(EMAILWIRE.COM, December 28, 2000 ) NEW YORK -- Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) is pleased to announce that the Company has been highlighted as the "Best Video Game Software Idea" in its Motley Fool's annual "Industry Focus 2001" Report.

The Motley Fool Industry Focus 2001 can be viewed on the Motley Fool website at www.fool.com.

Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is an integrated global developer, marketer, distributor, and publisher of interactive entertainment software games and accessories for the PC, Sony PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Nintendo Game Boy Color, Sega Dreamcast and the Sony PlayStation 2. The Company publishes and develops products through various wholly owned subsidiaries including: Rockstar Games, Gathering of Developers, TalonSoft, Joytech, DMA Design, PopTop, GlobalStar and under the Take-Two brand name. The Company's Jack of All Games value added distribution arm maintains sales and marketing offices in Cincinnati, New York, Las Vegas,
Chicago, Toronto, London, Paris, Munich, Oslo, Vienna, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Milan and Sydney.

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platforms; market and industry factors adversely affecting the value of the Company's assets; and unfavorable general economic conditions, any or all of which could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business, operating results, including forecasted results for fiscal 2001 and for any quarter, and financial condition. The Company's actual operating results may vary significantly from forward-looking statements. The Company has no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

CONTACT: TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.
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Jeff Castaneda (media)
212/334-6633; 212/334-6644 fax
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Stephen D. Axelrod, CFA
Donald C. Weinberger
Denise Ford (media)
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