publisher's chief operating officer. As TDK Mediactive, the company published various video games, of which many based on licensed properties. On April 13, 2001, the company signed a five-year deal with clothing brand No Limits to publish games based on the license. On May 21, 2002, the company signed a deal with Hasbro to produce video games based on the Tonka property for Nintendo systems under a sub-licensing deal with Infogrames, who were Hasbro's master video game licensor at the time. On October 18, 2002, the company launched TDK Impulse, a publishing label intended for games that had "broad consumer appeal and a low price point". On September 3, 2003, TDK Mediactive, Inc. announced that they were to be acquired by Take-Two Interactive for an estimated . The transaction was finalized on December 2, 2003, with 23,005,885 shares, valued at , and another in cash awarded to TDK. As a result of the acquisition, TDK Mediactive, Inc. was renamed Take-Two Licensing, Inc. and Take-Two Interactive received all licenses formerly held by TDK Mediactive, except for those based on Shrek. On January 25, 2005, Take-Two Interactive announced the opening of publishing label 2K Games, into which Take-Two Licensing was folded. Games published As TDK Mediactive As Take-Two Licensing References Take-Two Interactive divisions and subsidiaries Video game publishers Video game companies established in 1990 Video game companies disestablished in 2005 Defunct video game companies of the United States Defunct companies based in Greater Los Angeles