Take-Two Interactive Annual Report 2015

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Generated signiﬁcant cash ﬂow and ended the ﬁscal year with approximately

$1,100,000,000
$1,100,000,000

in cash and short-term investments

More than 35 million game sessions
played since this new franchise was
successfully launched in February 2015

42%
42%

of total net revenue came
from digitally-delivered content

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Franchises with at
least one ﬁve-million
unit selling release;
more than 45 individual,
multi-million unit
selling titles

49%
49%

of digitally-delivered
revenue came from recurrent
consumer spending

One of the most critically-acclaimed and commercially
successful video games of all time with over

53,000,000
53,000,000

units sold-in to date

2,100
2,100

Employees working in game
development in 17 studios
around the world

Sold-in over 7 million units to date
and remains the top-selling and top-rated
NBA simulation

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. 2015 ANNUAL REPORT

DEAR
SHAREHOLDERS,

Fiscal 2015 was one of Take-Two’s best years ever, driven by the unparalleled creative

excellence of our worldwide teams. We seamlessly launched one of the strongest
holiday lineups in our history; added a new franchise with the successful release of

Evolve; and achieved record digitally-delivered revenue, including our highest-ever

recurrent consumer spending. These results and our positive outlook underscore that

Take-Two has become a global leader in the interactive entertainment business, with

some of the industry’s most powerful franchises delighting consumers through the

widest possible array of relevant channels around the world.

OUR KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

(cid:81) Launched Grand Theft Auto V on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, building on the title’s

record-breaking release on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2013. Featuring major updates and
new features speciﬁcally designed for the new generation of consoles, including the series debut
of First-Person Mode, Grand Theft Auto V continues to captivate consumers and critics. The title
was successfully released for PC during the ﬁscal ﬁrst quarter of 2016 and achieved strong
digitally-delivered sales, as well as the highest number of concurrent users for a non-Valve
title in the history of Steam. Grand Theft Auto V is one of the most critically-acclaimed and
commercially successful video games of all time, with sell-in to date of over 53 million units.

(cid:81) Once again delivered the highest-rated and top-selling basketball video game with NBA 2K15.

The title has sold-in over 7 million units to date, and overall revenue is up substantially versus
the comparable period for NBA 2K14, driven by both higher sales and growth in recurrent
consumer spending. During ﬁscal 2015, virtual currency sales grew 150% year-over-year,
beneﬁtting from increased online gameplay for NBA 2K15 and signiﬁcant engagement with
the MYNBA 2K15 companion app.

(cid:81) Launched WWE 2K15, which has sold-in over 3 million units to date, up more than 40%

versus the comparable period for WWE 2K14.

(cid:81) Broadened our holiday lineup with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and Sid Meier’s Civilization:

Beyond Earth. Both of these titles were substantial and proﬁtable contributors to our results,
and their success demonstrates the enduring popularity of these key 2K franchises.

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(cid:81) Launched Evolve, a new, key long-term franchise for 2K, to positive reviews from inﬂuential

critics, such as IGN and Game Informer. The title has performed above our expectations, with
sell-in to date of approximately 2.5 million units, nearly 20% of which were digitally-delivered.
Consumers remain highly engaged, playing more than 35 million game sessions since launch.

(cid:81) Released Borderlands: The Handsome Collection, bringing the popular Borderlands franchise
that has now sold-in over 25 million units – including over 8 million units in ﬁscal 2015 – to
new-gen consoles for the ﬁrst time.

(cid:81) Launched 10 offerings for tablets and smartphones, including catalog titles such as

BioShock, new releases including NBA 2K15 and Sid Meier’s Starships, and companion
apps for NBA 2K15 and Evolve.

(cid:81) Generated record digitally-delivered revenue, nearly half of which was derived from recurrent

consumer spending, including virtual currency, downloadable add-on content and online games.
The single largest contributor to recurrent consumer spending was Grand Theft Auto Online,
which continues to beneﬁt from ongoing consumer engagement with its vast open world, and is
being supported by numerous additional content updates, including Heists.

(cid:81) Generated signiﬁcant cash ﬂow and ended the ﬁscal year with approximately $1.1 billion in cash

and short-term investments.

SUCCESSFUL GROWTH STRATEGY

Take-Two’s strategy is to develop the highest-quality, most compelling interactive entertainment franchises in the
business, and deliver them on every platform around the world that is relevant to our audience. In addition, we
strive to complement our core business with digitally-delivered offerings that drive ongoing engagement with our
titles after their initial purchase. Recurrent consumer spending is an important, high-margin growth opportunity
and a key strategic focus of our teams. Through this we generate meaningful incremental revenue and proﬁts,
strengthen our results between front-line releases and, most importantly, provide additional entertainment to
consumers. Our strategy is aimed at engaging and delighting consumers on an ongoing basis, which will provide
more reliable, proﬁtable growth over time.

World-class creative teams: We endeavor to be the most creative and innovative company in our industry.
Our ﬁrm commitment to this goal is reﬂected in the tireless dedication of our nearly 2,100 employees working in
game development in 17 studios around the world – including some of the most talented visionaries in the business.
The creative teams at Rockstar Games and 2K are renowned for their ability to consistently deliver games that set
new benchmarks for excellence. Whether expanding proven franchises, launching new intellectual property or
providing innovative ways to keep consumers engaged, quality entertainment remains our paramount goal.

Diverse portfolio of industry-leading intellectual property: Take-Two is a leading, ﬁnancially strong, global
interactive entertainment enterprise with numerous successful franchises encompassing a variety of genres.
Our diverse portfolio of intellectual property includes 10 franchises with at least one ﬁve-million unit selling
release, and more than 45 individual, multi-million unit selling titles. Since 2007, we have added 8 new franchises,
including such hits as BioShock, Borderlands, Evolve, L.A. Noire, WWE 2K and XCOM.

Capitalizing on growth of digital distribution: As our industry continues to transition to digital distribution, we
remain focused on providing entertainment to our consumers wherever they are, on all relevant platforms, and
through all distribution channels. During ﬁscal 2015, digitally-delivered revenue increased by 22% and represented

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. 2015 ANNUAL REPORT

42% of our total net revenue. This growth was driven by full-game downloads of our new releases and catalog,
along with the successful execution of our strategy to drive ongoing engagement with our titles. Recurrent
consumer spending grew 50% year-over-year and represented 49% of our digitally-delivered revenue. The largest
contributors were virtual currency for Grand Theft Auto Online and NBA 2K15; add-on content for Borderlands 2
and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, Evolve and WWE 2K15; NBA 2K Online, our free-to-play NBA simulation
game, which has over 26 million registered users and is the number one PC online sports game in China; and
WWE SuperCard, which is our most ﬁnancially successful free-to-play mobile release.

Expanding offerings for mobile devices: We believe that the popularity of video games on mobile platforms will
continue to grow at a rapid pace. This represents an exciting opportunity for Take-Two. Our mobile releases to date
have focused primarily on popular catalog titles from both Rockstar Games and 2K, select front line releases and
sports titles, and companion apps that keep consumers connected to our larger entertainment experiences. As
mobile technology continues to evolve, we expect to release our most groundbreaking and immersive new titles
on every mobile device that core gamers choose to embrace.

Innovative marketing and global distribution: Creating groundbreaking games is only part of our formula for
success. Our marketing teams execute well-coordinated global campaigns that leverage nearly every form of
media – from traditional to social – to turn our product launches into tent pole events. We also work in lockstep
with our key retail partners to drive promotions when they matter the most – at point of sale. Our global
distribution network ensures that our products are available to consumers wherever they want them – whether
on disc or through digital download.

Sound ﬁnancial foundation: With approximately $1.1 billion in cash and short-term investments as of March 31, 2015,
Take-Two has a strong balance sheet and ample capital to pursue a variety of investment opportunities. Our ﬁrst
priority is to invest in our business, both organically and potentially through acquisitions. We also have the
ability to return additional capital to shareholders through our share repurchase authorization, which was
increased in May 2015 to authorize the repurchase of up to 10 million shares.

EXCITING LINEUP OF NEW RELEASES

Fiscal 2016 is off to an excellent start and is poised to be another strong year for Take-Two. Our slate of new titles
includes the following:

(cid:81) On September 29, 2K will continue its illustrious basketball legacy with the launch of

NBA 2K16. The title will deﬁne the ultimate intersection of sports and pop culture with
three unique game covers featuring NBA All-Stars Stephen Curry, James Harden and
Anthony Davis, as well as an all-new MyCAREER mode that was written and directed by
acclaimed ﬁlmmaker Spike Lee.

(cid:81) On October 27, 2K will release WWE 2K16, which will leverage further the development

expertise of Visual Concepts and take this beloved sports entertainment franchise to new
exciting heights. Stone Cold Steve Austin, a 2009 WWE Hall of Fame inductee and winner
of 21 championships throughout his career, will be the game’s cover athlete.

(cid:81) In November, 2K will launch XCOM 2, the sequel to the 2012 Game of the Year award-winning
strategy title, XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Developed by Firaxis Games, XCOM 2 will introduce
gameplay features that will make each experience unique to the player, as well as offer a
deeper level of modding support. XCOM 2 will feature a diverse collection of new enemies,
aliens, weapons and more, and provide greater story-, strategy- and tactical-driven combat.

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(cid:81) During fall 2015, 2K will release Sid Meier’s Civilization Beyond Earth – Rising Tide, a thrilling,

in-depth expansion pack from the hit franchise that has sold-in over 30 million units worldwide.
Rising Tide extends Beyond Earth to new frontiers on the planet’s surface and beneath its seas,
adding even more choices and diplomatic options, as players continue to build a new vision
for the future of humanity.

(cid:81) Coming this winter, Battleborn promises to enhance our proven track record of launching successful
new intellectual properties. Currently in development by Borderlands creators Gearbox Software,
Battleborn is a ﬁrst-person shooter with a deep roster of unique playable heroes. Through
the game’s accelerated character growth system, every hero can be fully experienced in a
single story mode mission or multiplayer match.

(cid:81) During ﬁscal 2016, consumers in Asia will have the opportunity to experience Civilization
Online, our free-to-play, mass multiplayer online game developed in partnership with
renowned South Korean-based studio XLGAMES. Civilization Online is planned for commercial
launch in Korea, and 2K has announced a publishing deal with Game First to bring the title
to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Online games in Asia represent an enormous market
opportunity, and we continue to explore other initiatives in this area.

Our robust development pipeline extends far beyond ﬁscal year 2016. We have numerous titles in development,
including both groundbreaking new intellectual properties and offerings from our established franchises that
promise to delight consumers. We plan to support virtually all of our new releases with innovative offerings
designed to promote ongoing engagement and drive recurrent consumer spending.

OUR FUTURE

Take-Two is a premier global interactive entertainment enterprise with the industry’s top creative talent, a diverse
portfolio of critically acclaimed and commercially successful franchises, and a solid ﬁnancial foundation. We are
better positioned than ever to deliver growth and margin expansion in future years, and positive returns
for our shareholders over the long-term.

We’d like to thank our colleagues for delivering another exceptional year and enhancing further our long-term
potential. To our shareholders, we want to express our appreciation for your continued support.

