Take-Two Sees 17% Increase in Net Bookings

Alright, let’s dive into this. Ever have one of those moments where you’re just staring at numbers and suddenly they start to blur and look like a weird abstract painting? No? Just me? Okay, well, anyway—back to this thing about Take-Two. Apparently, they’re making quite the splash with their… err, what do you call it, net bookings? Yeah, that. They saw a jump of 17 percent, which is kind of like when you find an extra cookie in the jar. Sweet surprise, right?

So, they raked in about $1.42 billion from April to June. Wait, was it June? Yeah, June. Last year it was just $1.22 billion. A casual little growth there. What’s wild is that most of these bucks came from gamers just keep splurging on stuff in games. You know, those little purchases that add up faster than you’d think? That alone was like, 83 percent of the whole shebang. Go figure.

And then there’s the usual suspects. Grand Theft Auto 5. I mean, who doesn’t know it? Plus, their Online chaos, and then NBA 2K25 and Red Dead Redemption 2. Red Dead’s got that cowboy vibe. Oh, and don’t forget a ton of mobile games. It’s like they assembled an army of tiny warriors, each one bringing in a little bit more cash.

Strauss Zelnick, the big cheese over there, mentioned their top-tier results (I imagine him saying this with a nod and a grin). He’s pretty stoked, boosting their financial expect-whatevers for 2026 to between $6.05 and $6.15 billion. Sounds like business talk, I know. But basically, it’s them saying, “We did good. We’ll keep doing good. Just watch us.”

Their game’s pipeline? Oh man, he’s describing it like it’s a high-speed train loaded with treasures. They seem pretty certain they’ll keep the good times rolling for investors.

And there you have it. Anyway… um, where was I going with this? Oh well, cheers to those gaming folks making big numbers!