Rockstar Games and Timbaland Present Beaterator at the House of Hype

Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce the Beaterator Lounge at the exclusive House of Hype which will be produced at The Hotel Rivington during the weekend of the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. The Beaterator Lounge will deliver exclusive hands-on access to Rockstar Games and Timbaland present Beaterator, the upcoming portable music-making application from Rockstar Games and Timbaland. Guests will be able to discover just how quick and easy it is to create music with Beaterator’s user-friendly interface and powerful suite of music creation tools, which allow people of all musical backgrounds and ability to create world-class beats and songs.

Beaterator will be playable on September 11 from 12:00 noon - 7:00 pm and on September 12 from 12:00 noon - 6:00 pm in the Hospitality Lounge hosted by DJ Felli Fel and Rockstar Games.

Beaterator makes modern music production simple. Users are guided into experimenting with musical loops, created by both Timbaland and Rockstar Games, in a spontaneous Live Play mode that allows for layering and jamming without requiring any knowledge of the powerful production tools underneath. When users are ready, Beaterator’s Song Crafter and Studio modes will gradually lead them into creating and manipulating sounds, sampling and voice recording.

Beaterator lets you make music on the go and will be available for the PlayStation®Portable system on September 29, and this fall on the iPhone™ and iPod^® touch.

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™ and Nintendo DS™. 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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