2K (company)
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Parent | Take-Two Interactive |
Subsidiaries | See § Studios |
Website | 2k |
2K is an American
History
On January 24, 2005,
In March 2021, 2K acquired HB Studios, which had previously developed The Golf Club 2019 featuring PGA Tour and PGA Tour 2K21 for the company. The acquisition includes the rights to the Golf Club series, which had been relaunched as the PGA Tour 2K series through a license from the PGA Tour.[22] Additionally, 2K announced it had secured a contract with Tiger Woods, who had previously been a key figure for Electronic Arts' PGA Tour series, as an executive director and consultant for future PGA Tour 2K games, as well as his likeness for the games.[23] Later that month, 2K bought HookBang's games division in Austin, Texas, which had supported work on the NBA 2K series in the past. The studio was relocated to a new Austin location and rebranded as Visual Concepts Austin.[24] In September 2022, 2K's customer support team was hacked, with certain user data stolen and put on sale.[25][26]
Studios
- 2K Madrid in Madrid, Spain; founded in June 2021.[27]
- 2K Chengdu in Chengdu, China; founded in June 2011.[28]
- 2K Vegas in
- 2K Valencia in Valencia, Spain; founded in 2005 as Elite3D; acquired in November 2021.[31]
- 31st Union in San Mateo, California, U.S. and Valencia, Spain; founded in 2019 as 2K Silicon Valley, rebranded in 2020.[32][33]
- Cat Daddy Games in Kirkland, Washington, U.S.; founded in 1996, acquired in 2003.[34]
- Cloud Chamber in Novato, California, U.S. and Montreal, Canada; founded in 2019.[35]
- Firaxis Games in Hunt Valley, Maryland, U.S.; founded in 1996, acquired in 2005.[36]
- Gearbox Software in Frisco, Texas, U.S.; founded in February 1999, acquired in March 2024.
- Gearbox Studio Montréal in Montréal, Canada; founded in August 2021, acquired in March 2024.
- Gearbox Studio Quebec in Saint-Roch, Quebec, Canada; founded in December 2015, acquired in March 2024.
- Hangar 13 in Novato, California, U.S., Brno and Prague, Czech Republic, and Brighton, England; founded in 2014.[37]
- Lunenberg, Nova Scotia, Canada; founded in 2000, acquired in 2021.[23]
- Visual Concepts in Novato, California, U.S.; founded in 1988, acquired in 2005.[4][38]
Defunct
- 2K Australia in Canberra, Australia; founded in 2000, acquired in 2006, closed in 2015.[39]
- 2K China in Shanghai, China; founded in May 2006, closed in November 2015.[40][41]
- 2K Czech in Brno, Czech Republic; founded in 1997, acquired in 2008, merged into Hangar 13 in 2017.[42]
- 2K Hangzhou in Hangzhou, China; founded in 2007, closed in November 2016.[43][41]
- 2K Los Angeles in Camarillo, California, U.S.; founded as Kush Games in 1998, acquired in 2005, closed in 2008.[44]
- 2K Marin in Novato, California, U.S.; founded in 2007, closed in 2013.[45][46]
- Frog City Software in San Francisco, U.S.; founded in 1994, acquired in 2003, closed in 2006.[47]
- Indie Built in Salt Lake City, U.S.; founded as Access Software in 1982, acquired and renamed in 2004, closed in 2006.[44]
- Irrational Games in Westwood, Massachusetts, U.S.; founded in 1997, acquired in 2006, closed in 2017 and succeeded by Ghost Story Games.[48]
- PAM Development in Paris, France; founded in 1995, acquired in 2005, closed in 2008.[44]
- PopTop Software in Fenton, Missouri, U.S.; founded in 1993, acquired in 2000, merged into Firaxis Games in 2006.[49]
- Venom Games in Newcastle upon Tyne, England; founded in 2003, acquired in 2004, closed in 2008.[44][50]
Games published
- BioShock (since 2007)
- Borderlands (since 2009)
- Civilization (since 2005)
- Mafia (since 2010)
- X-COM(since 2012)
- NBA 2K (since 2005)
- PGA Tour 2K (since 2018)
- WWE 2K (since 2013)
- Top Spin (2005–2011, since 2024)
Former
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