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2K Sports Announces World Poker Tour(R) Video Game Now Shipping To Retail Stores Across North America.


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New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 -- 2K Sports, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive “Take Two” redirects here. For other uses, see Take Two (disambiguation).

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) is an American publisher, developer, and distributor of video and computer games and video game peripherals.
 Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTWO TTWO Take Two Interative Software, Inc. (stock symbol) ), today announced that the World Poker Tour For the PBS network with the same abbreviation, see .

The World Poker Tour (Abbreviated WPT) is a series of international poker tournaments featuring most of the world's professional players.
(R) video game has shipped to major retailers across North America. Offering real players and broadcast presentation elements that mirror the popular television series, the World Poker Tour video game is also the only poker title to incorporate real world venues. The World Poker Tour video game is available for the PlayStation(R) 2 computer entertainment system, Xbox(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Nintendo Game Boy(R) Advance.

Combining world-class venues and real poker pros, World Poker Tour allows gamers to take a seat in the world's most prestigious poker tournaments. With insightful commentary by World Poker Tour hosts Mike Sexton and Vince Van Patten Vincent Van Patten (born on October 17, 1957, in Bellerose, New York), is an American actor.

He is the youngest son of actor Dick Van Patten and his wife, Pat, née Poole, a former June Taylor dancer.
, players can compete against the virtual equivalents of pros such as Antonio "the Magician" Esfandiari, Erick Lindgren, Evelyn Ng, Lyle Berman, Michael "The Grinder Grinder

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" Mizrachi and Phil "Unabomber" Laak. World Poker Tour gives gamers the chance to compete against players across the country, set up poker nights, chat live via Xbox Live(R) online game service, PlayStation(R) Online or system link or show off their best poker faces with the EyeToy(TM) USB USB
 in full Universal Serial Bus

Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer.
 Camera (for PlayStation(R)2).

The World Poker Tour video game features six Tour-exclusive casinos. These include The Bicycle Casino in Bell Gardens, CA; Commerce Casino in Commerce, CA; Bay 101 in San Jose, CA; Foxwoods Resort Casino Foxwoods Resort Casino is a hotel-casino in Ledyard, Connecticut. It is the largest casino in the world, as measured by floor space for gaming, with 340,000 sq ft (31,587 m²) [1]. The entire resort comprises 4,700,000 sq ft (440,000 m²) of space.  in Mashantaucket, CT; Borgata Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa is a hotel, casino, and spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey owned by Marina District Development Corporation, LLC. The name means "little village" in Italian. The Borgata was built to bring high rollers back to Atlantic City. At a cost of $1.  Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City, NJ; and The Aviation Club de France, in Paris, France. These real-world locations are completely accurate, right down to the carpeting, lighting, room decor, and floor layout.

"Poker has become a cultural phenomenon as shown by the increasing popularity of the World Poker Tour television series," said Greg Thomas, president of Visual Concepts, a 2K Sports studio. "The World Poker Tour brand is an integral part of our game as it brings unmatched credibility and familiarity to millions of poker fans. With the integration of World Poker Tour pros, commentators and presentation elements, the World Poker Tour video game delivers the most authentic poker experience found on any gaming platform."

"2K Sports has created an amazing game utilizing all the best elements of the WPT WPT World Poker Tour
WPT Waypoint
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WPT Watson Poker Tour
WPT Wonderlic Personnel Test
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," said Andrea Green, Vice President, Global Consumer Products at WPT. "We are thrilled to add this item to our growing repertoire of branded consumer products. With so many of our fans living the "digital" lifestyle, this game brings the WPT right into their homes in an interactive way. Now they can personally experience going "All-In" against our exciting champions. "

The World Poker Tour video game is rated "E" for Everyone and is available in North American North American

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 retail stores for $19.99.

For more information, log onto http://www.2ksports.com.

About Take-Two Interactive Software

Headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city.
New York City

City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S.
, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is an integrated global developer, marketer, distributor and publisher of interactive entertainment software games and accessories for the PC, PlayStation(R) game console, PlayStation(R) 2 computer entertainment system, PSP (PlayStation Portable) See PlayStation. (TM) (PlayStation(R)Portable) system, the Xbox(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the Xbox 360(TM) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube(TM), Nintendo DS(TM) and Game Boy(R) Advance. The Company publishes and develops products through its wholly owned labels Rockstar Games, 2K Games, 2K Sports and Global Star Software; and distributes products in North America through its Jack of All Games subsidiary. Take-Two also manufactures and markets video game accessories in Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific region through its Joytech subsidiary. The Company maintains sales and marketing offices in Cincinnati, New York, Toronto, London, Paris, Munich, Madrid, Vienna, Milan, Sydney, Breda (Netherlands) and Auckland. Take-Two's common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO. For more corporate and product information please visit our website at www.take2games.com.

All trademarks and copyrights contained herein are the property of their respective holders.

"PlayStation" and the "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. EyeToy is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. Requires PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system (sold separately).

Xbox and Xbox Live are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

About WPTE WPTE Western Pacific Tracking Element  

WPT Enterprises, Inc. is a company engaged in the creation of internationally branded entertainment and consumer products driven by the development, production, and marketing of televised programming based on gaming themes. WPTE is the creator of the WORLD POKER TOUR(R), a television show based on a series of high-stakes poker tournaments that airs on the Travel Channel in the United States and more than 100 countries and territories globally. WPT Enterprises currently licenses its brand to companies in the business of poker equipment and instruction, apparel, publishing, electronic and wireless entertainment, DVD/home entertainment, casino games, and giftware. For show information, tools for improving poker play, and other WPT news, fans may log on to www.worldpokertour.com. The company is also engaged in the sale of corporate sponsorships. WPT Enterprises, Inc. is a majority owned subsidiary of Lakes Entertainment, Inc. Photos and media information can be found online at: www.worldpokertour.com/media.

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 for the quarter ended July 31, 2005 in the section entitled "Cautionary Statement and Risk Factors".
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