2K Games
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2K Games is a video game 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. 2K Games is headquartered in Manhattan. The label publishes a wide variety of console and PC titles developed both internally and externally.
2K Games also operates 2K Sports, which publishes the sports titles of Visual Concepts, Kush Games and until recently, Indie Built. The acquisition of Indie Built Studios adds the Top Spin and Amped series to the 2K Sports line of games. In mid-2006, Indie Built was closed down. 2K Sports has the exclusive third-party rights to produce Major League Baseball, and World Poker Tour games.
[edit] Internal developers
- Firaxis Games (acquired in 2005)
- Frog City Software (merged into Firaxis Games in 2006)
- Indie Built (acquired in 2004; shut down in 2006)
- Irrational Games (acquired in 2006)
- Kush Games
- PopTop Software (merged into Firaxis Games in 2006)
- Venom Games
- Visual Concepts
- 2K Games China (founded in 2006)
