2K Los Angeles (formerly Kush Games, Inc.) was an American video game developer based in Camarillo, California. Founded by Umrao Mayer in 1998, the company was part of Visual Concepts, which itself was a part of Sega. Both Kush Games and Visual Concepts were sold to Take-Two Interactive and subsequently became part of their new 2K label. Kush Games was renamed 2K Los Angeles in February 2007 before being shut down in 2008.
Kush Games was founded by Umrao Mayer in 1998 to develop sports games.[1][2] Kush Games was acquired by Sega in 2004 and became part of Visual Concepts.[3][4] On January 24, 2005, Visual Concepts and Kush Games were acquired by Take-Two Interactive for US$24 million.[5] A total of US$32.2 million had been paid to Sega for the acquisition of Visual Concepts and affiliated properties by January 2006.[6] On January 25, 2005, the day following the acquisition, Take-Two Interactive announced their new publishing label, 2K, which would henceforth manage Visual Concepts and Kush Games.[7]
In February 2007, Kush Games was rebranded 2K Los Angeles.[8] By August 2007, Mayer had been succeeded as president by Graeme Bayless.[9] Mayer, together with partner George Simmons, went on to found Zindagi Games in 2008.[1][2] 2K Los Angeles was shut down that same year.[10]
PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360
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angeles, formerly, kush, games, american, video, game, developer, based, camarillo, california, founded, umrao, mayer, 1998, company, part, visual, concepts, which, itself, part, sega, both, kush, games, visual, concepts, were, sold, take, interactive, subsequ. 2K Los Angeles formerly Kush Games Inc was an American video game developer based in Camarillo California Founded by Umrao Mayer in 1998 the company was part of Visual Concepts which itself was a part of Sega Both Kush Games and Visual Concepts were sold to Take Two Interactive and subsequently became part of their new 2K label Kush Games was renamed 2K Los Angeles in February 2007 before being shut down in 2008 2K Los AngelesFormerlyKush Games Inc 2002 2007 Company typeSubsidiaryIndustryVideo gamesFounded1998 26 years ago 1998 FounderUmrao MayerDefunct2008 2008 FateDissolvedHeadquartersCamarillo California USKey peopleGraeme Bayless president ParentVisual Concepts 2004 2005 2K 2005 2008 History editKush Games was founded by Umrao Mayer in 1998 to develop sports games 1 2 Kush Games was acquired by Sega in 2004 and became part of Visual Concepts 3 4 On January 24 2005 Visual Concepts and Kush Games were acquired by Take Two Interactive for US 24 million 5 A total of US 32 2 million had been paid to Sega for the acquisition of Visual Concepts and affiliated properties by January 2006 6 On January 25 2005 the day following the acquisition Take Two Interactive announced their new publishing label 2K which would henceforth manage Visual Concepts and Kush Games 7 In February 2007 Kush Games was rebranded 2K Los Angeles 8 By August 2007 Mayer had been succeeded as president by Graeme Bayless 9 Mayer together with partner George Simmons went on to found Zindagi Games in 2008 1 2 2K Los Angeles was shut down that same year 10 Games developed editYear Title Platform s Publisher 2002 NCAA College Basketball 2K3 GameCube PlayStation 2 Xbox Sega 2003 ESPN College Hoops PlayStation 2 Xbox ESPN NHL Hockey PlayStation 2 Xbox 2004 ESPN NHL 2K5 PlayStation 2 Xbox 2005 Major League Baseball 2K5 PlayStation 2 Xbox 2K Sports Major League Baseball 2K5 World Series Edition PlayStation 2 Xbox NHL 2K6 PlayStation 2 Xbox Xbox 360 2006 Major League Baseball 2K6 GameCube PlayStation 2 PlayStation Portable Xbox Xbox 360 NHL 2K7 PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 Xbox Xbox 360 2007 Major League Baseball 2K7 Game Boy Advance Nintendo DS PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable Xbox Xbox 360 NHL 2K8 PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 2008 Major League Baseball 2K8 PlayStation 2 PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable Wii Xbox 360References edit a b Gonzalez Hector March 25 2016 Sale of Camarillo gaming company could fetch 75M Camarillo Acorn Archived from the original on September 14 2020 Retrieved February 3 2018 a b Zynga buys Camarillo based Zindagi Games pacbiztimes com February 18 2016 Archived from the original on January 14 2019 Retrieved January 13 2019 ohtadmin September 13 2013 Video game company CEO to speak Camarillo Acorn The Camarillo Acorn Archived from the original on September 14 2020 Retrieved January 13 2019 Feldman Curt Thorsen Tor January 24 2005 Sega officially out of the sports game GameSpot Archived from the original on October 14 2017 Retrieved February 3 2018 Adams David January 24 2005 Take Two Buys Visual Concepts IGN Archived from the original on February 4 2018 Retrieved February 3 2018 Sinclair Brendan January 31 2006 Take Two reveals acquisition prices hints at future lawsuits GameSpot Archived from the original on February 26 2017 Retrieved February 17 2018 Jenkins David January 25 2005 Take Two Acquires Visual Concepts Announces 2K Games Brand Gamasutra Archived from the original on February 4 2018 Retrieved February 3 2018 Ahearn Nate March 4 2008 MLB 2K8 Review IGN Archived from the original on November 7 2017 Retrieved February 3 2018 2K Sports Announces More Gameplay Features for NHL 2K8 GamesIndustry International August 17 2007 Archived from the original on February 4 2018 Retrieved February 3 2018 Plunkett Luke January 16 2012 Every Game Studio That s Closed Down Since 2006 Kotaku Archived from the original on September 22 2017 Retrieved February 3 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2K Los Angeles amp oldid 1221371091, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
