[业界]Take-Two再次接到传票，公司第三财政季度报告延期

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Take-Two公司近来一直官司缠身，刚刚平息了《GTA》***游戏风波，又因为财务问题而不断遭到***的调查。公司近日还宣布，将取消在今年第四季度推出PSP版的《GTA》系列游戏新作的计划（该游戏目前没有公开正式名称），无疑又使得公司的状况更加雪上加霜。


游戏新图和新视频才刚公布·····有点好笑·····

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Take-Two issues revenue warning, gets subpoenas[/SIZE]
Troubled publisher says analysts estimates are overly optimistic, announces grand-jury investigation holding back quarterly report; "premier" Rockstar PSP title delayed.[/SIZE]

By Tor Thorsen,

Posted Sep 1, 2006 2:51 am GMT

Take-Two Interactive, parent company of Grand Theft Auto publisher Rockstar Games and Civilization publisher 2K Games, today announced its preliminary earnings for the third quarter of its fiscal year, which ended July 31. Net revenues for the quarter totaled $240 million, up from $169.9 million for the third quarter of the companys 2005 fiscal year. That three-month period saw the companys earnings hobbled by the recall of Grand Theft Aut San Andreas in the wake of the "Hot Coffee" scandal.

While the net earnings number would normally be cause for celebration, stockholders cheers were quickly silenced by a double shot of bad news from Take-Two. First up was the companys announcement that it was delaying its final earnings report due to an [B]ongoing internal investigation[/B] into its granting of stock options. Take-Two also revealed it has "received additional grand jury subpoenas issued by the District Attorney of the County of New York requesting documents...regarding stock options and other equity-based compensation."

Were that not grim enough, Take-Two also flatly announced that current estimates by Wall Street analysts about its fortunes were overly optimistic. "Take-Two commented that, independent of any potential financial impact that may result from the companys internal investigation of option grants, the current analyst consensus EPS estimates for its third quarter, and revenue and EPS [earnings per share] estimates for its fourth quarter are too high," it said in a statement. Take-Two blamed regulatory fees, income taxes, and its relocation of its overseas publishing headquarters to Geneva for the shortfall.

That said, the company also gave another reason for its revision--one that will have a much greater immediate impact on gamers. "The companys fourth-quarter results will also be impacted by these factors, as well as the movement of a Rockstar PSP title based on a premier brand out of the fourth quarter," read the report.

Currently, Take-Twos main PlayStation Portable release for its fourth financial quarter, which runs from August to October, is Grand Theft Aut Vice City Stories. However, the next paragraph touts VCS and Bully for the PlayStation 2 as Take-Twos two top releases for its fourth quarter. Attempts to contact Take-Two regarding the unnamed PSP titles delay had been unsuccessful as of press time.

Needless to say, the markets were none too pleased with the news. Take-Twos share took a Bully-worthy beating in after-hours trading, sliding $1 to $11.20 as of press time.

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