April 30, 2001--Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO - news) announced today that Spec Ops Ranger Elite, the sequel to its hugely successful Spec Ops Stealth Patrol, has shipped and is available in stores nationwide.
Spec Ops Stealth Patrol has sold over 800,000 units, according to NPD TRST data, since its introduction in April 2000, making it the number one selling budget title for PlayStation® in 2000.
The Spec Ops theme, consisting of numerous missions of a two-man team going deep undercover behind enemy lines where they encounter much peril during combat in desert and jungle warfare environments, has been a consistent top-ten seller on the PlayStation platform over the past three months.
``The Spec Ops brand has been a tremendous success and we anticipate Spec Ops Ranger Elite to continue to satisfy the insatiable demand for this franchise product,'' said Sam Houser, Vice-President of Worldwide Development of Take-Two. ``We believe that Spec Ops Ranger Elite will further solidify Take-Two's position as a leader in budget software for the PlayStation and shows that we can develop hit products across full and value price points.''
Kelly Sumner, Chief Executive Officer of Take-Two, said, ``Spec Ops has shown that there is a very exciting business opportunity with a PlayStation budget range and we expect to continue to exploit this as the PlayStation demographics evolve.'' |