Sincerely,

Strauss Zelnick
Chairman and
Chief Executive Ofﬁcer

July 15, 2015

Karl Slatoff
President

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K
(cid:2) Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act

of 1934

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015

OR
(cid:3) Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act

of 1934

For the transition period from

Commission file number 001-34003

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)

622 Broadway
New York, New York
(Address of principal executive offices)

51-0350842
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

10012
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (646) 536-2842

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
Common Stock, $.01 par value

Name of each exchange on which registered
NASDAQ Global Select Market

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes (cid:2) No (cid:3)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes (cid:3) No (cid:2)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has
been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes (cid:2) No (cid:3)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive
Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes (cid:2) No (cid:3)

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be
contained, to the best of the Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of
this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. (cid:2)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See the definitions of ‘‘large accelerated filer,’’ ‘‘accelerated filer,’’ and ‘‘smaller reporting company’’ in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer (cid:2)

Accelerated filer (cid:3)

Non-accelerated filer (cid:3)
(Do not check if a smaller
reporting company)

Smaller reporting company (cid:3)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes (cid:3) No (cid:2)

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which
the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the Registrant’s
most recently completed second fiscal quarter was approximately $1,864,553,000.

As of May 15, 2015, there were 84,609,452 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock outstanding, net of treasury stock.

Documents Incorporated by Reference:
Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
are incorporated by reference into Part III herein.

Item 1.

Business

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

Item 2.

Properties

Item 3.

Legal Proceedings

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

INDEX

PART I

PART II

Item 5.

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer
Purchases of Equity Securities

Item 6.

Selected Financial Data

Item 7.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Item 8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Item 9.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Item 9B. Other Information

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Item 11.

Executive Compensation

PART III

Item 12.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters

Item 13.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Item 14.

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

PART IV

Item 15.

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

Index to Financial Statements

Signatures

PAGE

109

CAUTIONARY NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The statements contained herein which are not historical facts are considered forward-looking statements under
federal securities laws and may be identified by words such as ‘‘anticipates,’’ ‘‘believes,’’ ‘‘estimates,’’ ‘‘expects,’’
‘‘intends,’’ ‘‘plans,’’ ‘‘potential,’’ ‘‘predicts,’’ ‘‘projects,’’ ‘‘seeks,’’ ‘‘will,’’ or words of similar meaning and
include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the outlook for the Company’s future business and financial
performance. Such forward-looking statements are based on the current beliefs of our management as well as
assumptions made by and information currently available to them, which are subject to inherent uncertainties,
risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. Actual outcomes and results may vary materially
from these forward-looking statements based on a variety of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to,
those discussed under the heading ‘‘Risk Factors’’ included in Part I, Item 1A herein. All forward-looking
statements are qualified by these cautionary statements and speak only as of the date they are made. The
Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.

PART I

Item 1. Business

General

We are a leading developer, publisher and marketer of interactive entertainment for consumers around the
globe. We develop and publish products through our two wholly-owned labels Rockstar Games and 2K.
Our products are currently designed for console gaming systems such as Sony’s PlayStation(cid:4)3 (‘‘PS3’’) and
PlayStation(cid:4)4 (‘‘PS4’’), Microsoft’s Xbox 360(cid:4) (‘‘Xbox 360’’) and Xbox One(cid:4) (‘‘Xbox One’’); and personal
computers (‘‘PC’’), including smartphones and tablets. We deliver our products through physical retail,
digital download, online platforms and cloud streaming services.

As a result of the widening popularity of interactive entertainment, the video game market is expected to
continue to grow in coming years. Growth is expected to be driven by continuing increases in the installed
base of traditional consoles, along with the growing popularity of games played on emerging platforms
such as tablets and smartphones, and online including through social networks. According to the ‘‘Global
Video Game Market’’ published by International Development Group (‘‘IDG’’) in April 2015, the installed
base of console systems that we support grew to 158.8 million units as of December 2014, an increase of
24.2 million units or 18% from December 2013, and forecasts that the number will increase to an estimated
233.6 million units in calendar 2019. In addition, according to IDG, global sales from the console,
handheld, PC software and digital gaming segments that we support, inclusive of mobile gaming platforms
and online, surpassed $65.0 billion in calendar 2014 and forecasts that their annual sales will increase to an
estimated $87.3 billion in calendar 2019.

The demographics of the interactive entertainment industry audience have broadened significantly in
recent years, with video games becoming an increasingly popular form of mainstream entertainment.
According to the ‘‘2015 Essential Facts about the Computer and Video Game Industry’’ published by
Entertainment Software Association (‘‘ESA’’), 51% of U.S. households own at least one dedicated game
console. The average game player is 35 years old and has been actively playing for 13 years.

Our core strategy is to capitalize on the popularity of video games by developing and publishing
high-quality interactive entertainment experiences across a range of genres. We focus on building
compelling franchises by publishing a select number of titles for which we can create sequels and
incremental revenue opportunities through add-on content, microtransactions and online play. We support
the success of our products in the marketplace through innovative marketing programs and global
distribution on all platforms and through all channels that are relevant to our target audience.

We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 1993 and are headquartered in New
York, New York with approximately 2,840 employees globally. Our telephone number is (646) 536-2842

and our website address is www.take2games.com. We make all of our filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (‘‘SEC’’) available free of charge on our website under the caption ‘‘Corporate—
SEC Filings.’’ Included in these filings are our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports, which are available as soon as
reasonably practicable after we electronically file or furnish such materials with the SEC pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Our website and the information contained therein or connected thereto are not intended to be
incorporated into this Annual Report on Form 10-K. You may also obtain copies of our reports without
charge by writing to:

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
622 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
Attn: Investor Relations

You may read and copy any document we file with the SEC at the SEC’s public reference room at
100 F Street, NE, Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for
information on the public reference room. The SEC maintains a website that contains annual, quarterly
and current reports, proxy and information statements and other information that issuers (including the
Company) file electronically with the SEC. The SEC’s website is www.sec.gov.

Strategy

Overview. We endeavor to be the most creative, innovative and efficient company in our industry. Our
core strategy is to capitalize on the popularity of video games by developing and publishing high-quality
interactive entertainment experiences across a range of genres. We focus on building compelling
entertainment franchises by publishing a select number of titles for which we can create sequels and
incremental revenue opportunities through add-on content, microtransactions and online play. Most of our
intellectual property is internally owned and developed, which we believe best positions us financially and
competitively. We have established a portfolio of proprietary software content for the major hardware
platforms in a wide range of genres, including action, adventure, family/casual, racing, role-playing,
shooter, sports and strategy, which we distribute worldwide. We believe that our commitment to creativity
and innovation is a distinguishing strength, enabling us to differentiate our products in the marketplace by
combining advanced technology with compelling storylines and characters that provide unique gameplay
experiences for consumers. We have created, acquired or licensed a group of highly recognizable brands to
match the broad consumer demographics we serve, ranging from adults to children and game enthusiasts
to casual gamers. Another cornerstone of our strategy is to support the success of our products in the
marketplace through innovative marketing programs and global distribution on all platforms and through
all channels that are relevant to our target audience.

Support Label Structure to Target Distinct Market Segments. Our business consists of our wholly-owned labels
Rockstar Games and 2K. Rockstar Games is the developer and publisher of the interactive entertainment
industry’s most iconic and critically acclaimed brand, Grand Theft Auto, as well as other successful
franchises, including L.A. Noire, Max Payne, Midnight Club, and Red Dead. We expect Rockstar Games to
continue to be a leader in the action / adventure product category and create groundbreaking
entertainment by leveraging our existing franchises, as well as developing new brands. 2K publishes
high-quality, owned and licensed titles across a range of genres including shooter, action, role-playing,
strategy, sports and family/casual. 2K is the publisher of a number of critically acclaimed, multi-million unit
selling franchises including BioShock, Borderlands, Carnival Games, Evolve, Mafia, NBA 2K, Sid Meier’s
Civilization, WWE 2K and XCOM Enemy Unknown. We expect 2K to continue to be a leader by building on
its existing brands, as well as by developing new franchises in the future.

Focus on Core Strength of Producing Select, High Quality Titles. We focus on publishing a select number of
high-quality titles based on internally- owned and developed intellectual properties, which typically provide
higher margins than licensed products. We currently own the intellectual property rights to 20 proprietary
brands. In addition, we will selectively develop titles based on licensed properties, including sports, and
also publish externally developed titles.

We use a product investment review process to evaluate potential titles for investment, to review existing
titles in development, and to assess titles after release to measure their performance in the market and the
return on our investment. We apply this process to all of our products, whether internally or externally
developed. The product investment review process includes reviews of each project at various stages of
development by our executive management team and the senior management of our publishing labels, and
includes coordination between our sales and marketing personnel before the launch of titles. This
disciplined approach to product investment is expected to enhance the competitiveness and profitability of
our titles.

We develop our products using a combination of our internal development teams and external
development resources acting under contract with us. We typically select external developers based on
their track record and expertise in developing products in the same category or genre. One developer will
generally produce the same game for multiple platforms and will also produce sequels to the original
game. We believe that selecting and using development resources in this manner allows us to leverage the
particular expertise of our internal and external development resources, which we believe increases the
quality of our products.

Leverage Emerging Technologies, Platforms and Distribution Channels, Including Digitally Delivered Content.
Interactive entertainment played on mobile platforms, including tablets and smartphones, and online
platforms, including social networks, represent exciting opportunities to enhance our growth and
profitability. In addition, the interactive entertainment software industry is delivering a growing amount of
content for traditional platforms through digital download on the Internet. We provide a variety of online
delivered products and offerings. Virtually all of our titles that are available through retailers as packaged
goods products are also available through direct digital download on the Internet (from websites we own
and third-party websites). We also aim to drive ongoing engagement and incremental revenues from
recurrent consumer spending on our titles after their initial purchase, through downloadable offerings
including add-on content, microtransactions and online play. In addition, we are publishing an expanding
variety of titles for tablets and smartphones, which are delivered to consumers through digital download
via the Internet. We will continue to invest in emerging opportunities in mobile and online gameplay,
particularly for our wholly-owned franchises, as well as downloadable content and microtransactions that
enable gamers to pay to download additional content to enhance their game playing experience.

Expand International Business. The global market for interactive entertainment continues to grow and we
seek to increase our presence internationally, particularly in Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America. We
are continuing our expansion initiatives in the Asian markets, where our strategy is to broaden the
distribution of our existing products and establish an online gaming presence, especially in China and
South Korea. We are a direct publisher in Japan and South Korea. While we retain title to all intellectual
property, under license agreements local publishers are responsible for localization of software content,
distribution and marketing of the products in their respective local markets. We intend to continue to build
upon our licensing relationships and also continue to expand on finished goods distribution strategies to
grow our international business.

Our Businesses

Our revenue is primarily derived from the sale of internally developed software titles and software titles
developed by third-parties for our benefit. Operating margins are dependent in part upon our ability to
continually release new, commercially successful products and to manage software product development

costs. We have internal development studios located in Canada, China, Czech Republic, the United
Kingdom and the United States. As of March 31, 2015, we had a research and development staff of
approximately 2,120 employees with the technical capabilities to develop software titles for all major
current and prior generation consoles, handheld hardware platforms and PCs in multiple languages and
territories.

Agreements with third-party developers generally give us exclusive publishing and marketing rights and
require us to make development payments, pay royalties based on product sales and to satisfy other
conditions. Development payments for software titles are typically recoupable against royalties otherwise
due to developers based on software sales. Our agreements with third-party developers generally provide
us with the right to monitor development efforts and to cease making development payments if specified
development milestones are not satisfied. We also regularly monitor the level of development payments in
light of the expected sales for the related titles.

