Electronic Arts announced this morning they have again extended their proposal offer for Take-Two to July 18 at 11:59 p.m. The previous deadline, last night before midnight, expired last night with no response from either company.
“Our offer price remains unchanged at $25.74 per share, which is a substantial premium to where Take-Two’s stock was trading [...]

As the first foray into the boxing ring for 2K Sports, Prizefighter nicely fills the gap between releases of EA’s Fight Night series but doesn’t aim high with any unique control schemes or revolutionary features. It’s a basic boxing game in a design-by-numbers style that remains addictive for those not looking for originality.

Wii owners seeking a hockey fix need wait no longer, as 2K Sports announced today that NHL 2K9 is headed for Nintendo’s console this fall. The first officially licensed hockey game on the system at this point, the game is being handled by Visual Concepts and, naturally, will utilize the Wii Remote as a hockey [...]

December 13, 2004 is a day that football games changed forever as Electronic Arts and the NFL entered an exclusive agreement with each other to make the Madden NFL series the only game in town. While there’s always been a vocal outcry from the community, today things definitely took an interesting turn as a select [...]

Electronic Arts is currently waiting on the FTC to complete its investigation into their acquisition proposal for Take-Two, but it hasn’t stopped people from talking about the possible alternatives in the meantime. While Ubisoft’s name has popped up recently as a possible suitor, what about Activision?
UBS analyst Benjamin Schachter says it’s unlikely:
Schachter notes that despite [...]

2K Sports announced tonight during the NBA Finals pre-game show that Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics will be the cover athlete for NBA 2K9.
Having one of the best years of his career, Garnett is widely regarded as one of the best all-around players in the NBA. He’s also won quite a few awards this [...]

It’s Wednesday, so that means another episode of Escapist Magazine’s Zero Punctuation is ready for viewer consumption. This week, Ben “Yahtzee” Crowshaw takes on a western RPG as he reviews Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. NPC’s, open exploration in RPGs, and The Kinks are all featured, so be sure to check it out (as shown [...]

Electronic Arts has agreed with the Federal Trade Commission to hold off on buying Take-Two, according to a report today on Reuters.
The agreement, which will last until either regulators complete their probe or 45 days pass, was put in place for the FTC to more thoroughly review the nearly $2 billion proposal made by EA [...]

Don King Presents: Prizefighter is sure to have enough fantabulous spectaculosity in it considering the game’s namesake, but today things got a bit funkier as Bootsy Collins revealed that he produced an original theme song for the upcoming boxing title.
“Doing the game track was very exciting,” Collins tells billboard.com. “It’s for Don King, a hero [...]

Confirming what seems like months of rumors and speculation, 2K Games confirmed this afternoon that last year’s smash hit BioShock will indeed be making its way onto the PlayStation 3.
Talking to Electronic Gaming Monthly, not much has been revealed yet as the scoop is exclusive to the magazine, but the game will sport a couple [...]

The game that’s got mainstream media everywhere talking is getting ready to make its North American debut, as Nintendo launches Wii Fit later this week. Picking up steam ever since it was initially announced at last year’s E3, Wii Fit has already sold out of pre-orders at a few key retailers with more expected to [...]

Electronic Arts’ deadline for their acquisition offer to Take-Two quietly passed on May 16 with no response, so EA announced this morning that they have extended that deadline to June 16.
“Extending our offer will allow the FTC review process to continue,” said Owen Mahoney, Senior Vice President of EA Corporate Development. “EA’s offer price remains [...]

2K Sports announced this afternoon that Columbus Blue Jackets captain Rick Nash will grace the cover of NHL 2K9. An All-Star Left Wing, Nash is the youngest player in the league’s history to win the “Rocket” Richard Trophy with 41 goals scored. He also served as a member of the 2006 Canadian Olympic hockey team [...]

Electronic Arts announced their financial results for both the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008 yesterday afternoon, with a mixture of positive and negative news. Thanks to titles like Army of Two, Burnout Paradise, and Rock Band, the company’s revenue was up 84% to $1.127 billion in the fourth quarter, with sales of $3.665 billion [...]

After somewhat keeping the MVP Baseball franchise alive over the last two years by going with college teams and players, Electronic Arts has decided not to renew their deal with the NCAA to continue the series, according to a report by the Sports Business Journal.
Originally making the title after they lost the Major League Baseball [...]

Grand Theft Auto IV continues to make its mark in the mainstream media, being featured last night as a skit during Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update (about 3:00 into the video above). Don’t expect to laugh too hard, though.

Electronic Arts has secured a loan commitment of up to $1 billion to aid in their efforts to acquire Take-Two, according to a recent SEC filing made by the company.
The funds, which come from a number of banks (Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas, KeyBank), will be at EA’s disposal in the form of a senior unsecured [...]

In what should come as a surprise to absolutely no one, Grand Theft Auto IV had a huge launch. Just how huge of a launch might, though. Take-Two Interactive announced this morning that the game has sold six million units globally, with an estimated $500 million in sales the first week.
Even more impressive, the game [...]

Take-Two, the publisher of Grand Theft Auto IV, sued the Chicago Transit Authority on Monday for $300,000 on the accusation of pulling advertisements down without further explanation.
The ads, which started appearing a week before the game released on April 29, were taken down following a local Fox News report that questioned why they were still [...]