Take-Two Not In Football Shape

Last week, a Los Angeles court ordered Simpson to turn over any royalties and licensing fees earned from the use of his likeness in the game to the estate of murder victim Ron Goldman.

The game, because of its customization feature that allows gamers to create likenesses of NFL players who are licensed to be a part of EA's game, may also see some legal action from both EA and the NFL, if both deem the game a big enough threat for the money.

Take-Two declined to definitively say if it has started work on the next title in the All-Pro series.

"Competition is healthy, and our experience clearly shows that there is a strong market for multiple well-crafted, exciting football titles that provide terrific game-play experience," a Take-Two representative said in a statement.

"Going forward, we will continue to deliver great products that build on 2K Sports' creativity, technology and development expertise in football."

But sticking with the All-Pro Football series would be foolhardy.

If there's a ray of hope for Take-Two, it lies outside the sports division. The company's upcoming first-person shooter game, BioShock, for PCs and Microsoft's (MSFT) Xbox 360 consoles, has gathered tremendous buzz among gamers.

That might give Take-Two something to get it through the holiday season.

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