We continue to explore evolving business models such as downloadable content, online gaming and
microtransactions. We expect to continue to generate incremental revenue opportunities through add-on
content, microtransactions and online play.

Rockstar Games. Software titles published by our Rockstar Games label are primarily internally developed.
We expect Rockstar Games, our wholly-owned publisher of the Grand Theft Auto, Max Payne, Midnight
Club, Red Dead and other popular franchises, to continue to be a leader in the action / adventure product
category and to create groundbreaking entertainment by leveraging our existing titles as well as by
developing new brands. We believe that Rockstar has established a uniquely original, popular cultural
phenomenon with its Grand Theft Auto series, which is the interactive entertainment industry’s most iconic
and critically acclaimed brand and has sold-in over 210 million units. The latest installment, Grand Theft
Auto V, was released on Sony’s PlayStation 3 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 in September 2013, on Sony’s
PlayStation 4 and Microsoft’s Xbox One in November 2014, and on the PC in April 2015. Grand Theft
Auto V includes access to Grand Theft Auto Online, which initially launched in October 2013. Rockstar
Games is also well known for developing brands in other genres, including the LA Noire, Bully and
Manhunt franchises. Rockstar Games continues to expand on our established franchises by developing
sequels, offering downloadable add-on episodes, content and virtual currency, and releasing titles for
smartphones and tablets.

2K. Our 2K label has published a variety of popular entertainment properties across all key platforms and
across a range of genres including shooter, action, role-playing, strategy, sports and family/casual
entertainment. We expect 2K to continue to develop new, successful franchises in the future.

2K’s internally owned and developed franchises include the critically acclaimed, multi-million unit selling
BioShock, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization and XCOM Enemy Unknown series. 2K also publishes highly
successful externally developed franchises such as Borderlands and Evolve. 2K’s realistic sports simulation
titles, including our flagship NBA 2K series which has been the top-ranked NBA basketball video game for
14 years running and the WWE 2K series.

We are continuing our expansion initiatives in the Asia markets, where our strategy is to broaden the
distribution of our existing products and establish an online gaming presence, especially in China and
South Korea. 2K has secured a multi-year license from the NBA to develop an online version of the
NBA 2K simulation game in China, Taiwan, South Korea and Southeast Asia. In October 2012, NBA 2K
Online, our free-to-play NBA simulation game co-developed by 2K and Tencent, launched commercially on
the Tencent Games portal in China. In addition, South Korean-based studio XLGAMES is presently
developing Civilization Online, a new online game for the Asian market, which is planned for commercial
launch in Korea during our fiscal year 2016.

Intellectual Property

Our business is highly dependent on the creation, acquisition, licensing and protection of intellectual
property. Some of the intellectual property rights we have created or acquired for our internally-owned
portfolio of brands are: BioShock, Bully, Carnival Games, Evolve, Grand Theft Auto, L.A. Noire, Mafia,
Manhunt, Max Payne, Midnight Club, Red Dead, Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis, Sid Meier’s
Civilization, Sid Meier’s Pirates!, Spec Ops, Top Spin and XCOM. We believe that content ownership
facilitates our internal product development efforts and maximizes profit potential. We attempt to protect
our software and production techniques under copyright, patent, trademark and trade secret laws as well as
through contractual restrictions on disclosure, copying and distribution.

We also enter into content license agreements, such as those with sports leagues, players associations,
music labels and musicians. These licenses are typically limited to use of the licensed rights in products for
specific time periods. In addition, we license and include console manufacturer technology in our products
on a non-exclusive basis, which allows our games to be played on their respective hardware systems.

Manufacturing

Sony and Microsoft either manufacture or control selection of approved manufacturers of software
products sold for use on their respective hardware platforms. We place a purchase order for the
manufacture of our products with Sony or Microsoft’s approved replicator and then send software code
and a prototype of the product to the manufacturer, together with related artwork, user instructions,
warranty information, brochures and packaging designs for approval, defect testing and manufacture.
Games are generally shipped within two to three weeks of receipt of our purchase order and all materials.

Production of PC software is performed by third-party vendors in accordance with our specifications and
includes CD-ROM / DVD-ROM pressing, assembly of components, printing of packaging and user
manuals and shipping of finished goods. We send software code and a prototype of a title, together with
related artwork, user instructions, warranty information, brochures and packaging designs to the
manufacturers. Games are generally shipped within two weeks of receipt of our manufacturing order. Our
software titles typically carry a 90-day limited warranty.

Sales

We sell software titles both physically and digitally in the United States, Europe, Canada, Latin America
and Asia Pacific through direct relationships with large retail customers and third-party distributors. Our
customers in the United States include, among others, GameStop, Microsoft, Sony, Steam and Wal-Mart.
Our international customers include, among others, Amazon EU SARL, Exertis, Game, GameStop, and
Media Markt. We have sales operations in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands,
New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom and the United
States.

We are dependent on a limited number of customers that account for a significant portion of our sales.
Sales to our five largest customers during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 accounted for
approximately 64.6% of our net revenue, with GameStop, Sony, Microsoft and Steam each accounted for
more than 10.0% of our net revenue during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015.

We also digitally distribute our titles, add-on content and microtransactions direct to consoles and PCs,
including smartphones and tablets. We view digital distribution as an important growth opportunity for our
industry and Company; however, we continue to expect that packaged goods and traditional retailers will
be a significant channel for the sale of our products for the foreseeable future.

Marketing

Our marketing and promotional efforts are intended to maximize consumer interest in our titles, promote
brand name recognition of our franchises, assist retailers and properly position, package and merchandise
our titles. From time to time, we also receive marketing support from hardware manufacturers in
connection with their own promotional efforts.

We market titles by:

• Implementing public relations campaigns, using print and online advertising, television, radio spots
and outdoor advertising. We believe that we label and market our products in accordance with the
applicable principles and guidelines of the Entertainment Software Rating Board, or the ESRB, an
independent self-regulatory body that assigns ratings and enforces advertising guidelines for the
interactive software industry.

• Satisfying certain shelf life and sales requirements under our agreements with hardware
manufacturers in order to qualify for Sony’s Greatest Hits Programs and Microsoft’s Platinum Hits
Program. In connection with these programs, we receive manufacturing discounts from Sony and
Microsoft.

• Stimulating continued sales by reducing the wholesale prices of our products to retailers at various
times during the life of a product. Price concessions may occur at any time in a product’s life cycle,
but typically occur three to nine months after a product’s initial launch. In certain international
markets, we also provide volume rebates to stimulate continued product sales. Sales returns, price
protection and other allowances amounted to $51.5 million, $138.1 million, $109.1 million during
the fiscal years ended March 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

• Employing various other marketing methods designed to promote consumer awareness, including
social media, in-store promotions and point-of- purchase displays, direct mail, co-operative
advertising, attendance at trade shows as well as product sampling through demonstration software
distributed via the Internet or the digital online services.

As of March 31, 2015, we had a sales and marketing staff of approximately 345 people.

Product Procurement

We procure products from suppliers principally using standard purchase orders based on our assessment of
market demand. We carry inventory quantities that we believe are necessary to provide rapid response to
retailer orders. We utilize electronic data interchange with many of our customers to enhance the
efficiency of placing and shipping orders and receiving payments.

Competition

In our business, we compete with:

• Companies that range in size and cost structure from very small with limited resources to very large
with greater financial, marketing and technical personnel and other resources than ours, including
Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts, and international companies, such as Capcom, SEGA, Square
Enix, and Ubisoft.

• Sony and Microsoft for the sale of interactive entertainment software. Each of these competitors is
a large developer and marketer of software for their own platforms, and has the financial resources
to withstand significant price competition and to implement extensive advertising campaigns.

• Other software, hardware, entertainment and media for limited retail shelf space and promotional
resources. The competition is intense among an increasing number of newly introduced

entertainment software titles and hardware for adequate levels of shelf space and promotional
support.

• Other forms of entertainment such as motion pictures, television and audio, social networking,
online computer programs, mobile games and other forms of entertainment which may be less
expensive or provide other advantages to consumers.

Competition in the entertainment software industry is based on innovation, features, playability, and
product quality; brand name recognition; compatibility with popular platforms; access to distribution
channels; price; marketing; and customer service. Our business is driven by hit titles, which require
increasing budgets for development and marketing. Competition for our titles is influenced by the timing
of competitive product releases and the similarity of such products to our titles and may result in loss of
shelf space or a reduction in sell-through of our titles at retail stores.

Trends and Factors Affecting our Business

Product Release Schedule. Our financial results are affected by the timing of our product releases and the
commercial success of those titles. Our Grand Theft Auto products in particular have historically accounted
for a substantial portion of our revenue. Sales of Grand Theft Auto products generated approximately
28.0% of the Company’s net revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015. The timing of our Grand
Theft Auto releases varies significantly, which in turn may affect our financial performance on a quarterly
and annual basis.

Economic Environment and Retailer Performance. We continue to monitor economic conditions that may
unfavorably affect our businesses, such as deteriorating consumer demand, pricing pressure on our
products, credit quality of our receivables, and foreign currency exchange rates. Our business is dependent
upon a limited number of customers who account for a significant portion of our revenue. Our five largest
customers accounted for 64.6%, 39.4% and 52.5% of net revenue during the fiscal years ended March 31,
2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. As of March 31, 2015 and 2014, five customers comprised approximately
63.9% and 68.3% of our gross accounts receivable, respectively, with our significant customers (those that
individually comprised more than 10% of our gross accounts receivable balance) accounting for
approximately 54.5% and 59.8% of such balance at March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. We had three
customers who accounted for approximately 18.5%, 18.4% and 17.6% of our gross accounts receivable as
of March 31, 2015 and three customers who accounted for 22.6%, 22.3% and 14.9% of our gross accounts
receivable as of March 31, 2014. We did not have any additional customers that exceeded 10% of our gross
accounts receivable as of March 31, 2015 and 2014. The economic environment has affected our customers
in the past, and may do so in the future. Bankruptcies or consolidations of our large retail customers could
seriously hurt our business, due to uncollectible accounts receivables and the concentration of purchasing
power among the remaining large retailers. Certain of our large customers sell used copies of our games,
which may negatively affect our business by reducing demand for new copies of our games. While the
downloadable content that we now offer for certain of our titles may serve to reduce used game sales, we
expect used game sales to continue to adversely affect our business.

Hardware Platforms. We derive most of our revenue from the sale of products made for video game
platforms manufactured by third-parties, such as Sony’s PS3 and PS4 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Xbox
One, which comprised approximately 81.4% of the Company’s net revenue by product platform for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2015. The success of our business is dependent upon the consumer acceptance
of these platforms and the continued growth in the installed base of these platforms. When new hardware
platforms are introduced, demand for software based on older platforms typically declines, which may
negatively affect our business during the market transition to the new consoles. Additionally, we have
limited ability to predict the consumer acceptance of the new platforms, which may affect our sales and
profitability. Accordingly, our strategy is to focus our development efforts on a select number of the

highest quality titles for these platforms, while also expanding our offerings for emerging platforms such as
mobile and online games.

