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Prediction: News Corp. takes Take-Two


December 21, 2007 Still hungry even after recently gobbling up Dow Jones and Beliefnet, Rupert Murdoch will take a big bite out of the booming video game business with the acquisition of publisher Take-Two Interactive Software. With the negative publicity surrounding the launch of "Manhunt 2" from its Rockstar subsidiary now behind it, Take-Two has a certified smash with the Xbox 360 exclusive "Bioshock." [...] on April 30 it finally will ship "Grand Theft Auto IV," which will be available at launch on multiple consoles for the first time and should easily be one of 2008's top-selling games.

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