2K Games

2K Games is a global developer, marketer, distributor and publisher of interactive entertainment software games.http://ir.take2games.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=309250 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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