2K Games | |
Type | Subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive |
Founded | January 25, 2005 |
Defunct | |
Headquarters | Novato, California, United States |
Products | |
Parent Company | Take Two Interactive |
Website | www.2kgames.com |
2K Games is a global developer, marketer, distributor and publisher of interactive entertainment software games. 2K Games is a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive, which also owns Rockstar Games notable for the Grand Theft Auto series. 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 is headquartered in Novato, California. The label publishes a wide variety of console and PC titles developed both internally and externally.
Games
For games published by Sega for Visual Concepts prior to its acquisition by Take-Two, see 2K Sports.
Game | Release | Format |
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Sid Meier's Pirates! | 2005 | Xbox |
Amped 3 | 2005 | Xbox 360 |
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth | 2005 | Microsoft Windows, Xbox |
Sid Meier's Civilization IV | 2005 | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X |
Close Combat: First to Fight | 2005 | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Xbox |
MLB 2K5: World Series Edition | 2005 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox |
Dungeon Siege II | 2005 | Microsoft Windows |
Jade Empire | 2005 | Microsoft Windows |
Motocross Mania 3 | 2005 | PlayStation 2, Xbox |
Serious Sam II | 2005 | Microsoft Windows, Linux, Xbox |
Vietcong 2 | 2005 | Microsoft Windows |
24: The Game | 2006 | PlayStation 2 |
CivCity: Rome | 2006 | Microsoft Windows |
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords | 2006 | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X |
Dungeon Siege II: Broken World | 2006 | Microsoft Windows |
Dungeon Siege: Throne of Agony | 2006 | PlayStation Portable |
Family Guy Video Game! | 2006 | PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox |
Prey | 2006 | Microsoft Windows, Mobile, Mac OS X, Xbox 360 |
Sid Meier's Railroads! | 2006 | Microsoft Windows |
Stronghold Legends | 2006 | Microsoft Windows |
The Da Vinci Code | 2006 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox |
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion | 2006 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
Sid Meier's Pirates! | 2007 | PlayStation Portable |
BioShock | 2007 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
Carnival Games | 2007 | Nintendo DS, Wii |
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword | 2007 | Microsoft Windows |
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | 2007 | Nintendo DS, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 |
Ghost Rider | 2007 | PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Game Boy Advance, Xbox |
The Darkness | 2007 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
The Elder Scrolls IV: Shivering Isles | 2007 | Xbox 360 |
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization | 2008 | Microsoft Windows |
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution | 2008 | iPhone, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
Borderlands | 2009 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
BioShock 2 | 2010 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 3601 |
Mafia II | 2010 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 1 |
Spec Ops: The Line | 2011 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
Studios
Name | Years active
(as a 2K studio) |
Notes |
---|---|---|
Firaxis Games | 2005 - present | Acquired on November 7, 2005. |
Irrational Games | 2006 - present | Previously known as 2K Boston/Australia of BioShock fame. |
2K Play | 2007 - present | Dedicated to casual gaming. |
2K Marin | 2007 - present | A new studio consisting of some former employees from Irrational Games. They ported BioShock to the PlayStation 3 and also developed BioShock 2 for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC. |
Venom Games | 2004 - July 2008 | Created Don King Presents: Prizefighter. |
2K China | 2006 - present | Most commonly known as 2K China. |
2K Czech | 2008 - present | Previously known as Illusion Softworks of Mafia fame. |
Frog City Software | 2005 - 2006 | Quietly closed around late 2005 to early 2006. |
Indie Built | 2004 - 2006 | Previously owned by Microsoft. Closed on April 28, 2006. |
PopTop Software | 1993 - 2006 | Was consolidated into Firaxis Games. |
Offices
Name | Location | Purpose | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2K Marin | Novato, CA | Development | |
2K Australia | Canberra, ACT | Development | |
2K West | Northridge, CA | QA | |
Headquarters | New York, NY | HQ |