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‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Is Latest Big Swing for Take-Two CEO’s Video Game Empire

Bloomberg Technology Wednesday 11 November 2026, 13:00 UTC By Christopher Palmeri 1 min read
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Entertainment ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Is Latest Big Swing for Take-Two CEO’s Video Game Empire Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. Chief Executive Officer Strauss Zelnick wanted to run a Hollywood studio when he was a kid. The Harvard University business and law school graduate worked his way up to become president of 20th Century Fox by his early 30s, but soon realized the industry wasn’t the growth one he envisioned.

Entertainment ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ Is Latest Big Swing for Take-Two CEO’s Video Game Empire Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. Chief Executive Officer Strauss Zelnick wanted to run a Hollywood studio when he was a kid. The Harvard University business and law school graduate worked his way up to become president of 20th Century Fox by his early 30s, but soon realized the industry wasn’t the growth one he envisioned. So he ditched movies and TV shows for the up-and-coming business of video games.
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