New York - Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive (NASD: TTWO) has named Ben Feder as its CEO through 2012. Feder was previously CEO of MessageClick and has been serving as Take-Two's acting CEO since last March. On Friday, Take-Two also named Strauss Zelnick to the position of executive chairman. Zelnick has been serving as its non-executive chairman since last March.

London - "Manhunt 2," a violent game from Take-Two Interactive's (NASD: TTWO) Rockstar Games, is once again banned from sale in Britain, after the High Court there ordered a government agency to reconsider its ruling that overturned an earlier ban on the game, GamesIndustry.biz reported.

New York - Take-Two Interactive's (NASD: TTWO) Rockstar Games label on Thursday announced the release date for its "Grand Theft Auto IV" title for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, which will ship to retailers worldwide on April 29. The release had originally been scheduled for October 2007, which the company delayed to devote more time to development.

New York - Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive announced on Friday that it has sold most of the assets of its Joytech video game accessories unit to Mad Catz Interactive, a large manufacturer of video game accessories, for $3.7 million.

New York - Rockstar Games, a unit of Take-Two Interactive, announced on Friday that the modified version of its forthcoming "Manhunt 2" game it submitted to the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) has been given an "M" for Mature rating, meaning it will be available at retail to those over 17 years old. In June, the company suspended the game's release because of its initial rating of "AO" Adults Only, which would have prohibited its publication on major consoles and prevented it from being carried by large retailers like Wal-Mart. At the time, the game was also officially banned from sale in the U.K. and Ireland. The modified version will be released in the U.S. on Oct. 31 for PlayStation 2, PSP and Nintendo Wii.

New York - 2K Games, a unit of Take-Two Interactive, on Tuesday announced the release of "BioShock" for Xbox 360 and the PC. Separately, 2K said on Tuesday that it plans to publish a sequel to its two million unit-selling "Mafia" game. Illusion Softworks is currently at work on "Mafia 2," which does not yet have a release date.

New York - 2K Games, a unit of Take-Two Interactive, said on Thursday that it will publish "Borderlands," the latest title from developer Gearbox Software, for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and the PC, in the fall of 2008.

London - Take-Two Interactive's Rockstar Games has appealed the British Board of Film Classification's outright ban of its upcoming "Manhunt 2" game in the U.K., MCV reported. The Video Appeals Committee will now hear arguments from both Rockstar and the BBFC, which cited the game's "unremitting bleakness and callousness of tone" in its decision to ban Manhunt 2.

New York - Two former executives with video game publisher Take-Two Interactive pleaded guilty this week on charges connected to a stock options backdating scandal that has already seen the conviction of former chief executive Ryan A. Brant, The New York Times reported.

New York - Take-Two Interactive on Tuesday announced the roster of titles its 2K Games and 2K Sports labels will show at the E3 industry event this week. They include "BioShock," "Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution," "The Darkness," "All-Pro Football 2K8" and "NHL 2K8." 2K Sports said that it has signed Ottawa Senators center Jason Spezza to serve as the cover athlete and spokesman for the latter game.

New York - Game publisher Take-Two Interactive's 2K label said this week that it plans to publish "Civilization Revolution," the first game in the franchise from developer Sid Meieir developed for next-generation consoles, in the spring of 2008. 2K's Firaxis Studio is working on versions of the game for next-generation consoles and handhelds.

New York - Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive has temporarily suspended the release of "Manhunt 2," its violent game that has been preemptively banned in Britain and Ireland, and given an "Adults Only" rating in the U.S. that prompted Sony and Nintendo to prohibit the title's publication for its consoles, Next-Gen reported.

New York - Adding to the troubles plaguing Take-Two Interactive's violent "Manhunt 2" game, which has been banned in Britain and Ireland and this week received an "Adults Only" rating from the U.S. Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB), Sony and Nintendo have confirmed that they will no longer support publication of the game for their various platforms, GameSpot reported.

New York - Days after the game was banned in both Britain and Ireland, Take-Two Interactive's violent "Manhunt 2" game has been given a preliminary rating of "AO" (Adults Only) by the U.S. Entertainment Ratings Software Board (ESRB) -- meaning it will not be stocked on most major game retailers' shelves, GamePolitics.com reported.

London - Game publisher Take-Two Interactive's upcoming "Manhunt 2," developed by its Rockstar Games studio, has been banned from sale in the U.K. by the British Board of Film Classification, GamesIndustry.biz reported.

New York - Microsoft has paid video game publisher Take-Two Interactive $50 million for the exclusive rights to offer downloadable episodes for its "Grand Theft Auto IV" game over the Xbox Live Marketplace service for the Xbox 360.

New York - Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive has announced plans to lay off an undisclosed number of staff, as part of a restructuring aimed at reviving a company that has lately seen a shareholder revolt and been plagued with controversies over stock options and its "Grand Theft Auto" game franchise.

Raleigh, N.C. - Mobile game publisher Oasys Mobile has signed a deal with Take-Two Interactive's 2K Games unit, to develop mobile versions of several Sid Meier titles. Oasys' mobile "Sid Meier's Civilization IV," "Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon" and "Sid Meier's Pirates" are slated for release in 2008.

New York - Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive has settled several lawsuits filed against attorney Jack Thompson, an outspoken critic of game violence who has been involved in several lawsuits against Take-Two, GamePolitics.com reported.