A Look At Take-Two's Books

Gamasutra reports on Take-Two Interactive's 10-K filing with the SEC for 2005. A much anticipated document, it lays out information about the ongoing troubles Rockstar's publishing parent has been having. Besides the recent high-profile lawsuits, it gives details on their purchases over the last year. From the article: "It is also revealed that Top Spin developer Indie Built was purchased for $18.5 million in cash. Although not technically part of the company's financial year the cost of Civilization IV developer Firaxis was put at $26.7 million, composed of $12.5 million of restricted common stock and $0.86 million in cash. A significant $11.3 million of the total was in the form of contingent considerations based on future product sales."

The price of being bought out

[Anonymous Coward]

According to TFA, they bought Firaxis for only 26.7 million, while Kush Studios was bought for 27.8 million. Is it just me or does it seem odd that Firaxis isn't at the top of the list?