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Type
  
Subsidiary

Website
  
www.2k.com

Parent organization
  
Take-Two Interactive

Products
  
Video games

Founder
  
Take-Two Interactive

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Industry
  
Computer and video games Interactive entertainment

Key people
  
Christoph Hartmann (President) David Ismailer (Chief operating officer)

Headquarters
  
Novato, California, United States

Founded
  
25 January 2005, Novato, California, United States

Subsidiaries
  
Firaxis Games, Ghost Story Games, Hangar 13, 2K Czech, 2K Marin, 2K Play, Cat Daddy Games

Albums
  
XCOM 2 (Original Soundtrack from the Video Game)

Video games
  
BioShock, Mafia III, Battleborn, Civilization VI, Evolve

Profiles

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2K Games, Inc. (shortened as 2K) is an American video game publisher. Notable titles include Borderlands, Civilization, The Darkness, BioShock, NBA 2K and WWE 2K. 2K Games is a publishing subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive. It was created on January 25, 2005 after Take-Two acquired developer Visual Concepts and its wholly owned subsidiary Kush Games from Sega for US$24 million. The name "2K Games" comes from Visual Concepts' sports game lineup, typically referred to as the 2K series.

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Behind the scenes at 2k games


History

2K Games is a publishing division of Take-Two Interactive. It was created on January 25, 2005 after Take-Two acquired developer Visual Concepts and its wholly owned subsidiary Kush Games from Sega for US$24 million. The name "2K Games" comes from Visual Concepts' sports game lineup—typically referred to as the 2K series—which were originally published exclusively for the Dreamcast console. 2K Games was founded in Novato, California. The label publishes a wide variety of console and PC titles developed both internally and externally.

Current

  • 2K Czech in Brno, Czech Republic, acquired in 2008.
  • 2K Marin in Novato, California, founded in 2007.
  • 2K Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada, founded in 2013.
  • Firaxis Games in Hunt Valley, Maryland, founded in 1996, acquired by Take-Two Interactive on November 7, 2005.
  • Ghost Story in Quincy, Massachusetts, acquired in 2006.
  • Hangar 13 in Novato, California, founded in December 4, 2014.
  • 2K Play in Ontario, Canada, founded as Global Star Software in 1992, acquired in 1999, name changed on September 10, 2007.
  • Cat Daddy Games in Kirkland, Washington.
  • 2K Sports in Novato, California, founded in January 2005.
  • Visual Concepts in Novato, California, acquired from Sega in January 2005.

    • Defunct

  • 2K Australia in Canberra, Australia, founded in 2000, acquired in 2006, closed on April 16, 2015.
  • 2K China in Shanghai, China, founded in 2006, closed on November 4, 2015.
  • Frog City Software in San Francisco, California, founded in 1995, acquired by Gathering of Developers in 2004, merged into Firaxis Games in 2006.
  • Indie Built in Salt Lake City, Utah, founded as Access Software in 1983, acquired from Microsoft in 2004, closed on April 28, 2006.
  • Kush Games in Camarillo, California, acquired in 2005, renamed in 2007 to 2K Los Angeles, closed in 2008.
  • PAM Development in Paris, France, founded in 1995, acquired in 2006, closed in 2008.
  • PopTop Software in St. Louis, Missouri, founded in 1993, merged into Firaxis Games in 2006.
  • Venom Games in Newcastle upon Tyne, founded in 2003, acquired in September 2004, closed in July 2008.

    • Games

    2K Games have been nominated for the BAFTA Awards for their video game Borderlands 2. They have also developed for the series Civilization, The Darkness, BioShock, NBA 2K, and WWE 2K.

    References

    2K Games Wikipedia
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