mac OS X | Feral interactive |
| Borderlands | 2009 | Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 | Gearbox software |
| Bioshock 2 | 2010 | Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 | 2K Marin |
| Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords | 2010 | Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X | |
| Mafia ii | 2010 | Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 | 2K Czech |
| Sid Meier's Civilization V | 2010 | Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X | Firaxis games Feral interactive |
| Sid Meier's Pirates! | 2010 | Wii | Virtuos |
| Borderlands | 2010 | Mac OS X | Feral interactive |
| Duke nukem forever | 2011 | Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Mac OS X | Gearbox software |
| Sid Meier's Pirates! | 2011 | iOS | Oasys mobile |
| Mafia ii | 2011 | Mac OS X [[Sony Playstation 3] [Xbox 360] [[Microsoft Windows] | Feral interactive |
| The darkness 2 | 2012 | Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Mac OS X | Digital extremes |
| Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution | 2012 | Windows phone | Oasys mobile |
| Bioshock 2 | 2012 | Mac OS X | Feral interactive |
| Sid Meier's Pirates! | 2012 | Windows phone | Oasys mobile |
| Spec Ops: The Line | 2012 | Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 | Yager development |
| Borderlands 2 | 2012 | Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Mac OS X | Gearbox software |
| XCOM: Enemy Unknown | 2012 | Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , iOS , Android , Mac OS X , Linux | Firaxis games |
| Borderlands legends | 2012 | iOS | Gearbox software |
| Sid Meier's Railroads! | 2012 | Mac OS X | Feral interactive |
| Bioshock infinite | 2013 | Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Mac OS X | Irrational games |
| Haunted hollow | 2013 | iOS | Firaxis games |
| The Bureau: XCOM Declassified | 2013 | Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Mac OS X | 2K Marin |
| Sid Meier's Ace Patrol: Pacific Skies | 2013 | iOS , Microsoft Windows | Firaxis games |
| XCOM: Enemy Unknown | 2014 | Linux | Feral interactive |
| Sid Meier's Civilization V | 2014 | Linux | Feral interactive |
| Borderlands 2 | 2014 | PlayStation Vita , Linux | Gearbox software |
| Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth | 2014 | Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X , Linux | Firaxis games |
| Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! | 2014 | Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X , PlayStation 3 , Xbox 360 , Linux | 2K Australia |
| Evolve | 2015 | Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 4 , Xbox One | Turtle rock studios |
| Borderlands: The Handsome Collection | 2015 | PlayStation 4 , Xbox One | Gearbox software |
| Xcom 2 | 2016 | Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X , Linux , PlayStation 4 , Xbox One | Firaxis games |
| Battleborn | 2016 | Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 4 , Xbox One | Gearbox software |
| Mafia iii | 2016 | Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 4 , Xbox One | Hangar 13 2K Czech |
| Sid Meier's Civilization VI | 2016 | Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X , Linux | Firaxis games Feral interactive |
Notes
- β Take-Two takes Sega's sports-game studios - CNET . CNET. Date of treatment November 6, 2015.
- β Stuart, Keith. Bafta Video Game Awards 2013 - nominees announced . The Guardian (February 13, 2013). Date of treatment June 26, 2013.