Take-Two, the parent company of GTA and Red Dead developer Rockstar Games, is in the process of acquiring Zynga, and this paves the way for Take-Two's franchises to have a "clear path" toward releasing on mobile. While Take-Two has not disclosed any specific new games for mobile, many are wondering if GTA, Red Dead, BioShock, and others might get mobile games down the road. It's too soon to say, but Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has now spoken about the company's development philosophy and teased that "the list is endless" for future games from Take-Two and Zynga. Speaking with analysts about the proposed buyout, Zelnick pointed out that, although it has some of the most popular franchises in gaming like GTA and Red Dead, the company's catalog of big-name series have been "nearly entirely unexploited" for mobile and free-to-play. "We have the ability together from both a development and a publishing point of view to optimize the creation of new titles. New titles based on Take-Two's core intellectual property," Zelnick said. "We believe we have the best collection of console and PC intellectual property in the interactive entertainment business, and it's basically nearly entirely unexploited for mobile and free to play around the world." Continue Reading at GameSpot
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