Statement by Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
New York, NY - June 26, 2006 - Take-Two
Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) today announced that
on June 19, 2006, the Company received grand jury subpoenas
issued by the District Attorney of the County of New York
requesting production of documents, covering various periods
beginning on October 1, 2001, including those relating to:
the knowledge of the Company's officers and directors
regarding the creation, inclusion and programming of hidden
scenes (commonly referred to as "hot coffee") in Grand Theft
Auto: San Andreas, the submission of Grand Theft Auto: San
Andreas to the Entertainment Software Rating Board for a
rating, and the Company's disclosures regarding hot coffee;
disclosures and presentations by the Company of certain
events, including acquisitions, partnering arrangements and
earnings results; invoices from, payments to, and termination
of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and retention of Ernst &
Young LLP; acquisitions by the Company in 2005; certain
compensation and human resources documents with respect to
the Company and certain of its current and former officers
and directors; and documents concerning the activities of the
Company's Board of Directors and Committees thereof.
The Company has not been advised that it or any specific
individual is presently a target of the investigation.
The Company is fully cooperating and providing the requested
documents.
About Take-Two Interactive Software,
Inc.
Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive
Software, Inc. is an integrated global developer, marketer,
distributor and publisher of interactive entertainment
software games and accessories for the PC, PlayStation® game
console, PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system,
PSP (PlayStation®Portable) system, Xbox® and Xbox
360 video game and entertainment systems from
Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS and
Game Boy® Advance. The Company publishes and develops
products through its wholly owned labels Rockstar Games, 2K
and 2K Sports, and Global Star Software; and distributes
products in North America through its Jack of All Games
subsidiary. Take-Two also manufactures and markets video game
accessories in Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific
region through its Joytech subsidiary. The Company maintains
sales and marketing offices in Cincinnati, New York, Toronto,
London, Paris, Munich, Madrid, Milan, Sydney, Breda
(Netherlands), Auckland, Shanghai and Tokyo. Take-Two's
common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol
TTWO. For more corporate and product information please visit
our website at www.take2games.com.
All trademarks and copyrights contained herein are the
property of their respective holders.
Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995: This press release contains
forward-looking statements made in reliance upon the safe
harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. The statements contained herein
which are not historical facts are considered forward-looking
statements under federal securities laws. Such
forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of our
management as well as assumptions made by and information
currently available to them. The Company has no obligation to
update such forward-looking statements. Actual results may
vary significantly from these forward-looking statements
based on a variety of factors. These important factors are
described in the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
April 30, 2006 in the section entitled "Risk Factors".