Rockstar Games Announces Beaterator for iPhone™ and iPod® touch

Now Available From App Store 

New York, NY – December 7, 2009 – Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), and Timbaland are proud to announce that Rockstar Games and Timbaland present Beaterator is now available from the App Store. Developed by Rockstar Leeds, the studio behind Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Beaterator is a fun music creation app for iPhone™ and iPod® touch that is extremely deep, yet simple to use.

“We’re happy to bring Beaterator to Apple’s platforms for an entirely new audience to experience its unique music-making capabilities,” said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. “The entire application has been revamped to provide an extremely accessible and innovative experience for iPhone and iPod touch owners.” 

Beaterator features thousands of loops and sounds made by both Timbaland and Rockstar, and puts the power to make professional-level music at your fingertips in a format that’s portable, accessible and fun. This iteration of Beaterator for iPhone and iPod touch features the power to transpose and layer loops, alter sounds with a fully-functioning effects suite, and upload creations to the Rockstar Social Club to share with the entire online community, and more. In addition, the completely redesigned interface works in harmony with the touch-based platform to ensure intuitive and easy-to-master controls. 

Beaterator is available for US$4.99 from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore/. 

For more information, log onto www.rockstargames.com/beaterator.
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Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is a global developer, marketer, distributor and publisher of interactive entertainment software games for the PC, PlayStation®3 and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment systems, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, Wii™, Nintendo DS™, iPhone™ and iPod® touch. The Company publishes and develops products through its wholly owned labels Rockstar Games and 2K, which publishes its titles under 2K Games, 2K Sports and 2K Play. Take-Two also distributes software, hardware and accessories in North America through its Jack of All Games subsidiary. The Company’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.
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