Take-Two Interactive has posted a profit of $42.6 million for the last 12 months ending October 31 this year. Compare that to the roughly $140.5 million loss over the same period last year, and things are looking up for the publisher. CEO Ben Feder seems particularly pleased that they were able to do so: “We have achieved our goal of profitability in a year without a new release ofGrand Theft Auto.”
Red Dead Redemptionno doubt contributed a lot to that, with a reported “nearly 8 million units worldwide” having been shipped. The highly ratedNBA 2K11shipped more than three million units. MeanwhileMafia II,Civilization V,Grand Theft Auto IV: CompleteandNew Carnival Gamesare also listed as the other strongest contributers to net revenue. And yes, that last title is for the Wii and DS.
AsRed Dead Redemptionis still going strong, Take-Two looks to be in in a comfortable position withL.A. Noirelisted for a Spring 2011 release andDuke Nukem Foreverfor calendar year 2011.XCOMandSpecOps: The Lineare still listed as “Fiscal Year 2012”, but Take-Two new fiscal year will run from April 1 to March 31 from next year onwards.
