Take-Two Interactive calls Evolve “another permanent IP”

Strauss Zelnick, the CEO of Take-Two Interactive called BioShock an "important" game to the company yesterday during the Technology, Media, & Telecom Conference in New York, today he spoke of Turtle Rock Sudios' Evolve. Take-Two Interactive has a number of "permanent" games and it seems as though Evolve has made its way onto the list to sit alongside Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead and Borderlands.

These games all have a number of subsequent games (with the exception of Red Dead, who only has Redemption), so by calling Evolve a "permanent" game for Take-Two they are promising more games to come in the series.

"As you know, Evolve is very multiplayer focused, and that's worked for people–we've had something like 27 million game sessions played," Zelnick said. "And we've sold-in over 2.5 million units. We're really happy with where it's going. It isn't 10 million units…yet. But it is an important franchise for us.

"I think we come out of that experience reminding ourselves we have to have a strong single-player opportunity. But we knew that about Evolve," he added. "We think we've developed another permanent IP. But if there were something lacking, I would say it would be that it was probably a bit too multiplayer-focused, which we knew all along."

Acknowledging that there is something lacking in the game could possibly lead to the game's sequel adding a single-player mode to balance the multiplayer heavy environment. For now, Turtle Rock and Take-Two will continue supporting the game with DLC until they reveal another game for the IP.

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