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2K Los Angeles

American video game developer

Field	Value
name	2K Los Angeles
logo	Kush Games.png
former_name	Kush Games, Inc. (2002–2007)
type	Subsidiary
industry	Video games
fate	Dissolved
founded
founder	Umrao Mayer
defunct
hq_location_city	Camarillo, California
hq_location_country	US
key_people	Graeme Bayless (president)
parent

2K Los Angeles (formerly Kush Games, Inc.) was an American video game developer based in Camarillo, California. Founded by Umrao Mayer in 1998, the company was part of Visual Concepts, which itself was a part of Sega. Both Kush Games and Visual Concepts were sold to Take-Two Interactive and subsequently became part of their new 2K label. Kush Games was renamed 2K Los Angeles in February 2007 before being shut down in 2008.

History

Kush Games was founded by Umrao Mayer in 1998 to develop sports games. Kush Games was acquired by Sega in 2004 and became part of Visual Concepts. On January 24, 2005, Visual Concepts and Kush Games were acquired by Take-Two Interactive for million. A total of million had been paid to Sega for the acquisition of Visual Concepts and affiliated properties by January 2006. On January 25, 2005, the day following the acquisition, Take-Two Interactive announced their new publishing label, 2K, which would henceforth manage Visual Concepts and Kush Games.

In February 2007, Kush Games was rebranded 2K Los Angeles. By August 2007, Mayer had been succeeded as president by Graeme Bayless. Mayer, together with partner George Simmons, went on to found Zindagi Games in 2008. 2K Los Angeles was shut down that same year.

Games developed

Year	Title	Platform(s)	Publisher
2002	NCAA College Basketball 2K3	GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox	Sega
2003	ESPN College Hoops	PlayStation 2, Xbox
ESPN NHL Hockey	PlayStation 2, Xbox
2004	ESPN NHL 2K5	PlayStation 2, Xbox
2005	Major League Baseball 2K5	PlayStation 2, Xbox	[2K Sports](2k-company)
Major League Baseball 2K5: World Series Edition	PlayStation 2, Xbox
NHL 2K6	PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360
2006	Major League Baseball 2K6	GameCube, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox, Xbox 360
NHL 2K7	PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Xbox 360
2007	Major League Baseball 2K7	Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox, Xbox 360
NHL 2K8	PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2008	Major League Baseball 2K8	PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Wii, Xbox 360

References

Gonzalez, Hector. (March 25, 2016). "Sale of Camarillo gaming company could fetch $75M".
(February 18, 2016). "Zynga buys Camarillo-based Zindagi Games".
ohtadmin. (September 13, 2013). "Video game company CEO to speak - Camarillo Acorn".
(January 24, 2005). "Sega officially out of the sports game".
Adams, David. (January 24, 2005). "Take Two Buys Visual Concepts".
Sinclair, Brendan. (January 31, 2006). "Take-Two reveals acquisition prices, hints at future lawsuits".
Jenkins, David. (January 25, 2005). "Take-Two Acquires Visual Concepts, Announces 2K Games Brand".
Ahearn, Nate. (March 4, 2008). "MLB 2K8 Review".
(August 17, 2007). "2K Sports Announces More Gameplay Features for NHL® 2K8". GamesIndustry International.
Plunkett, Luke. (January 16, 2012). "Every Game Studio That's Closed Down Since 2006".

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