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Grand Theft Auto is the Most Valuable Entertainment IP Ever Created
“I think if you counted every, like, Mario Kart and Call of Duty and a bunch of others, it's not entirely clear, but I think in terms of the value of the IP, most people believe it's the most valuable entertainment IP ever created.”
BMG Sold Its Take-Two Stake for $14M Right Before GTA Released
“So we sell the stock in the open market for, wait for it, fourteen million dollars. So a month later, this public company launches the first property that we had completed into the market.”
Grand Theft Auto Was Take-Two's Only Profitable Asset in 2007
“The plan was there was only one good property, which was GTA, which was in development and was soon to be released. We thought ended up getting delayed and everything else was total mess except the NBA franchise, which was really tiny. It was making a tiny amo…”