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Rockstar Games Starter Cup up for grabs in Midnight Club: Los Angeles

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It's ready-set-go time for the Midnight Club: Los Angeles Official World Championship Series.  Hosted by the Rockstar Social Club, monthly tournaments are scheduled on Xbox Live and PlayStation Network--and signup time for the first tournament, the Rockstar Games Starter Cup, is going on now through February 6.  Lots to win, but the grand prize is a $500 Rockstar Warehouse grand prize shopping spree.  (Grab me an old copy of Red Dead Revolver, if you'd be so kind.)

Midnight Club: Los Angeles Official World Championship Series Begins 
 

New York, NY - February 2, 2009 - Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today that eligible gamers across the globe will now have the chance to battle for supremacy in the Midnight Club: Los Angeles Official World Championship Series. Hosted on the Rockstar Games Social Club, tournaments will take place monthly during 2009 and feature prizes such as Rockstar Games gift certificates and rewards from Rockstar Games partners, including a Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle and a year of free pizza from Pizza Hut.  

The Rockstar Social Club (http://www.rockstargames.com/socialclub) is the central hub for all tournaments, as well as Rate My Ride, the unlockable Audi R8, and numerous community features for Midnight Club: Los Angeles. Details on all Rockstar Social Club events are available at www.rockstargames.com/socialclub/events.   

From now until February 6th, players of Midnight Club: Los Angeles on both the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system can sign up for the very first tournament, the Rockstar Games Starter Cup, via the Rockstar Social Club for a chance at a $500 Rockstar Warehouse grand prize shopping spree. Worldwide time trials followed by head-to-head championship races will determine the ultimate grand prize winner. The Rockstar Games Starter Cup winner will be crowned in the finals on February 13th. Time trials will kick off in the scenic Midnight Club: Los Angeles race Sand and Surf, with the final battle taking place across a series of different courses.  

For more information, log on to http://www.rockstargames.com/socialclub/tournamentsinfo.  

Contests are void in certain countries and where prohibited. No purchase necessary. Eligibility limited by age and location of players. See http://socialclub.rockstargames.com/events/ for complete official rules and eligibility details. 

About Take-Two Interactive Software

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, 2K Games, 2K Sports and 2K Play; and distributes software, hardware and accessories in North America through its Jack of All Games subsidiary. 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. 

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