Take-Two forms casual games label 2K Play

by Ludwig Kietzmann { Sep 10th 2007 at 9:25PM }

Take-Two Games has announced the formation of 2K Play, a new publishing label focused on the increasingly lucrative world of casual games. The label arrives hand-in-hand with one of the leading causes of children's eyes becoming immobile and square, Nickelodeon. A partnership between 2K Play and Nick Jr.'s television lineup will see terrifyingly popular shows like Go, Diego, Go! and Dora the Explorer (buy your deluxe child today!) transformed into those other things kids are really into these days -- video games.

2K Play will also absorb Take-Two's Global Star Software label, which you may recognize from casually providing games like Deal or No Deal and Carnival Games. Overall, 2K President Christoph Hartmann hopes the label will provide games "that are fun and engaging for players of varied skill types and ages" and that the partnership with Nickelodeon will yield pleasant results for the "family-friendly gamer." Those probably aren't for us then, since we can't get along with family at all.

Tags: 2K-Games, 2K-Play, 2KGames, Dora-the-Explorer, Take-Two, TakeTwo

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

2kings @ Sep 10th 2007 9:32PM

so THATS capitalism!

Jm @ Sep 10th 2007 9:32PM

"just a monkey" really funny

kennethrios @ Sep 10th 2007 9:35PM

are you insulted?

Jm @ Sep 10th 2007 9:48PM

noppe

kennethrios @ Sep 10th 2007 10:05PM

good

Matt @ Sep 11th 2007 1:32PM

Just a monkey!!! Clearly you people have no children, otherwise you'd know that's no run of the mill monkey, but Dora's traveling companion Boots, named for the fact he's always wearing boots.

kennethrios @ Sep 10th 2007 9:37PM

Old fallback: "I for one welcome our new casual overlords"

BPM @ Sep 10th 2007 9:42PM

Dude. That is NOT "just a monkey." That monkey is the key to opening the final lock on the Gates of Hell! He must be protected at all costs!

blooh @ Sep 10th 2007 9:42PM

ugh. if i ever have kids, they're gonna be raised on pong and pacman and hard shit like we were

BPM @ Sep 10th 2007 9:59PM

Damn straight!

Jm @ Sep 10th 2007 9:48PM

lol

GoldenS1104 @ Sep 10th 2007 9:54PM

SWIPER NO SWIPING! SWIPER NO SWIPING! SWIPER NOOOO SWIPING! Yay! We did it! We stopped Swiper!

GoldenS1104 @ Sep 10th 2007 9:56PM

Really? I'm the first one to think of this? Doesn't anyone watch Nick Jr. just for kicks anymore? Well if you don't, you're missing out on things like this: http://youtube.com/watch?v=R9PqjMSNfkU

blooh @ Sep 10th 2007 10:06PM

i just watch spongebob

GoldenS1104 @ Sep 10th 2007 10:10PM

Your comments: I'm not a big Nickelodeon fan. I prefer Nick Jr. and Teen Nick because
they try to target a smaller demographic and by doing that their shows
get ten times funnier (usually not intentionally).

hvnlysoldr @ Sep 10th 2007 10:16PM

I like Kappa Mikey if just for the pokings at anime.

NaeemTHM @ Sep 10th 2007 11:14PM

@Golden

.....thanks a lot. That's going to be stuck in my head for the rest of my life.

HotShotX @ Sep 10th 2007 11:11PM

This just in: Jack Thompson gets his panties in a bunch over Take-Two's "Dora the Explorer" Video Game.

Apparently, a new user-created mod allows players to access content in the game that was never meant to be seen in the final cut. In one instance, Dora is viciously raped by the fox, while in another, Diego performs fellatio on the monkey.

~HotShotX

blooh @ Sep 11th 2007 12:50AM

Brandon @ Sep 11th 2007 1:04AM

Why does that picture make me think of "To Catch a Predator?"

malcolm @ Sep 11th 2007 1:42AM

because the monkey looks like Chris Hanson

Tom @ Sep 11th 2007 7:01AM

Famous Monkeys in History

Boots the Monkey is Dora's best friend on the show. Boots is friendly and enthusiastic, and usually wears nothing but his beloved red boots, hence his name, Boots. He is blue with a yellow stomach. Boots is present with Dora on her adventures, and he helps Dora to solve clues and puzzles. He also loves baseball and is on a team with Dora as shown in one episode. He loves to ride Rojo the fire truck. Boots also seems to "love" many things. In one episode, he would say many times "I love riddles. Call me 'Mr. Riddles'" or "I love nuts, I love chocolate, and I love, love, love bananas!" or "I love my boots!"