see 2k sports . 2k games inc. type division industry computer and video games interactive entertainment founded january 25 2005 ; 11 years ago 2005 01 25 headquarters novato california united states key people christoph hartmann president david ismailer chief operating officer products video games parent take two interactive website www.2k.com 2k games inc. marketed as 2k is an american developer marketer distributor and publisher of video games . notable titles include borderlands civilization the darkness bioshock nba 2k and wwe 2k . 1 2k games is a publishing division of take two interactive . it 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 . 2 the name 2k games comes from visual concepts sports game lineup typically referred to as the 2k series . contents 1 history 2 studios 2.1 current 2.2 defunct 3 games 4 references 5 external links history edit 2k games is a publishing division of take two interactive . it 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 . 2 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 was founded in novato california . the label publishes a wide variety of console and pc titles developed both internally and externally . studios edit current edit 2k games in novato california founded in 2005 2k czech in brno czech republic founded in 1997 as illusion softworks acquired in 2007 3 2k marin in novato california founded in 2007 4 2k vegas in las vegas nevada founded in 2013 firaxis games in hunt valley maryland founded in 1996 acquired by take two interactive on november 7 2005 5 hangar 13 in novato california founded in december 4 2014 irrational games in quincy massachusetts founded in 1997 acquired in 2006 2k play in ontario canada founded as global star software in 1992 acquired in 1999 name changed september 10 2007 cat daddy games in kirkland washington 2k sports in novato california founded in january 2005 visual concepts in novato california acquired from sega in january 2005 visual concepts china in shanghai visual concepts korea in seoul defunct edit 2k australia in canberra founded in 2000 closed on april 16 2015 6 2k china in shanghai china founded in 2006 closed on november 4 2015 frog city software in san francisco california founded in 1995 acquired by gathering of developers in 2004 merged into firaxis games in 2006 7 indie built in salt lake city utah founded as access software in 1983 acquired from microsoft in 2004 closed on april 28 2006 8 kush games in camarillo california acquired in 2005 closed in 2008 pam development in paris france founded in 1995 acquired in 2006 closed in 2008 9 poptop software in st. louis missouri founded in 1993 merged into firaxis games in 2006 7 venom games in newcastle upon tyne founded in 2003 acquired in september 2004 closed in july 2008 games edit main article list of take two interactive video games 2k games have been nominated for the bafta awards for their video game borderlands 2 . 10 they have also developed for the series civilization the darkness bioshock nba 2k and wwe 2k . 1 references edit a b wwe 2k games take two interactive . a b sharma dinesh january 25 2005 . take two takes sega s sports game studios . cnet . retrieved august 24 2011 . annual report of illusion softworks a.s. for 2007 auditor bdo prima audit s.r.o. at the end of 2007 the sole owner of illusion softworks a.s. was kush games inc. bioshock is not dead future titles will be developed by 2k marin . vg247.com . retrieved 2016 06 08 . firaxis games inc. private company information . businessweek . bloomberg . retrieved august 18 2011 . 2k and gearbox software announce borderlands the pre sequel . business wire . april 9 2014 . retrieved april 9 2014 . a b morris chris june 6 2006 . take two plays it safe cancels controversial game . . cnnmoney . retrieved august 18 2011 . hatfield daemon may 1 2006 . take two closes indie built . ign . retrieved august 18 2011 . ign pam development . stuart keith february 13 2013 . bafta video game awards 2013 nominees announced . the guardian . retrieved june 26 2013 . external links edit official website v t e take two interactive rockstar games current studios rockstar india rockstar leeds rockstar lincoln rockstar london rockstar new england rockstar north rockstar san diego rockstar toronto former studios rockstar japan rockstar vancouver rockstar vienna notable games agent bully grand theft auto series l.a. noire manhunt series max payne series midnight club series red dead series the warriors technology rockstar advanced game engine rockstar games social club 2k games labels 2k games 2k play 2k sports current studios 2k czech 2k marin cat daddy games firaxis games hangar 13 irrational games visual concepts former studios 2k australia 2k china frog city software indie built kush games pam development poptop software venom games notable games battleborn bioshock series borderlands series civilization series duke nukem series evolve mafia series mlb 2k series nba 2k series nhl 2k series prey spec ops the line the darkness series wwe 2k series xcom series former labels gathering of developers global star software gotham games mission studios talonsoft other list of take two interactive video games v t e conflict video games games desert storm desert storm ii vietnam global terror denied ops developers pivotal games publishers sci entertainment group gotham games global star software 2k games eidos interactive retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title 2k games & oldid 738930139 categories companies based in californiacompanies established in 2005take two interactivevideo game companies of the united statesvideo game development 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