Online Content and Digital Distribution. The interactive entertainment software industry is delivering a
growing amount of content through digital online delivery methods. We provide a variety of online
delivered products and offerings. Virtually all of our titles that are available through retailers as packaged
goods products are also available through direct digital download via the Internet (from websites we own
and others owned by third-parties). In addition, we aim to drive ongoing engagement and recurrent
consumer spending on our titles after their initial purchase by generating incremental revenues through
downloadable offerings, including add-on content, microtransactions and online play. We also publish an
expanding variety of titles for tablets and smartphones, which are delivered to consumers through digital
download via the Internet. Note 14 to our Consolidated Financial Statements, ‘‘Segment and Geographic
Information,’’ discloses that net revenue from digital online channels comprised approximately 42.0% of
the Company’s net revenue by distribution channel for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015. We expect
online delivery of games and game offerings to become an increasing part of our business over the
long-term.

International Operations

International sales are a significant part of our business. For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2015, 2014
and 2013, approximately 42.5%, 53.5% and 41.5%, respectively, of our net revenue was earned outside the
United States. We also have expanded our Asian operations in an effort to increase our geographical scope
and diversify our revenue base. We are subject to risks inherent in foreign trade, including increased credit
risks, tariffs and duties, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, shipping delays and international
political, regulatory and economic developments, all of which can have a significant effect on our operating
results. See Notes 1 and 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Segment and Geographic Information

See Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Employees

As of March 31, 2015, we had approximately 2,840 full-time employees, of which approximately 1,360 were
employed outside of the United States. None of our employees is subject to collective bargaining
agreements. We consider our relations with employees to be satisfactory.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Our business is subject to many risks and uncertainties, which may affect our future financial performance.
Because of the risks and uncertainties described below, as well as other factors affecting our operating results
and financial condition, past financial performance should not be considered to be a reliable indicator of future
performance and our business and financial performance could be harmed and the market value of our
securities could decline.

Risks relating to our business

We are dependent on the future success of our Grand Theft Auto products and we must continue to publish ‘‘hit’’
titles or sequels to such ‘‘hit’’ titles in order to compete successfully in our industry.

Grand Theft Auto and certain of our other titles are ‘‘hit’’ products and have historically accounted for a
substantial portion of our revenue. Sales of Grand Theft Auto products generated approximately 28.0% of
the Company’s net revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 and the ten best-selling franchises
(including Grand Theft Auto) that significantly contributed to the Company’s net revenue for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2015 in the aggregate accounted for approximately 97.1% of the Company’s net revenue.
If we fail to continue to develop and sell new commercially successful ‘‘hit’’ titles or sequels to such ‘‘hit’’
titles or experience any delays in product releases or disruptions following the commercial release of our
‘‘hit’’ titles or their sequels, our revenue and profits may decrease substantially and we may incur losses. In
addition, competition in our industry is intense and a relatively small number of hit titles account for a
large portion of total revenue in our industry. Hit products offered by our competitors may take a larger
share of consumer spending than we anticipate, which could cause revenue generated from our products to
fall below our expectations. If our competitors develop more successful products or services at lower price
points or based on payment models perceived as offering better value, or if we do not continue to develop
consistently high quality and well-received products and services, our revenue and profitability may
decline. In addition, both the online and mobile games marketplaces are characterized by frequent product
introductions, relatively low barriers to entry, and new and evolving business methods, technologies and
platforms for development. Widespread consumer adoption of these new platforms for games and other
technological advances in online or mobile game offerings could negatively affect our sales of console and
traditional PC products before we have an opportunity to develop profitable businesses in such markets.

We are subject to product development risks which could result in delays and additional costs, and we must adapt to
changes in software technologies.

We depend on our internal development studios and third-party software developers to develop new
interactive entertainment software within anticipated release schedules and cost projections. The
development cycle for new titles generally ranges from 12 to more than 24 months, and our top-selling
titles could take more than 4 years to develop. Therefore our development costs can be substantial. If we
or our third party developers experience unanticipated development delays, financial difficulties or
additional costs, we may not be able to release titles according to our schedule and at budgeted costs.
There can be no assurance that our products will be sufficiently successful so that we can recoup these
costs or make a profit on these products.

Additionally, in order to stay competitive, our internal development studios must anticipate and adapt to
rapid technological changes affecting software development. Any inability to respond to technological
advances and implement new technologies could render our products obsolete or less marketable.

The inability of our products to achieve significant market acceptance, delays in product releases or disruptions
following the commercial release of our products may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
condition and operating results.

New products may not achieve significant market acceptance, generate sufficient sales or be introduced in
a timely manner to permit us to recover development, manufacturing and marketing costs associated with
these products. The life cycle of a title generally involves a relatively high level of sales during the first few
months after introduction followed by a rapid decline in sales. Because revenue associated with an initial
product launch generally constitutes a high percentage of the total revenue associated with the life of a
product, delays in product releases or disruptions following the commercial release of one or more new
products could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results
and cause our operating results to be materially different from our expectations.

Our business is subject to our ability to develop commercially successful products for the current generation video
game platforms.

We derive most of our revenue from the sale of products made for video game platforms manufactured by
third parties, such as Sony’s PS3 and PS4 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Xbox One, which comprised
approximately 81.4% of the Company’s net revenue by product platform for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2015. The success of our business is subject to the continued popularity of these platforms and
our ability to develop commercially successful products for these platforms.

Connectivity issues could affect our ability to sell and provide online services for our products and could affect our
profitability.

We rely upon third-party digital delivery platforms, such as Steam, Microsoft’s Xbox Live and Sony
Entertainment Network, and other third-party service providers, to provide connectivity from the
consumer to our digital products and our online services. Connectivity issues could prevent customers from
accessing this content and our ability to successfully market and sell our products could be adversely
affected. In addition, we could experience similar issues related to services we host on our internal servers.
Such issues also could affect our ability to provide online services and could have a material adverse effect
on our business, financial condition and operating results.

Our business could be adversely affected if our consumer data protection measures are not seen as adequate or there
are breaches of our security measures or unintended disclosures of our consumer data.

We are collecting and storing consumer information, including personal information. We take measures to
protect our consumer data from unauthorized access or disclosure. It is possible that our security controls
over consumer data may not prevent the improper access or disclosure of personally identifiable
information. In addition, due to the high profile nature of our products, we may draw a disproportionately
higher amount of attention and attempts to breach our security controls than companies with lower profile
products. A security breach that leads to disclosure of consumer account information (including personally
identifiable information) could harm our reputation, compel us to comply with disparate breach
notification laws in various jurisdictions and otherwise subject us to liability under laws that protect
personal data, resulting in increased costs or loss of revenue. A resulting perception that our products or
services do not adequately protect the privacy of personal information could result in a loss of current or
potential consumers and business partners. In addition, if any of our business partners experience a
security breach that leads to disclosure of consumer account information, our reputation could be harmed,
resulting in loss of revenue.

The interpretation and application of consumer and data protection laws in the U.S., Europe and
elsewhere are often uncertain, contradictory and in flux. It is possible that these laws may be interpreted
and applied in a manner that is inconsistent with our data practices. If so, this could result in government

imposed fines or orders requiring that we change our data practices, which could have an adverse effect on
our business. Complying with these various laws could cause us to incur substantial costs or require us to
change our business practices in a manner adverse to our business, financial condition and operating
results.

In addition, certain of our products are online enabled. The ability of our products to offer online
functionality, and our ability to offer content through a video game platform’s digital distribution channel,
is dependent upon the continued operation and security of such platform’s online network. These third
party networks, as well as our own internal systems and websites, and the security measures related thereto
may be breached as a result of third-party action, including intentional misconduct by computer hackers,
employee error, malfeasance or otherwise, and result in someone obtaining unauthorized access to our
customers’ data or our data, including our intellectual property and other confidential business
information, or our information technology systems. Because the techniques used to obtain unauthorized
access, or to sabotage systems, change frequently and generally are not recognized until launched against a
target, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or to implement adequate preventative measures.
If an actual or perceived breach of our security occurs, we may lose business, suffer irreparable damage to
our reputation, and/or incur significant costs and expenses relating to the investigation and possible
litigation of claims relating to such event.

Security breaches involving the source code for our products could adversely affect our business.

We securely store the source code for our interactive entertainment software products as it is created. A
breach, whether physical, electronic or otherwise, of the systems on which such source code and other
sensitive data are stored could lead to damage or piracy of our software. If we are subject to data security
breaches, we may have a loss in sales or increased costs arising from the restoration or implementation of
additional security measures which could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition
and operating results. Any theft and/or unauthorized use or publication of our trade secrets and other
confidential business information as a result of such an event could adversely affect our competitive
position, reputation, brand, and future sales of our products. Our business could be subject to significant
disruption, and we could suffer monetary and other losses and reputational harm, in the event of such
incidents and claims.

Our efforts to expand into new products and services may subject us to additional risks.

In recent years, we have invested in emerging opportunities in interactive entertainment played on mobile
platforms, including tablets and smartphones, and online platforms, including social networks. We have
also grown our product offerings that are available through digital download. We are actively investing to
capitalize on these trends in order to diversify our product mix, reduce our operating risks, and increase
our revenue. There are risks and uncertainties associated with these efforts, particularly in instances where
the markets are not fully developed. There is no assurance that we will be able to attract a sufficiently large
number of customers or recover costs incurred for developing and marketing these new products or
services. External factors, such as competitive alternatives and shifting market preferences, may also
impact the successful implementation of any new products or services. Failure to successfully manage these
risks in the development and implementation of new products or services could have a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition and operating results.

We depend on our key management and product development personnel.

Our continued success will depend to a significant extent on our senior management team and our
relationship with ZelnickMedia Corporation (‘‘ZelnickMedia’’). Our Executive Chairman/Chief Executive
Officer and President are partners of ZelnickMedia. We are also highly dependent on the expertise, skills
and knowledge of certain of our Rockstar employees and other key creative personnel responsible for

content creation and development of our Grand Theft Auto titles and titles based on other brands. We may
not be able to continue to retain these personnel at current compensation levels, or at all.

The loss of the services of our executive officers, ZelnickMedia, our key Rockstar employees or other key
creative personnel could significantly harm our business. In addition, if one or more key employees were to
join a competitor or form a competing company, we may lose additional personnel, experience material
interruptions in product development, delays in bringing products to market and difficulties in our
relationships with licensors, suppliers and customers, which would significantly harm our business. Failure
to continue to attract and retain other qualified management and creative personnel could adversely affect
our business and prospects.

Declines in consumer spending and other adverse changes in the economy could have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial condition and operating results.

Most of our products involve discretionary spending on the part of consumers. We believe that consumer
spending is influenced by general economic conditions and the availability of discretionary income. This
makes our products particularly sensitive to general economic conditions and economic cycles as
consumers are generally more willing to make discretionary purchases, including purchases of products
like ours, during periods in which favorable economic conditions prevail. Adverse economic conditions
such as a prolonged U.S. or international general economic downturn, including periods of increased
inflation, unemployment levels, tax rates, interest rates, energy prices or declining consumer confidence
could also reduce consumer spending. Reduced consumer spending has and may in the future continue to
result in reduced demand for our products and may also require increased selling and promotional
expenses, which has had and may continue to have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition
and operating results. In addition, during periods of relative economic weakness, our consolidated credit
risk, reflecting our counterparty dealings with distributors, customers, capital providers and others may
increase, perhaps materially so. Furthermore, uncertainty and adverse changes in the economy could also
increase the risk of material losses on our investments, increase costs associated with developing and
publishing our products, increase the cost and availability of sources of financing, and increase our
exposure to material losses from bad debts, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition and operating results. If economic conditions worsen, our business, financial
condition and operating results could be adversely affected.

