5. Take-Two Interactive: The Great Publisher
Speaking of Take-Two, they might be the best publisher in the gaming world today. Parent company to some of the biggest game developers out there like Rockstar Games, 2K, and Irrational Games. Together these companies have produced some of the biggest selling, and also the best and most memorable games of this generation. Rather than taking the route of some publishers (EA, Activision, and Ubisoft) they don't push their franchises to the absolute limit, and put so many games on the shelves that its hard to tell which one came out this year, and which one came out last. They cherish their franchises, and I imagine they are extremely grateful for the talent they have stumbled across, and picked up over the years. In fact when asked about a possible annual release for IP's such as GTA, Take-Two's chief operating officer Karl Slatoff had this to say: "Because Grand Theft Auto, every single time it comes out, is a brand new experience. You can't possibly do that in two years. And if we did that, our product would fatigue and the franchise would degrade from a value perspective." Let's all just take a moment to give this man a standing ovation. Thank you, thank you Take-Two for the wise words, and putting the quality of your products above all else.