Take-Two plans to publish a Triple-A game ‘every year’

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When Red Dead Redemption 2 got pushed back to 2018, Take-Two Interactive was left without a major triple-A game to promote in 2017. The publisher’s CEO, however, plans to turn that around in the future, with the goal of releasing at least one major game each year.

Take-Two is responsible for publishing the NBA and WWE games, which do release annually. In this discussion, though, CEO Strauss Zelnick lasered in on big-name games like Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 2.

“We kind of thought we were there in 2015,” Zelnick told GamesIndustry.biz in a recent interview. “We had a really good schedule and we began to feel like we were delivering on the promise when we said: ‘We emphatically don’t believe in annualizing titles except for sports titles. We want to build a big enough stable of IP so that each season we have a great group of releases.'”

2016, however, threw that success off course. Battleborn, which went head-to-head with Blizzard’s hero shooter Overwatch, proved to be a flop. Then seven games, including Mafia 3 and Civilization 6, all released in the span of two months, with barely a break between them.

This left Take-Two with only Red Dead Redemption 2 for 2017, and when that game was delayed, with nothing at all.

However, 2K Games president David Ismailer has a plan. In what he calls the six-bucket strategy, Take-Two will create games in several key areas: sports games like NBA and WWE, mobile games, games headed to the Asian consumer markets, and finally, the triple-A business.

“I don’t think there’s radical changes in this strategy,” Ismailer said. “Ideally, we will have one triple-A title every single year.”

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gecPosted:

I hope they have a very large team, They will bury theirselves if they dont take time on games

9ntyPosted:

This is honestly going to be epic, cant wait.

VMPPosted:

Every year?? Not say the games wouldn't be any good but I think they should take more time into making an AAA game .... IMO

Joe76TurrellTTGPosted:

Would only be good if they put time and effort in and don't go down the route CoD is atm.

lugiaisbeast101Posted:

Sakon Eh, I don't know about this. It sound's like a good idea, but at the same time if the game is only in development for a year it will come with so many issues.


They said a Triple-A every year, not a game developed in one year released every year.

Think of it this way, they have multiple teams for a variety of things, so they never are working on one game at a time. Large Triple-As take at least 3 years or more to make, simpler ones are 1-3 years. Don't think that this announcement will change that lol.

SakonPosted:

Eh, I don't know about this. It sound's like a good idea, but at the same time if the game is only in development for a year it will come with so many issues.

ZydrinPosted:

I am super excited for this idea!

DeftonesPosted:

Mario350 gta6 is long due for a release since gta5 is old now(2013) after rdr2(rd3) but a game that needs to made is another midnight club game


If they were to release it, there wouldn't be much changes, give it another 3-6 years and it will be worth it because hopefully we breakouts of better game technology. It wouldn't feel the same if the graphics are extremely similar (which they would be)

Mario350Posted:

gta6 is long due for a release since gta5 is old now(2013) after rdr2(rd3) but a game that needs to made is another midnight club game

TOXICPosted:

Just seems to much of a rush, I would rather them take there time and make the games out standing. I'm glad Red Dead Redemption 2 got pushed to 2018, as they can have more tome to make the game better before the release. Also gives me a chance to grind out Destiny 2 lol


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