Changes in our tax rates or exposure to additional tax liabilities could adversely affect our earnings and financial
condition.

We are subject to income taxes in the U.S. and in various other jurisdictions. Significant judgment is
required in determining our worldwide provision for income taxes, and in the ordinary course of business
there are many transactions and calculations where the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. We are
required to estimate future taxes. Although we currently believe our tax estimates are reasonable, the
estimate process is inherently uncertain, and such estimates are not binding on tax authorities. Further, our
effective tax rate could be adversely affected by a variety of factors, including changes in the business,
including the mix of earnings in countries with differing statutory tax rates, changes in tax elections, and
changes in applicable tax laws. Additionally, tax determinations are regularly subject to audit by tax
authorities and developments in those audits could adversely affect our income tax provision. Should the
ultimate tax liability exceed estimates, our income tax provision and net income or loss could be adversely
affected.

Historically, we recorded a valuation allowance against most of our U.S. deferred tax assets. We expect to
provide a valuation allowance on future U.S. tax benefits until we can sustain a level of profitability or until
other significant positive evidence arises that suggest that these benefits are more likely than not to be
realized. Further, our tax determinations are regularly subject to audit by tax authorities and developments

in those audits could adversely affect our income tax provision. Should our ultimate tax liability exceed our
estimates, our income tax provision and net income or loss could be materially affected.

We earn a significant amount of our operating income, and hold a significant portion of our cash, outside
the U.S. Any repatriation of funds currently held in foreign jurisdictions may result in higher effective tax
rates for the Company. In addition, there have been proposals to change U.S. tax laws that would
significantly impact how U.S. multinational corporations are taxed on foreign earnings. Although we
cannot predict whether or in what form this proposed legislation will pass, if enacted it could have a
material adverse impact on our income tax provision and financial condition.

We are also required to pay taxes other than income taxes, such as payroll, sales, use, value-added, net
worth, property and goods and services taxes, in both the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions. We are regularly
under examination by tax authorities with respect to these non-income taxes. There can be no assurance
that the outcomes from these examinations, changes in our business or changes in applicable tax rules will
not have an adverse effect on our net income or loss and financial condition.

Our quarterly operating results are dependent on the release of ‘‘hit’’ titles and are highly seasonal which may cause
our quarterly operating results to fluctuate significantly.

We have experienced and may continue to experience wide fluctuations in quarterly operating results. The
release of a ‘‘hit’’ title typically leads to a high level of sales during the first few months after introduction
followed by a rapid decline in sales. In addition, the interactive entertainment industry is highly seasonal,
with sales typically higher during the fourth calendar quarter, due primarily to increased demand for games
during the holiday season. Demand for and sales of our sports titles are also seasonal in that they are
typically released just prior to the start of the sport season which they depict. If a key event or sports
season to which our product release schedule is tied were to be delayed or cancelled, our sales might also
suffer disproportionately. Our failure or inability to produce ‘‘hit’’ titles or introduce products on a timely
basis to meet seasonal fluctuations in demand could adversely affect our business, financial condition and
operating results. The uncertainties associated with software development, manufacturing lead times,
production delays and the approval process for products by hardware manufacturers and other licensors
make it difficult to predict the quarter in which our products will ship and therefore may cause us to fail to
meet financial expectations.

Returns of our published titles by our customers and price concessions granted to our customers may adversely affect
our operating results.

We are exposed to the risk of product returns and price concessions with respect to our customers. Our
distribution arrangements with customers generally do not give them the right to return titles to us or to
cancel firm orders. However, we sometimes accept product returns from our distribution customers for
stock balancing and negotiate accommodations for customers, which include credits and returns, when
demand for specific products falls below expectations. We accept returns and grant price concessions in
connection with our publishing arrangements and revenue is recognized after deducting estimated reserves
for returns and price concessions. While we believe that we can reliably estimate future returns and price
concessions, if return rates and price concessions for our products exceed our reserves, our revenue could
decline, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating
results.

Increased sales of used video game products could lower our sales.

Certain of our larger customers sell used video games, which are generally priced lower than new video
games. If our customers increase their sales of used video games, it could negatively affect our sales of new
video games and have an adverse influence on our business, financial condition and operating results.

A limited number of customers account for a significant portion of our sales. The loss of a principal customer or
other significant business relationship could seriously hurt our business.

A substantial portion of our product sales are made to a limited number of customers. Sales to our five
largest customers during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 accounted for approximately 64.6% of our
net revenue, with GameStop accounting for 21.0%. Our sales are made primarily pursuant to purchase
orders without long-term agreements or other commitments, and our customers may terminate their
relationship with us at any time. Certain of our customers may decline to carry products containing mature
content. The loss of our relationships with principal customers or a decline in sales to principal customers,
including as a result of a product being rated ‘‘AO’’ (age 18 and over) could materially adversely affect our
business, financial condition and operating results.

Furthermore, our customers may also be placed into bankruptcy, become insolvent or be liquidated due to
economic downturns, global contractions of credit or for other factors. Bankruptcies or consolidations of
certain large retail customers could seriously hurt our business, including as a result of uncollectible
accounts receivable from such customers and the concentration of purchasing power among remaining
large retailers. In addition, our results of operations may be adversely affected if certain of our customers
who purchase on credit terms are no longer eligible to purchase on such terms due to their financial
distress, which may reduce the quantity of products they demand from us.

If our marketing and advertising efforts fail to resonate with consumers, our business, financial condition and
operating results could be adversely affected.

Our products are marketed worldwide through a diverse spectrum of advertising and promotional
programs such as television and online advertising, print advertising, retail merchandising, website
development and event sponsorship. Our ability to sell our products and services is dependent in part on
the success of these programs. If the marketing for our products and services fails to resonate with
consumers, particularly during the holiday season or other key selling periods, or if advertising rates or
other media placement costs increase, these factors could have a material adverse influence on our
business, financial condition and operating results.

The interactive entertainment software industry is highly competitive.

We compete for both licenses to properties and the sale of interactive entertainment software with Sony
and Microsoft, each of which is a large developer and marketer of software for its own platforms. We also
compete with domestic game publishers, such as Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts and international
publishers, such as Capcom, SEGA, Square Enix and Ubisoft. As our business is dependent upon our
ability to develop hit titles, which require increasing budgets for development and marketing, the
availability of significant financial resources has become a major competitive factor in developing and
marketing software games. Some of our competitors have greater financial, technical, personnel and other
resources than we do and are able to finance larger budgets for development and marketing and make
higher offers to licensors and developers for commercially desirable properties. Our titles also compete
with other forms of entertainment, such as social media and casual games, in addition to motion pictures,
television and audio and video products featuring similar themes, online computer programs and other
entertainment, which may be less expensive or provide other advantages to consumers.

A number of software publishers who compete with us have developed and commercialized or are
currently developing online games for use by consumers over the Internet. If technological advances
significantly increase the availability of online games and if consumer acceptance of online gaming grows
substantially, it could result in a decline in our platform-based software sales and negatively affect sales of
such products.

Increased competition for limited shelf space and promotional support from retailers could affect the success of our
business and require us to incur greater expenses to market our titles.

Retailers have limited shelf space and promotional resources and competition is intense among newly
introduced interactive entertainment software titles for adequate levels of shelf space and promotional
support. Competition for retail shelf space is expected to continue to increase, which may require us to
increase our marketing expenditures to maintain desirable sales levels of our titles. Competitors with more
extensive lines and more popular titles may have greater bargaining power with retailers. Accordingly, we
may not be able, or we may have to pay more than our competitors, to achieve similar levels of
promotional support and shelf space.

Our business is partly dependent on our ability to enter into successful software development arrangements with
third-parties.

Our success depends on our ability to continually identify and develop new titles on a timely basis. We rely
on third-party software developers for the development of some of our titles. Quality third-party
developers are continually in high demand. Software developers who have developed titles for us in the
past may not be available to develop software for us in the future. Due to the limited number of third-party
software developers and the limited control that we exercise over them, these developers may not be able
to complete titles for us on a timely basis or within acceptable quality standards, if at all. We have entered
into agreements with third-parties to acquire the rights to publish and distribute interactive entertainment
software as well as to use licensed intellectual properties in our titles. These agreements typically require
us to make development payments, pay royalties and satisfy other conditions. Our development payments
may not be sufficient to permit developers to develop new software successfully, which could result in
material delays and significantly increase our costs to bring particular products to market. Software
development costs, promotion and marketing expenses and royalties payable to software developers and
third-party licensors have increased significantly in recent years and reduce potential profits derived from
sales of our software. Future sales of our titles may not be sufficient to recover development payments and
advances to software developers and licensors, and we may not have adequate financial and other
resources to satisfy our contractual commitments to such developers. If we fail to satisfy our obligations
under agreements with third-party developers and licensors, the agreements may be terminated or
modified in ways that are burdensome to us, and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial
condition and operating results.

We cannot publish our titles without the approval of hardware licensors that are also our competitors.

We are required to obtain licenses from Sony and Microsoft, which are also our competitors, to develop
and publish titles for their respective hardware platforms. Our existing platform licenses require that we
obtain approval for the publication of new titles on a title-by-title basis. As a result, the number of titles we
are able to publish for these hardware platforms, our ability to manage the timing of the release of these
titles and, accordingly, our net revenue from titles for these hardware platforms, may be limited. If a
licensor chooses not to renew or extend our license agreement at the end of its current term, or if a
licensor were to terminate our license for any reason or does not approve one or more of our titles, we may
be unable to publish that title as well as additional titles for that licensor’s platform. Termination of any
such agreements or disapproval of titles could seriously hurt our business and prospects. We may be unable
to continue to enter into license agreements for certain current generation platforms on satisfactory terms
or at all. Failure to enter into any such agreement could also seriously hurt our business.

We rely on a limited number of channel partners some of whom influence the fee structures for online distribution of
our games on their platforms.

We rely on a limited number of channel partners, some of whom have retained the right to change the fee
structures for online distribution of both paid content and free content (including patches and corrections)

that we license to them for distribution on their platforms. Such channel partners’ ability to set or influence
royalty rates may increase costs, which could negatively affect our operating margins. We may be unable to
distribute our content in a cost-effective or profitable manner through such distribution channel, which
could adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.

Outside of fee arrangements, our agreements with our channel partners sometimes give them significant
control over other aspects of the distribution of our products and services that we develop for their
platform. If our channel partners establish terms that restrict our offerings through their channels, or
significantly impact the financial terms on which these products or services are offered to our customers,
we may be unable to distribute our product offerings through them or be forced to do so on a materially
worse financial or business terms.

We may not be able to adequately adjust our cost structure in a timely fashion in response to a sudden decrease in
demand.

In the event of a significant decline in revenue, we may not be able to dispose of facilities, reduce
personnel or make other changes to our cost structure without disruption to our operations or without
significant termination and exit costs. Management may not be able to implement such actions in a timely
manner, if at all, to offset an immediate shortfall in revenue and profit. Moreover, reducing costs may
impair our ability to produce and develop software titles at sufficient levels in the future.

The increasing importance of digital sales to our business exposes us to the risks of that business model, including
greater competition.

