Strauss Zelnick
Strauss Zelnick is the chairman and CEO of Take-Two Interactive.
A partner in ZelnickMedia since 2001, Zelnick became chairman of Take-Two in March 2007 and CEO in January 2011.
Previously, Zelnick was CEO of BMG Entertainment, a music and entertainment company, and CEO of Crystal Dynamics, a leading game developer. Prior to that, he spent four years as COO of 20th Century Fox, where he managed all aspects of the worldwide motion picture and distribution business.
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Take-Two seemingly hinting at eventual Grand Theft Auto 6 PC release
'Historically, Rockstar has started with some platforms and then moved to others'
GTA 6 publisher ‘fully expects’ to support Switch 2 going forward
Take-Two has said that it expects to continue its relationship with Nintendo
Take-Two CEO says AI could increase employment and productivity, as long as IP isn’t infringed
Strauss Zelnick says he "can't think of any new guardrails that need to be implemented" for AI use in development
Take-Two says GTA 6 and Borderlands 4 won’t release near each other: ‘No one would stack huge releases’
Both titles are due before March 2026
‘Disappointing’ Borderlands movie benefitted game sales, says Take-Two
The company will continue to “selectively” license its IP for adaptations
Take-Two still won’t put AAA games on subscription services on day one at launch, CEO says
Strauss Zelnick says Black Ops 6 coming to Game Pass changes nothing for his company
Take-Two still wants to bring its biggest IP to mobile
“We have to try and we will try,” says CEO Strauss Zelnick
Take-Two discusses decision not to announce Grand Theft Auto 6 for PC
Strauss Zelnick says Rockstar "will make more announcements in due time”
Take-Two boss ‘highly confident’ in Grand Theft Auto 6 release timing
Rockstar, which has a history of delaying its games, is targeting a fall 2025 launch window
Take-Two CEO claims it didn’t close Private Division studios Roll7 and Intercept Games
But the publisher says it hasn't "provided any additional colour" beyond that