Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter sees another challenge for Take-Two Interactive, suggesting that the company could lose the talent behind the Grand Theft Auto franchise. In Pachter's latest analyst note, he details the possible loss of Sam and Dan Houser of Rockstar when their contract expires this upcoming February.
Pachter expects that when their contracts expire this February, Sam and Dan Houser of Rockstar could either depart Take-Two -- robbing the company of the driving force force behind its best-selling series -- or stay on at considerable expense. The analyst explains that a Houser departure would be analogous to EA's Medal of Honor team departing to produce Activision's Call of Duty franchise -- GTA would still live on, but it probably wouldn't be the same sales powerhouse sans the Houser brothers.
Reader Comments (18)
Posted: Sep 15th 2008 2:38PM (Unverified) said
Right. And I predict that Patcher will be wrong again. Sometime at least. Now where can I pick up my analyst paycheck?
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Posted: Sep 15th 2008 2:46PM (Unverified) said
Major kudos to you guys for quoting lyrics from the Ballad of Serenity.
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Posted: Sep 15th 2008 3:59PM Iwa said
"The analyst explains that a Houser departure would be analogous to EA's Medal of Honor team departing to produce Activision's Call of Duty franchise..."
Prachter continues to show how much of an idiot he is. 2015 Inc only made one MOH game for EA. Which was Allied Assault. Employees left 2015 to create Infinity Ward after Allied Assault. The first two MOH games were made by Dreamworks Interactive.
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Prachter continues to show how much of an idiot he is. 2015 Inc only made one MOH game for EA. Which was Allied Assault. Employees left 2015 to create Infinity Ward after Allied Assault. The first two MOH games were made by Dreamworks Interactive.
Posted: Sep 15th 2008 4:24PM Saucepanman said
Fuck off, Pachter.
The only person I've seen that makes money off of being wrong, every time.
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The only person I've seen that makes money off of being wrong, every time.
Posted: Sep 16th 2008 2:44AM (Unverified) said
You can bet your bottom dollar anything Pacther says is wrong.
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Posted: Sep 15th 2008 7:11PM (Unverified) said
Uh, person who doesn't get the reference, the quote in the pictures is from the ridiculously catchy themesong for Firefly. Dude, watch it. hulu.com
Now.
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Now.
Posted: Sep 15th 2008 9:05PM (Unverified) said
Posted: Sep 15th 2008 10:30PM (Unverified) said
I wish you guys would stop posting that picture. Predictably dozens of people drop a meaningless DURF FIREFLY OMG comment.
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