The studio acquired will operate from a yet to be announced new site within the Austin, Texas, area which will hire hundreds of staff focused on platform development as well as live-services support to the NBA game. In the last week MT 2K21, Take-Two signed an exclusive long-term contract to play golf in conjunction with Tiger Woods.
"We build interactive amusement parks," David Ismailer, president of 2K in an interview. "Any opportunity to use developers' resources to develop new rides We take advantage of the chance to create that."
Established in 2012, HookBang has worked with 2K's Visual Concepts to provide art engineering, design and support for NBA 2K21. The studio that was purchased will form part of a larger business known as Visual Concepts Austin. "Stay tuned for more announcements from us,"" Ismailer said. "We are always on the lookout for professional developers with a passion for development."
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and the release of new gaming consoles in the last year, Take-Two and other game publishing companies have seen substantial increase in their revenue, leading to more hiring and acquisitions Buy NBA 2K MT. Take-Two tried to acquire racing-game company Codemasters however, the company was eventually sold to Electronic Arts Inc.
