Some people don't learn from their first mistake...

lolz

Wouldn't it be ironic if he shared a jail cell with Jack Thompson?

Take Two..................years in prison!!

"makemeweak What is with this guy? TWO times he tries to get money illegally and gets fined millions? You'd think he'd have gotten the clue after the first fine. "

Sociopaths are incapable of learning that kind of lesson, and this guy is a classic. He reeks of impulsivity and poor insight into the consequences of his actions. He'd probably make a fantastic politician

Se ferrou!!

He should be going to jail for that crap.

What is with this guy? TWO times he tries to get money illegally and gets fined millions? You'd think he'd have gotten the clue after the first fine.

hes also guilty of car theft, prostitution, murder, procession of narcotics, arson, assault and battery, and also flying airplanes without a license.

He's not the only one, that's for sure.

Dude its not dishing dirt man. Its not as if they are making this up. Its a true story about how one man is selfish enough to do this, and would compromise his company just to make some extra money. If there is new about the game industry beyond just the games, I'd like to hear about it.

dum dum dum dum

I AM NOT SURPRISED ONE BIT, WHO IS NEXT SONY CEO'S ?

what a fool

GTA: Take Two Down Story

Sort of makes you think of the whole PC gaming Industry. Not doing things illeagal of course, but just willing to float near the wind to make an extra buck regardless of the customer. DVD cases so you cannot see the system requirements, pdf manuals to save money then complaining about piracy, 5-15 hour gameplay games taking over from the normal 25-35 average we used to have, working in conjunction with hardware companies making me suspicious of all this constant upgrading requirement, etc, etc.

When the gaming media talks about the gaming market maturing, I think they have to look at the publishers as much as the games themselves!

"Another one bites the dust!"

haha, dishing dirt? It's something called reality.

He plays too much games, especially GTA games. Not good! Bad boy you are!

It's sad to see Gamespot is now dishing dirt on people in the industry. Thanks for working AGAINST the industry Gamespot. Perhaps Gamespot should change their name to "Gamespot Inquirer". Pathetic.

lol Bgrngod : "GTA made him do it!!"- thats funny dude seriously!

GTA MADE HIM DO IT!!

That's what you get for using the Free Market as your toilet, you SOB.

As if I need more reasons to hate Take Two...

meh haha

he should blame the video games for his wrong doings

message: crime does not pay, even if you're making violent games... sad, so sad

He was a big influence in GTA3 what do you expect?

lol

At least he was honest about it

Awww, that's too bad.

wow!?!?!?!

umbrae that's friggin crazy lol

wow, umbrae if your story was true, that's really funny

Pocketmoney

Ooh! Scandalous!

Wow.

Sounds like Brant should have been in the same cell with Martha Stewart LOL!!

I have a funny story. Back in the early days of gaming I bought one of the first games by Take Two. I hated it and return it the same week. I went to the Take Two boards on AOL (dont laugh it was a long time ago) and stated my displeasure. I was immediately attacked by a Take Two person on the boards and continually emailed. I was called a thief and many other not-so-PC terms hundreds of times until I complained to AOL's abuse department. This was so bad I contacted the corporate office to complain, only to find out it was Ryan Brant. founder of the company. I NEVER bought a Take Two product after that. Now I have the last laugh. To think _HE_ called _ME_ a criminal.

If he can "let money dissapear", he must know how to spell: BUSTED!.

Bottom line: powerful men with great wealth get slapped on the wrist and fined. Everybody else goes to jail. Oh, what a wonderful world...

This just proves my point, the world is full of stupid people and liars.

klactose. You definitely know what you're talking about. I follow the stock market closely and the dark news that comes with it.

I too also read the Wall Street Journal (although very expensive but worth it for investments) and it is really sad, especially in the gaming industry, that a CEO can potentially get out of this mess. This affects the people below the CEO and the games they make since they're less inclined to trust who they work for. It affects their morale and the quality of their work. For those into GTA and the 2K series, take note.

These nuckas are real mafiosos man! No wonder the GTA series have so much flavor! Mo' Street Cred. Yo! That's what's up!

@ pencilpusher69 ... Sorry to inform you, but you are still living in dreamworld. Someone needs to pinch you and wake you up. Yes, with the recent spat of very public corporate crimes, especially the Enron fiasco, it has been more fashionable of late to actually sentence some of these people (the ones in the spotlight) to minimum security facilities.

But do not sit there and make bold claims like "The majority of corporate crimes, send those found guilty to jail for 7-10 years on average." Because that is simply bullcrap. What you need to do is STOP getting your information from "business news" cable programs who are generally only giving marginal coverage to these matters to begin with as they do not like to paint the business world as a seedy place.

The "business news" source that covers these types of crimes the most is the Wall Street Journal and I guarantee if you go back through 10 years of coverage you will find the vast majority of cases DO NOT receive 7-10 year sentences, and actually usually end up paying fines while receiving minimal or NO jail time.

when does this game come out?

PWNED

he was collecting disability? for what? overwhelming guilt?

Busted

no sad thing is that we dont realize how that ammount is only a pocket change... let me give you an example... 30 000 000 games for PS2 x 59.99$... 1 800 000 000$, and thats just for one system... hmm dont feel sorry for him @ all.

can I have some of the confiscated stock?