Take Two Interactive acquires Illusion Softworks

Recently, there was rumors going around that Take 2 Interactive will be bought by Electronic Arts. Apparently, Take 2 Interactive had bought over Illusion Softworks instead, the company who made Mafia. This seems to be a smart move, Mafia being a Grand Theft Auto-style game.

As of now, Illusion Softworks is renamed to 2K Czech. Mafia II, the upcoming sequel to Mafia that will be developed by 2K Czech, will be competing internally with Rockstar Games’ Grand Theft Auto IV.

We sure won’t want Electronic Arts to take over Take Two Interactive - it’ll be crazy. Imagine billboard advertisements of real-life brands and other Electronic Art brands and games around Liberty City. It’ll be a total madness. I’m glad that this acquisition move by Take 2 Interactive happened.

Source: Joystiq

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