2K Los Angeles
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Formerly | Kush Games, Inc.(2002–2007) |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Video games |
Founded | 1998 |
Founder | Umrao Mayer |
Defunct | 2008 |
Fate | Dissolved |
Headquarters | , US |
Key people | Graeme Bayless (president) |
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2K Los Angeles(formerlyKush Games, Inc.) was an Americanvideo game developerbased inCamarillo, California.Founded by Umrao Mayer in 1998, the company was part ofVisual Concepts,which itself was a part ofSega.Both Kush Games and Visual Concepts were sold toTake-Two Interactiveand subsequently became part of their new2Klabel. Kush Games was renamed 2K Los Angeles in February 2007 before being shut down in 2008.
History
[edit]Kush Games was founded by Umrao Mayer in 1998 to developsports games.[1][2]Kush Games was acquired bySegain 2004 and became part ofVisual Concepts.[3][4]On January 24, 2005, Visual Concepts and Kush Games were acquired byTake-Two InteractiveforUS$24million.[5]A total ofUS$32.2million had been paid to Sega for the acquisition of Visual Concepts and affiliated properties by January 2006.[6]On January 25, 2005, the day following the acquisition, Take-Two Interactive announced their new publishing label,2K,which would henceforth manage Visual Concepts and Kush Games.[7]
In February 2007, Kush Games was rebranded 2K Los Angeles.[8]By August 2007, Mayer had been succeeded aspresidentby Graeme Bayless.[9]Mayer, together with partner George Simmons, went on to found Zindagi Games in 2008.[1][2]2K Los Angeles was shut down that same year.[10]
Games developed
[edit]Year | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher |
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2002 | NCAA College Basketball 2K3 | GameCube,PlayStation 2,Xbox | Sega |
2003 | ESPN College Hoops | PlayStation 2, Xbox | |
ESPN NHL Hockey | PlayStation 2, Xbox | ||
2004 | ESPN NHL 2K5 | PlayStation 2, Xbox | |
2005 | Major League Baseball 2K5 | PlayStation 2, Xbox | 2K Sports |
Major League Baseball 2K5: World Series Edition | PlayStation 2, Xbox | ||
NHL 2K6 | PlayStation 2, Xbox,Xbox 360 | ||
2006 | Major League Baseball 2K6 | GameCube, PlayStation 2,PlayStation Portable,Xbox, Xbox 360 | |
NHL 2K7 | PlayStation 2,PlayStation 3,Xbox, Xbox 360 | ||
2007 | Major League Baseball 2K7 | Game Boy Advance,Nintendo DS,PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox, Xbox 360 | |
NHL 2K8 | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 | ||
2008 | Major League Baseball 2K8 | PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable,Wii,Xbox 360 |
References
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- ^Feldman, Curt; Thorsen, Tor (January 24, 2005)."Sega officially out of the sports game".GameSpot.Archivedfrom the original on October 14, 2017.RetrievedFebruary 3,2018.
- ^Adams, David (January 24, 2005)."Take Two Buys Visual Concepts".IGN.Archivedfrom the original on February 4, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 3,2018.
- ^Sinclair, Brendan (January 31, 2006)."Take-Two reveals acquisition prices, hints at future lawsuits".GameSpot.Archivedfrom the original on February 26, 2017.RetrievedFebruary 17,2018.
- ^Jenkins, David (January 25, 2005)."Take-Two Acquires Visual Concepts, Announces 2K Games Brand".Gamasutra.Archivedfrom the original on February 4, 2018.RetrievedFebruary 3,2018.
- ^Ahearn, Nate (March 4, 2008)."MLB 2K8 Review".IGN.Archivedfrom the original on November 7, 2017.RetrievedFebruary 3,2018.
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- 1998 establishments in California
- 2008 disestablishments in California
- 2K (company)
- Defunct companies based in Greater Los Angeles
- Defunct video game companies of the United States
- Take-Two Interactive divisions and subsidiaries
- Video game companies based in California
- Video game companies disestablished in 2008
- Video game companies established in 1998
- Video game development companies