2K Games is a global developer, marketer, distributor and publisher of interactive entertainment software games.[1] 2K Games is a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive, and 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[]
Game | Release | Format |
---|---|---|
Sid Meier's Pirates! | 2005 | Xbox |
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 |
NBA 2K6 | 2005 | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360 |
24: The Game | 2006 | PlayStation 2 |
MLB 2K6 | 2006 | PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox, Xbox 360, Gamecube |
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 |
NBA 2K7 | 2006 | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360 |
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion | 2006 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
MLB 2K7 | 2007 | PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance |
Sid Meier's Pirates! | 2007 | PlayStation Portable |
BioShock | 2007 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
NBA 2K8 | 2007 | PlayStation 2, 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 |
MLB 2K8 | 2008 | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360 |
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization | 2008 | Microsoft Windows |
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution | 2008 | iPhone, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
NBA 2K9 | 2008 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
MLB 2K9 | 2009 | Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii |
Borderlands | 2009 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
NBA 2K10 | 2009 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Wii |
BioShock 2 | 2010 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
MLB 2K10 | 2010 | Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, Cloud (OnLive) |
Mafia II | 2010 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
Civilization V | 2010 | Microsoft Windows |
NBA 2K11 | 2010 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Wii |
MLB 2K11 | 2011 | Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Nintendo DS, Microsoft Windows, Cloud (OnLive) |
Duke Nukem Forever | 2011 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
NBA 2K12 | 2011 | iPhone, iPad, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Wii |
The Darkness 2 | 2012 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
MLB 2K12 | 2012 | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, Wii, Xbox 360, Cloud (OnLive) |
Spec Ops: The Line | 2012 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
XCOM: Enemy Unknown | 2012 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
Borderlands 2 | 2012 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
NBA 2K13 | 2012 | iPhone, iPad, Android, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Wii, Wii U |
MLB 2K13 | 2013 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
BioShock Infinite | 2013 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified | 2013 | 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 | 2006–2014 | Known briefly as 2K Boston/Australia of BioShock fame. |
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. |
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. |
Venom Games | 2004-2008 | Created Don King Presents: Prizefighter. |
PopTop Software | 1993–2006 | Was consolidated into Firaxis Games. |
Cloud Chamber | 2018-present | Developing the new BioShock game. |
Offices[]
Name | Location | Purpose |
---|---|---|
2K Marin | Novato, California, USA | Development |
2K Australia | Canberra, Australia | Development |
2K West | Northridge, California, USA | QA |
Cloud Chamber | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Development |
Headquarters | New York City, New York, USA | HQ |
External links[]
- Take 2 official website
- 2K Games official website
- 2K Sports official website
- 2K Games Marin official website
- 2K Games China official website
- 2K Games Czech official website
- 2K Games Boston official website
- 2K Games Australia official website
References[]
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