The proportion of our revenues derived from digital content delivery, as compared to traditional retail
sales, may continue to increase. The increased importance of digital content delivery in our industry
increases our potential competition, as the minimum capital needed to produce and publish a digitally
delivered game is significantly less than that needed to produce and publish one that is purchased through
retail distribution and is played on a game console. This will also require us to dedicate capital to
developing and implementing alternative marketing strategies, which we may not do successfully. If either
occurs, we may be unable to effectively market and distribute our products, which could materially
adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results. In addition, a continuing shift to
digital delivery could result in a deprioritization of our products by traditional retailers.

We depend on servers and Internet bandwidth to operate our games and digital services with online features. If we
were to lose server capacity or lack sufficient Internet bandwidth for any reason, our business could suffer.

We rely on data servers, including those owned or controlled by third parties, to enable our customers to
download our games and other downloadable content, and to operate our online games and other products
with online functionality. Events such as limited hardware failure, any broad-based catastrophic server
malfunction, a significant intrusion by hackers that circumvents security measures, or a failure of disaster
recovery services would likely interrupt the functionality of our games with online services and could result
in a loss of sales for games and related services. An extended interruption of service could materially
adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.

We expect a significant portion of our games to be on-line enabled in the future, and therefore we must
project our future server needs and make advance purchases of servers or server capacity to accommodate
expected business demands. If we underestimate the amount of server capacity our business requires or if
our business were to grow more quickly than expected, our consumers may experience service problems,
such as slow or interrupted gaming access. Insufficient server capacity may result in decreased sales, a loss
of our consumer base and adverse consequences to our reputation. Conversely, if we overestimate the
amount of server capacity required by our business, we may incur additional operating costs.

Because of the potential importance of our online business to our revenues and results of operations, our
ability to access adequate Internet bandwidth and online computational resources to support our business
is critical. If the price of either such resource increases, we may not be able to increase our prices or
subscriber levels to compensate for such costs, which could materially adversely affect our business,
financial condition and operating results.

We submit our products for rating by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (‘‘ESRB’’) in the United States and
other voluntary or government ratings organizations in foreign countries. Failure to obtain a target rating for
certain of our products could negatively affect our ability to distribute and sell those games, as could the re-rating of
a game for any reason.

We voluntarily submit our game products to the ESRB, a U.S.-based non-profit and independent ratings
organization. The ESRB system provides consumers with information about game content using a rating
symbol that generally suggests the appropriate player age group and specific content descriptors, such as
graphic violence, profanity or sexually explicit material. The ESRB may impose significant penalties on
game publishers for violations of its rules related to rating or marketing games, including revocation of a
rating or monetary fines up to $1 million. Other countries require voluntary or government backed ratings
as prerequisites for product sales. In some instances, we may have to modify our products in order to
market them under the target rating, which could delay or disrupt the release of our products. In addition,
some of our titles may not be sold at all or without extensive edits in certain countries, such as Germany.

In the United States, if the ESRB rates a game as ‘‘AO’’ (age 18 and older), platform licensors may not
certify the game and retailers may refuse to sell it. In addition, some consumers have reacted to re-ratings
or controversial game content by refusing to purchase such games, demanding refunds for games that they
had already purchased, and refraining from buying other games published by us. Many of our Rockstar
titles and certain of our 2K titles have been rated ‘‘M’’ (age 17 and older) by the ESRB. If we are unable to
obtain ‘‘M’’ ratings and instead receive ‘‘AO’’ ratings on future versions of those or similar titles as a result
of changes in the ESRB’s ratings standards or for other reasons, including the adoption of legislation in
this area, our business and prospects could be negatively affected. If any of our games are re-rated by the
ESRB or other foreign based ratings organizations, we could be exposed to litigation, administrative fines
and penalties and other potential liabilities, and our operating results and financial condition could be
significantly affected.

We have implemented processes to comply with the requirements of the ESRB and other ratings
organizations and properly display the designated rating symbols and content descriptions. Nonetheless,
these processes are subject to human error, circumvention, overriding and reasonable resource constraints.
If a video game we published were found to contain undisclosed pertinent content, the ESRB could re-rate
a game, retailers could refuse to sell it and demand that we accept the return of any unsold copies or
returns from customers, and consumers could refuse to buy it or demand that we refund their money. This
could have a material negative affect on our operating results and financial condition. In addition, we may
be exposed to litigation, administrative fines and penalties and our reputation could be harmed, which
could affect sales of other video games we sell. If any of these consequences were to occur, our business
and financial performance could be significantly harmed.

Content policies adopted by retailers, consumer opposition and litigation could negatively affect sales of our
products.

Retailers may decline to sell interactive entertainment software containing what they judge to be graphic
violence or sexually explicit material or other content that they deem inappropriate for their businesses. If
retailers decline to sell our products based upon their opinion that they contain objectionable themes,
graphic violence or sexually explicit material or other generally objectionable content, or if any of our
previously ‘‘M’’ rated series products are rated ‘‘AO,’’ we might be required to significantly change or
discontinue particular titles or series, which in the case of our best-selling Grand Theft Auto titles could

seriously affect our business. Consumer advocacy groups have opposed sales of interactive entertainment
software containing objectionable themes, violence or sexual material or other objectionable content by
pressing for legislation in these areas and by engaging in public demonstrations and media campaigns.
Additionally, although lawsuits seeking damages for injuries allegedly suffered by third-parties as a result
of video games have generally been unsuccessful in the courts, claims of this kind have been asserted
against us from time to time and may be asserted and be successful in the future.

We are subject to risks and uncertainties of international trade, including fluctuations in the values of local foreign
currencies against the dollar.

Sales in international markets, primarily in Europe, have accounted for a significant portion of our net
revenue. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, approximately 42.5% of our net revenue was earned
outside the United States. We have also expanded our Asian operations in an effort to increase our
geographical scope and diversify our revenue base. We are subject to risks inherent in foreign trade,
including increased credit risks, tariffs and duties, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, shipping
delays, and international political, regulatory and economic developments, all of which can have a
significant influence on our operating results. Many of our international sales are made in local currencies,
which could fluctuate against the dollar. While we may use forward exchange contracts to a limited extent
to seek to mitigate foreign currency risk, our operating results could be adversely affected by unfavorable
foreign currency fluctuations.

We face risks from our international operations.

We are subject to certain risks because of our international operations, particularly as we continue to grow
our business and presence in Asia, Latin America and other parts of the world. Changes to and compliance
with a variety of foreign laws and regulations may increase our cost of doing business and our inability or
failure to obtain required approvals could harm our international and domestic sales. Trade legislation in
either the United States or other countries, such as a change in the current tariff structures, import/export
compliance laws or other trade laws or policies, could adversely affect our ability to sell or to distribute in
international markets. We incur additional legal compliance costs associated with our international
operations and could become subject to legal penalties in foreign countries if we do not comply with local
laws and regulations which may be substantially different from those in the United States. In many foreign
countries, particularly in those with developing economies, it may be common to engage in business
practices that are prohibited by United States laws and regulations, such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices
Act, and by local laws, such as laws prohibiting corrupt payments to government officials. Although we
implement policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with these laws, there can be no
assurance that all of our employees, contractors and agents, as well as those companies to which we
outsource certain of our business operations, including those based in or from countries where practices
which violate such laws may be customary, will not take actions in violation of our policies. Any such
violation, even if prohibited by our policies, could have a material adverse effect on our business.

If we are unable to protect the intellectual property relating to our software, the commercial value of our products
will be adversely affected and our competitive position could be harmed.

We develop proprietary software and have obtained the rights to publish and distribute software developed
by third-parties. We attempt to protect our software and production techniques under copyright,
trademark and trade secret laws as well as through contractual restrictions on disclosure, copying and
distribution. Our software is susceptible to piracy and unauthorized copying. Unauthorized third-parties
may be able to copy or to reverse engineer our software to obtain and use programming or production
techniques that we regard as proprietary. Well organized piracy operations have also proliferated in recent
years, resulting in the ability to download pirated copies of our software over the Internet. Although we
attempt to incorporate protective measures into our software, piracy of our products could negatively
affect our future profitability.

If we infringe on or are alleged to infringe on the intellectual property rights of third-parties, our business could be
adversely affected.

As our industry grows, we may be subject to an increasing amount of litigation that is common in the
software industry based on allegations of infringement or other alleged violations of patent, copyright
and/or trademarks. In addition, we believe that interactive entertainment software will increasingly become
the subject of claims that such software infringes on the intellectual property rights of others with both the
growth of online functionality and advances in technology, game content and software graphics as games
become more realistic. From time to time, we receive notices from third-parties or are named in lawsuits
by third-parties alleging infringement of their proprietary rights. Although we believe that our software
and technologies and the software and technologies of third-party developers and publishers with whom we
have contractual relations do not and will not infringe or violate proprietary rights of others, it is possible
that infringement of proprietary rights of others may occur. Any claims of infringement, with or without
merit, could be time consuming, costly and difficult to defend. Moreover, intellectual property litigation or
claims could require us to discontinue the distribution of products, obtain a license or redesign our
products, which could result in additional substantial costs and material delays.

Our software is susceptible to errors, which can harm our financial results and reputation.

The technological advancements of new hardware platforms result in the development of more complex
software products. As software products become more complex, the risk of undetected errors in new
products increases. We may need to produce and distribute patches in order to repair such errors, which
could be costly and may distract our developers from working on new products. If, despite testing, errors
are found in new products or releases after shipments have been made, we could experience a loss of or
delay in timely market acceptance, product returns, loss of revenue, increases in costs relating to the repair
of such errors and damage to our reputation.

If we acquire or invest in other businesses, intellectual properties or other assets, we may be unable to integrate them
with our business, our financial performance may be impaired and/or we may not realize the anticipated financial
and strategic goals for such transactions.

If appropriate opportunities present themselves, we may acquire or make investments in businesses,
intellectual properties and other assets that we believe are strategic. We may not be able to identify,
negotiate or finance any future acquisition or investment successfully. Even if we do succeed in acquiring
or investing in a business, intellectual property or other asset, such acquisitions and investments involve a
number of risks, including:

• retaining key employees and maintaining the key business and customer relationships of the

businesses we acquire;

• cultural challenges associated with integrating employees from an acquired company or business

into our organization;

• the possibility that the combined company would not achieve the expected benefits, including any
anticipated operating and product synergies, of the acquisition as quickly as anticipated or that the
costs of, or operational difficulties arising from, an acquisition would be greater than anticipated;

• significant acquisition-related accounting adjustments, particularly relating to an acquired
company’s deferred revenue, that may cause reported revenue and profits of the combined
company to be lower than the sum of their stand-alone revenue and profits;

• significant accounting charges resulting from the completion and integration of a sizeable
acquisition and increased capital expenditures, including potential impairment charges incurred to
write down the carrying amount of intangible assets generated as a result of an acquisition;

• the possibility that we will not discover important facts during due diligence that could have a
material adverse effect on the value of the businesses we acquire, including the possibility that a
change of control of a company we acquire triggers a termination of contractual or intellectual
property rights important to the operation of its business;

• the need to integrate an acquired company’s accounting, management information, human resource
and other administrative systems to permit effective management and timely reporting, and the
need to implement or remediate controls, procedures and policies appropriate for a public company
in an acquired company that, prior to the acquisition, lacked these controls, procedures and
policies;

• litigation or other claims in connection with, or inheritance of claims or litigation risks as a result of,
an acquisition, including claims from terminated employees, customers or other third-parties; and

• to the extent that we engage in strategic transactions outside of the United States, we face
additional risks, including risks related to integration of operations across different cultures and
languages, currency risks and the particular economic, political and regulatory risks associated with
specific countries.

