Take Two has released its latest financial results revealing a net revenue grew 49% year-over-year to $1.14 billion (net income of $48.46 million), driven by NBA 2K11, Top Spin 4, Major League Baseball 2K11, Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete and Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare (standalone disc). Catalog titles that contributed to the Company’s performance in the recent period were led by Red Dead Redemption, the Grand Theft Auto franchise and Borderlands. Digitally delivered content accounted for 15% of the Company’s net revenue in the fourth quarter, driven by strong sales of offerings for Red Dead Redemption, the Grand Theft Auto franchise, Borderlands and the Sid Meier’s Civilization franchise.
More importantly an update release schedule indicates that Yager's tactical shooter Spec Ops: The Line has been pushed back from its original 2011 fiscal year release window until first half of fiscal year 2013, which means anywhere from April 1, 2012 until Sept. 30, 2012.
Take-Two's lineup of future titles announced to date includes: | |||||||
Title | Platforms | Planned For Release | |||||
Duke Nukem Forever | Xbox 360, PS3, PC | June 10, 2011 (June 14 in North America) | |||||
Nicktoons MLB | Xbox 360, Wii, DS | Summer 2011 | |||||
The Darkness II | Xbox 360, PS3, PC | October 4, 2011 | |||||
XCOM | Xbox 360, PC | Fiscal Year 2012 | |||||
BioShock Infinite | Xbox 360, PS3, PC | Calendar Year 2012 | |||||
Spec Ops: The Line | Xbox 360, PS3, PC | First Half Fiscal 2013 |
Spec Ops: The Line unfolds within the destroyed opulence of Dubai. Once the playground for the world’s wealthiest elite, Dubai has fallen victim to a series of cataclysmic sandstorms. The city’s ultramodern architecture lies half-buried under millions of tons of sand. The very sand that blankets the city plays a marquee role in altering combat situations and serves as a powerful but unpredictable force that will both help and hinder players throughout the course of the game.
While most people have fled the now-barren wasteland before the sandstorms swept through, U.S. Army Colonel John Konrad and his loyal squad remained behind to protect those incapable of escape. Unable to reach anyone in Dubai after the storm hit, the U.S. Army feared Konrad and his team dead until they picked up a weak distress signal and launched a rescue operation. As U.S. Army Captain Martin Walker, you and your elite Delta Force team are sent to infiltrate the treacherous region to bring Konrad home. Players will experience “The Line”, that razor's edge known only to men who deal in war. It is the line they cross when death and duty become one and the same. It is the end -- of self and sanity -- when their duty is done and only they remain.
Spec Ops: The Line underscores 2K’s commitment to deliver original and innovative single and multiplayer experiences to current generation consoles and PCs. Spec Ops: The Line will take that commitment to the next level by providing players with a new and exciting multiplayer experience that offers a unique perspective on the single-player storyline.
Key Features:
- Deep, Mature Narrative: The story of Captain Walker’s rescue mission will challenge players to make tough choices between what’s moral and what’s necessary, as Walker’s journey pushes him to his very limits.
- Blasted Opulence: The events unfold in a stunning, haunting setting – the remains of Dubai, once one of the wealthiest cities on Earth, now stripped bare. Dubai’s bold and luxurious architecture still shines through, in spite of the sandstorms threatening all that’s left. Opulent interiors contrast sharply with the vertigo inducing heights and mass destruction outside of the extravagant structures.
- Dynamic Sand: Turn the tables on foes by crushing them under a cascade of sand cast down by a strategically placed shot – but beware of oncoming sandstorms and their gale-force winds. The sweeping sands of Dubai feel almost alive, serving as a powerful but unpredictable force that will both help and hinder the mission, while opening up a variety of new interactions and tactics.
- Brutal, In-Your-Face Action: Join forces with intelligent, resourceful squad mates in fever-pitched gun battles. Accessible combat and squad controls will get you in the fight quickly, where you’ll experience the raw destructive force of your authentic weapons as well as engage in extremely physical close-quarters battles.
- Endless Multiplayer: In addition to the single-player story mode, Spec Ops: The Line packs a full range of multiplayer features, including a never-before-seen mode with unique connections to the main story, a breadth of competitive and team-based modes, as well as the ability to rank up, personalize, and customize characters from two distinctly different factions.
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