American gaming company, Take-Two Interactive, has posted its second quarter financial results. It has revealed that the company's better earnings were boosted by the good sales of Borderlands 2, which shipped 5 million units.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown, GTA 4 and Red Dead Redemption followed Borderlands 2 sales figures. The company noted that XCOM posted strong digital sales.
The company also said that "NBA 2K13 is the best selling entry in the sports franchise yet. It sold 49 percent more units than NBA 2K11, the previous sales record holder, in its opening week," Webpronews reported.
"Take-Two's second quarter revenue and earnings exceeded our outlook, driven by the breakout success of 2K's Borderlands 2 and robust demand for our catalog and digitally delivered offerings," said Strauss Zelnick, Chairman and CEO of Take-Two in a press statement.
"Our business continues to fire on all cylinders, led by terrific early results from 2K's NBA 2K13, and the outlook for our upcoming releases such as BioShock Infinite is stronger than ever. As a result, we continue to expect to deliver revenue growth and Non-GAAP profits in fiscal year 2013. Moreover, with Grand Theft Auto V slated for spring 2013, we are poised to generate substantial revenue and earnings growth in fiscal year 2014."
Borderlands 2 has been well received critically. Game Informer gave it a score of 9.75 out of 10. It was launched Sept. 18.
Take-Two Interactive is the parent company of 2K Games and Rockstar Games.
2k Games is working on a new MMO based on Civilization franchise with the South Korean studio XLGAMES. It said that Grand Theft Auto 5 will be launched in the Spring of 2013 and Rockstar Games Collection: Edition1 on Nov. 6.