Future acquisitions and investments could also involve the issuance of our equity and equity-linked
securities (potentially diluting our existing stockholders), the incurrence of debt, contingent liabilities or
amortization expenses, write-offs of goodwill, intangibles, or acquired in-process technology, or other
increased cash and non-cash expenses such as stock- based compensation. Any of the foregoing factors
could harm our financial condition or prevent us from achieving improvements in our financial condition
and operating performance that could have otherwise been achieved by us on a stand-alone basis. Our
stockholders may not have the opportunity to review, vote on or evaluate future acquisitions or
investments.

Our ability to acquire and maintain licenses to intellectual property, especially for sports titles, affects our revenue
and profitability. Competition for these licenses may make them more expensive and increase our costs.

Certain of our products are based on or incorporate intellectual property owned by others. For example,
certain of our 2K products include rights licensed from major sports leagues and players’ associations.
Similarly, some of our other titles are based on licenses of popular entertainment products. Competition
for these licenses is intense. If we are unable to maintain these licenses or obtain additional licenses on
reasonable economic terms or with significant commercial value, our revenue and profitability could
decline significantly. Competition for these licenses may also increase the advances, guarantees and
royalties that we must pay to the licensor, which could significantly increase our costs and adversely affect
our profitability. In addition, on certain intellectual property licenses, we are subject to guaranteed
minimum payments, royalties or standards of performance and may not be able to terminate these
agreements prior to their stated expiration. If such licensed products do not generate revenues in excess of
such minimum guarantees, our profitability will be adversely affected.

We may need additional capital if we incur losses.

If we incur losses in the future, we may be required to raise additional capital in order to fund our
operations. We could seek to raise capital in a number of ways, including through the issuance of debt or
equity, or through other financing arrangements. In August 2014, we entered into a Third Amendment to
the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as amended, the ‘‘Credit Agreement’’), which
requires us to make periodic interest or other debt service payments. In addition, we issued 1.75%
Convertible Notes due 2016 in November 2011 and 1.00% Convertible Notes due 2018 in June 2013 (the
‘‘1.75% Convertible Notes’’ and together with the 1.00% Convertible Notes, the ‘‘Convertible Notes’’),
which require us to make periodic interest payments to the holders of the Convertible Notes. If we borrow
additional funds, further debt service payments would probably be necessary. In addition, the terms of

additional debt may impose significant restrictions on our ability to operate our business. If we seek
financing through the sale of equity or equity-based securities (such as our Convertible Notes), our current
stockholders will suffer dilution in their percentage ownership of common stock. We cannot be certain as
to our ability to raise additional capital in the future or under what terms capital would be available. If we
need to raise capital and are not successful in doing so, we will have to consider other options that may
include, but are not limited to, a reduction in our expenditures for internal and external new product
development, reductions in overhead expenses, and sales of intellectual property and other assets. These
actions, should they become necessary, will likely result in a reduction in the size of our operations and
could materially affect the prospects of our business.

We are subject to contractual covenants which place certain limitations on how we manage our business.

Our Credit Agreement and the indentures governing our Convertible Notes may limit our ability to take
various actions, including incurring additional debt, paying dividends, repurchasing shares and acquiring or
disposing of assets or businesses. In addition, we have granted a security interest in connection with certain
compensatory arrangements which limits our ability to incur senior debt in excess of certain amounts.
Accordingly, we may be restricted from taking actions that management believes would be desirable and in
the best interests of us and our stockholders. Our Credit Agreement and the indentures also require us to
satisfy specified financial and non-financial covenants. A breach of any of the covenants contained in our
Credit Agreement could result in an event of default under the agreement and under the indentures
governing our Convertible Notes and would allow our lenders and noteholders to pursue various remedies,
including accelerating the repayment of any outstanding indebtedness.

Our business and products are subject to potential legislation. The adoption of such proposed legislation could limit
the retail market for our products.

Several proposals have been made for federal legislation to regulate our industry. Such proposals seek to
prohibit the sale of products containing certain content included in some of our games. If any such
proposals are enacted into law, it may limit the potential market for some of our games in the United
States, and adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results. Other countries, such as
Germany, have adopted laws regulating content both in packaged games and those transmitted over the
Internet that are stricter than current United States laws. In the United States, proposals have also been
made by numerous state legislators to regulate and prohibit the sale of interactive entertainment software
products containing certain types of violent or sexual content to under 17 or 18 audiences, such as the State
of California’s ‘‘ultraviolent video games law’’ that sought to ban the sale or rental of violent video games
to minors. While such legislation to date has been enjoined by industry and retail groups or been found
unconstitutional, the adoption into law of such legislation in federal and/or in state jurisdictions in which
we do significant business could severely limit the retail market for some of our games.

We may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill becomes impaired.

We are required under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles to review our goodwill for
impairment at least annually or more frequently when events or changes in circumstances indicate the
carrying value may not be recoverable. Factors that may be considered a change in circumstances,
indicating a requirement to reevaluate whether our goodwill continues to be recoverable, include a
significant decline in stock price and market capitalization, slower growth rates in our industry or other
materially adverse events. We may be required to record a significant charge to earnings in our financial
statements during the period in which any impairment of our goodwill is determined. This may adversely
affect our operating results.

Our reported financial results could be adversely affected by the application of existing or future accounting
standards to our business as it evolves.

Our reported financial results are affected by the accounting policies promulgated by the SEC and national
accounting standards bodies and the methods, estimates, and judgments that we use in applying our
accounting policies. For example, standards regarding software revenue recognition have and could further
significantly affect the way we account for revenue related to our products and services. As we enhance,
expand and diversify our business and product offerings, the application of existing or future financial
accounting standards, particularly those relating to the way we account for revenue, could have a
significant adverse effect on our reported results although not necessarily on our cash flows.

Risks relating to our common stock

For purposes of this section ‘‘Risks relating to our common stock,’’ references to ‘‘the Company,’’ ‘‘we,’’
‘‘our,’’ and ‘‘us’’ refer only to Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and not to its subsidiaries.

Additional issuances of equity securities by us would dilute the ownership of our existing stockholders.

We may issue equity or equity-based securities (such as our Convertible Notes) in the future in connection
with acquisitions or strategic transactions, to adjust our ratio of debt to equity, including through
repayment of outstanding debt, to fund expansion of our operations or for other purposes. To the extent
we issue additional equity securities, the percentage ownership of our existing stockholders would be
reduced.

There is no guarantee that we will do additional share repurchases in the future.

The share repurchase program authorized by the Board of Directors, which authorized the repurchase of
up to 7,500,000 shares of our common stock and had 3,283,000 shares available for repurchase as of
March 31, 2015, does not obligate the Company to make any purchases at any specific time or situation.
On May 13, 2015, our Board of Directors approved an increase to the share repurchase authorization,
increasing the total number of shares that the Company is permitted to repurchase to up to 10,000,000
shares of our common stock. Discontinuing repurchases could adversely affect the price of the Company’s
common stock. The program may be suspended or discontinued at any time for any reason.

Future sales or other issuances of our common stock could adversely affect its market price.

The sale of substantial amounts of our common stock could adversely affect its price. The sale or the
availability for sale of a large number of shares of our common stock in the public market could cause the
price of our common stock to decline. The issuance of shares of our common stock upon conversion of our
Convertible Notes could also adversely affect the price of our common stock.

Our stock price has been volatile and may continue to fluctuate significantly.

The market price of our common stock historically has been, and we expect will continue to be, subject to
significant fluctuations. These fluctuations may be due to factors specific to us including those discussed in
the risk factors in this section as well as others not currently known to us or that we currently do not
believe are material, to changes in securities analysts’ earnings estimates or ratings, to our results or future
financial guidance falling below our expectations and analysts’ and investors’ expectations, to factors
affecting the computer, software, entertainment, media or electronics industries, or to national or
international economic conditions.

Stock markets, in general, have experienced over the years, and continue to experience significant price
and volume fluctuations that have affected market prices for companies such as ours and that may be
unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of the affected companies. These broad

market and industry fluctuations may adversely affect the price of our stock, regardless of our operating
performance.

Delaware law, our charter documents and provisions of our debt agreements may impede or discourage a takeover,
which could cause the market price of our shares to decline.

We are a Delaware corporation, and the anti-takeover provisions of Delaware law impose various
impediments to the ability of a third-party to acquire control of us, even if a change in control would be
beneficial to our existing stockholders. Our Board of Directors has the power, without stockholder
approval, to adopt a stockholder rights plan and/or to designate the terms of one or more series of
preferred stock and issue shares of preferred stock. In addition, we may under certain circumstances
involving a change of control, be obligated to repurchase all or a portion of our Convertible Notes and any
potential acquirer would be required to assume our obligations related to any outstanding Convertible
Notes. We or any possible acquirer may not have available financial resources necessary to repurchase
those notes. The ability of our Board of Directors to create and issue a new series of preferred stock and
certain provisions of Delaware law, our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and the indenture
governing our notes could impede a merger, takeover or other business combination involving us or
discourage a potential acquirer from making a tender offer for our common stock, which, under certain
circumstances, could reduce the market price of our common stock and the value of any outstanding notes.

Our ability to use net operating loss carryforwards to reduce future years’ taxes could be substantially limited if we
experience an ownership change as defined in the Internal Revenue Code.

Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code contains rules that limit the ability of a company to use its net
operating loss carryforwards in years after an ownership change, which is generally defined as any change
in ownership of more than 50% of its stock over a three-year testing period. These rules generally operate
by focusing on ownership changes among stockholders owning directly or indirectly 5% or more of the
stock of a company and/or any change in ownership arising from a new issuance of stock by the company.
If, as a result of future transactions involving our common stock, including purchases or sales of stock by
5% stockholders, we undergo cumulative ownership changes which exceed 50% over the testing period,
our ability to use our net operating loss carryforwards would be subject to additional limitations under
Section 382.

Generally, if an ownership change occurs, the annual taxable income limitation on the use of net operating
loss carryforwards is equal to the product of the applicable long-term tax exempt rate and the value of the
company’s stock immediately before the ownership change. Depending on the resulting limitation, a
portion of our net operating loss carryforwards could expire before we would be able to use them.

Our inability to fully utilize our net operating losses to offset taxable income generated in the future could
have a material and negative affect on our future financial position and results of operations.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

Item 2. Properties

Our principal executive offices are located at 622 Broadway, New York, New York in approximately 64,000
square feet of space under a lease expiring in March 2023.

Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Ltd, our wholly-owned subsidiary, leases 12,500 square feet of office
space in Windsor, United Kingdom, which expires in January 2022. Rockstar North, our wholly-owned
subsidiary, leases 72,000 square feet of office space in Edinburgh, Scotland, which expires in June 2024.

2K corporate offices and two development studios occupy approximately 110,000 square feet of leased
office space in Novato, California. The lease expires in March 2019.

