Take-Two Interactive Software Announces Software Titles for Nintendo Gamecube

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May 14, 2001--Take-Two Interactive Software announced today that it intends to develop several titles for the new NINTENDO GAMECUBE system and the portable Game Boy Advance, including titles based on the popular Duke Nukem franchise. Titles for NINTENDO GAMECUBE include Duke Nukem Forever, the highly anticipated sequel to the PC blockbuster Duke Nukem 3D from game developer 3D Realms. Take-Two also intends to develop a title based on the Duke Nukem franchise for release on the Game Boy Advance. Titles based on the franchise will be published by the Rockstar Games label.

Duke Nukem products have sold more than $120 million worldwide since the launch of Duke Nukem 3D in 1995, making Duke Nukem one of the most commercially successful product franchises in gaming history.

"Take-Two is extremely excited to bring the popular Duke Nukem franchise to the next-generation hardware systems from Nintendo," said Kelly Sumner, Chief Executive Officer. "The new high-performance hardware systems and Duke Nukem's overwhelming appeal will make for an explosive combination."

Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is an integrated global developer, marketer, distributor, and publisher of interactive entertainment software games and accessories for the PC, PlayStation, Nintendo(R) 64, Game Boy(R) Color, Sega Dreamcast, PlayStation(R)2 and the Xbox(TM). The Company publishes and develops products through various wholly owned subsidiaries including: Rockstar Games, GodGames, TalonSoft, Joytech, DMA Design, PopTop, Global Star and under the Take-Two brand name. The Company maintains sales and marketing offices in Cincinnati, New York, Toronto, London, Paris, Munich, Vienna, Copenhagen, Milan and Sydney.

SOURCE Businesswire