In addition, our other subsidiaries lease office space in Sydney, Australia; Toronto, Canada; Chengdu,
Hanghzhou and Shanghai, China; Brno, Czech Republic; Paris, France; Munich, Germany; Tokyo, Japan;
Seoul, South Korea; Breda, Netherlands; Auckland, New Zealand; Singapore; Madrid, Spain; Taipei,
Taiwan; London, Lincoln, and Leeds, United Kingdom and, in the United States, San Diego, and
Northridge, California; Sparks, Maryland; Andover and Quincy, Massachusetts; Las Vegas, Nevada; Glen
Cove, New York; Kirkland, Washington.

For information regarding our lease commitments, see Note 11 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

We are, or may become, subject to demands and claims (including intellectual property claims) and are
involved in routine litigation in the ordinary course of business which we do not believe to be material to
our business or financial statements. We have appropriately accrued amounts related to certain of these
claims and legal and other proceedings. While it is reasonably possible that a loss may be incurred in excess
of the amounts accrued in our financial statements, we believe that such losses, unless otherwise disclosed,
would not be material.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases

of Equity Securities

Market Information and Holders

Our common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol ‘‘TTWO.’’ The
following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the range of the high and low sale prices for our
common stock as reported by NASDAQ.

High

Low

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2015

First Quarter ended June 30, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Second Quarter ended September 30, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Third Quarter ended December 31, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fourth Quarter ended March 31, 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$22.47
24.28
29.10
30.80

$18.45
20.40
20.13
24.19

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2014

First Quarter ended June 30, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Second Quarter ended September 30, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Third Quarter ended December 31, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fourth Quarter ended March 31, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

$17.54
19.25
18.59
22.41

$14.08
15.05
16.00
16.40

The number of record holders of our common stock was 65 as of May 15, 2015.

Dividend Policy

We have never declared or paid cash dividends. We currently anticipate that all future earnings will be
retained to finance the growth of our business and we do not expect to declare or pay any cash dividends in
the foreseeable future. The payment of dividends in the future is within the discretion of our Board of
Directors and will depend upon future earnings, capital requirements and other relevant factors. Our
Credit Agreement restricts the payment of dividends on our stock. See ‘‘Liquidity and Capital Resources’’
under Item 7 for additional information on our Credit Agreement.

Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

The table setting forth this information is included in Part III—Item 12, Security Ownership of Certain
Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

Stock Performance Graph

The following line graph compares, from March 31, 2010 through March 31, 2015, the cumulative total
stockholder return on our common stock with the cumulative total return on the stocks comprising the
NASDAQ Composite Index and the stocks comprising a peer group index consisting of Activision Blizzard
and Electronic Arts. The comparison assumes $100 was invested on March 31, 2010 in our common stock
and in each of the following indices and assumes reinvestment of all cash dividends, if any, paid on such
securities. We have not paid any cash dividends and, therefore, our cumulative total return calculation is
based solely upon stock price appreciation and not upon reinvestment of cash dividends. Historical stock
price is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.

Comparison of 65 Month Cumulative Total Return*
Among Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., The NASDAQ Composite Index and a Peer Group
March 2015

300.00

250.00

200.00

150.00

100.00

50.00

0.00

3/31/2010

3/31/2011

3/31/2012

3/31/2013

3/31/2014

3/31/2015

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc

NASDAQ Composite Index

Peer Group
14MAY201512490400

$100 invested on March 31, 2010 in stock or index- including reinvestment of dividends.

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

March 31,

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc
NASDAQ Composite Index
Peer Group

$100.00
100.00
100.00

$155.72
117.06
95.97

$155.93
131.47
102.78

$163.63
140.86
116.13

$222.19
183.38
170.87

$257.95
216.60
250.85

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

In January 2013, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 7,500,000 shares of our
common stock. The authorization permits the Company to purchase shares from time to time through a
variety of methods, including in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, in
accordance with applicable securities laws. It does not obligate the Company to make any purchases at any
specific time or situation. Repurchases are subject to the availability of stock, prevailing market conditions,
the trading price of the stock, the Company’s financial performance and other conditions. The program
may be suspended or discontinued at any time for any reason. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015,
the Company did not repurchase any shares of its common stock as part of the program. During the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2014, the Company repurchased approximately 4,217,000 shares of its common stock
in the open market for approximately $73.3 million, including commissions of $0.04 million, as part of the
program. As of March 31, 2015, up to approximately 3,283,000 shares of our common stock remain
available for repurchase under the Company’s share repurchase authorization. On May 13, 2015, our
Board of Directors approved an increase to the share repurchase authorization, increasing the total
number of shares that the Company is permitted to repurchase to up to 10,000,000 shares of our common
stock.

Repurchase from Icahn Group

In November 2013, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement with High River Limited
Partnership, Icahn Partners LP, Icahn Partners Master Fund LP, Icahn Partners Master Fund II LP and
Icahn Partners Master Fund III LP (collectively, the ‘‘Icahn Group’’), pursuant to which the Company
repurchased approximately 12,021,000 shares of the Company’s common stock owned by the Icahn Group,
at a price per share of $16.93, resulting in an aggregate purchase price of approximately $203.5 million (the
‘‘Repurchase Transaction’’). The closing of the Repurchase Transaction occurred on November 26, 2013.
The Repurchase Transaction was conducted outside the Company’s share repurchase program described
above.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

The following Selected Financial Data should be read in conjunction with our Consolidated Financial
Statements and related Notes, and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. (in thousands, except per
share data)

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA
(in thousands, except per share data):
Net revenue
Cost of goods sold

Gross profit

Selling and marketing
General and administrative
Research and development
Depreciation and amortization

Total operating expenses

Income (loss) from operations
Interest and other, net
Gain on long-term investments, net
Loss on extinguishment of debt
Gain on convertible note hedge and warrants, net

Income (loss) from continuing operations before

income taxes

Provision for income taxes

Income (loss) from continuing operations
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net

of taxes

Net income (loss)

Earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations
Discontinued operations

Basic earnings (loss) per share

Continuing operations
Discontinued operations

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

Weighted average shares outstanding:

Basic
Diluted

BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Cash and cash equivalents
Working capital
Total assets
Long-term debt
Total liabilities
Stockholders’ equity

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

$1,082,938
794,867

$2,350,568
1,414,327

$1,214,483
715,837

$ 825,823
528,855

$1,136,876
689,381

288,071

235,341
175,093
115,043
21,057

546,534

(258,463)
(31,893)
17,476
—
—

(272,880)

6,590

(279,470)

936,241

240,996
161,374
105,256
13,359

520,985

415,256
(33,553)
—
(9,014)
3,461

376,150

14,459

361,691

498,646

257,329
147,260
78,184
10,634

493,407

5,239
(31,351)
—
—
—

296,968

183,749
121,200
64,162
12,123

381,234

(84,266)
(19,571)
—
—
—

(26,112)

(103,837)

5,050

3,863

(31,162)

(107,700)

447,495

176,294
109,484
69,576
14,999

370,353

77,142
(13,519)
—
—
—

63,623

9,819

53,804

—

(86)

1,671

(1,116)

(5,346)

$ (279,470) $ 361,605

$ (29,491) $(108,816) $

48,458

(3.48) $
—

(3.48) $

(3.48) $
—

(3.48) $

3.79
—

3.79

3.20
—

3.20

(0.36) $
0.02

(1.30) $
(0.01)

(0.34) $

(1.31) $

(0.36) $
0.02

(1.30) $
(0.01)

(0.34) $

(1.31) $

0.62
(0.06)

0.56

0.62
(0.06)

0.56

80,367
80,367

84,519
113,882

85,581
85,581

83,356
83,356

86,127
86,139

As of March 31,

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

$ 911,120
815,048
2,231,100
476,057
1,668,012
563,088

935,400
924,620
1,799,630
454,031
997,824
801,806

402,502
529,153
1,277,839
335,202
689,844
587,995

$ 420,279
524,892
1,149,427
316,340
553,700
595,727

$280,359
335,715
971,659
107,239
356,380
615,279

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Overview

Our Business

We are a leading developer, publisher and marketer of interactive entertainment for consumers around the
globe. We develop and publish products through our two wholly-owned labels Rockstar Games and 2K.
Our products are currently designed for console gaming systems such as Sony’s PlayStation(cid:4)3 (‘‘PS3’’) and
PlayStation(cid:4)4 (‘‘PS4’’) and Microsoft’s Xbox 360(cid:4) (‘‘Xbox 360’’) and Xbox One(cid:4) (‘‘Xbox One’’); and
personal computers (‘‘PC’’), including smartphones and tablets. We deliver our products through physical
retail, digital download, online platforms and cloud streaming services.

We endeavor to be the most creative, innovative and efficient company in our industry. Our core strategy is
to capitalize on the popularity of video games by developing and publishing high-quality interactive
entertainment experiences across a range of genres. We focus on building compelling entertainment
franchises by publishing a select number of titles for which we can create sequels and incremental revenue
opportunities through add-on content, microtransactions and online play. Most of our intellectual property
is internally owned and developed, which we believe best positions us financially and competitively. We
have established a portfolio of proprietary software content for the major hardware platforms in a wide
range of genres, including action, adventure, family/casual, racing, role-playing, shooter, sports and
strategy, which we distribute worldwide. We believe that our commitment to creativity and innovation is a
distinguishing strength, enabling us to differentiate our products in the marketplace by combining
advanced technology with compelling storylines and characters that provide unique gameplay experiences
for consumers. We have created, acquired or licensed a group of highly recognizable brands to match the
broad consumer demographics we serve, ranging from adults to children and game enthusiasts to casual
gamers. Another cornerstone of our strategy is to support the success of our products in the marketplace
through innovative marketing programs and global distribution on all platforms and through all channels
that are relevant to our target audience.

Our revenue is primarily derived from the sale of internally developed software titles and software titles
developed by third-parties for our benefit. Operating margins are dependent in part upon our ability to
release new, commercially successful software products and to manage effectively their development costs.
We have internal development studios located in Canada, China, Czech Republic, the United Kingdom,
and the United States.

Software titles published by our Rockstar Games label are primarily internally developed. We expect
Rockstar Games, our wholly-owned publisher of the Grand Theft Auto, Max Payne, Midnight Club, Red
Dead and other popular franchises, to continue to be a leader in the action / adventure product category
and to create groundbreaking entertainment by leveraging our existing titles as well as by developing new
brands. We believe that Rockstar has established a uniquely original, popular cultural phenomenon with its
Grand Theft Auto series, which is the interactive entertainment industry’s most iconic and critically
acclaimed brand and has sold-in over 210 million units. The latest installment, Grand Theft Auto V, was
released on Sony’s PS3 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 in September 2013, on ony’s PS4 and Microsoft’s Xbox
One in November 2014, and on PC in April 2015. Grand Theft Auto V includes access to Grand Theft Auto
Online, which initially launched in October 2013. Rockstar is also well known for developing brands in
other genres, including the L.A. Noire, Bully and Manhunt franchises. Rockstar continues to expand on our
established franchises by developing sequels, offering downloadable episodes, content and virtual currency,
and releasing titles for smartphones and tablets.

Our 2K label has published a variety of popular entertainment properties across all key platforms and
across a range of genres including shooter, action, role-playing, strategy, sports and family/casual
entertainment. We expect 2K to continue to develop new, successful franchises in the future. 2K’s
internally owned and developed franchises include the critically acclaimed, multi-million unit selling

BioShock, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization and XCOM Enemy Unknown series. 2K also publishes successful
externally developed franchises, such as Borderlands and Evolve. 2K’s realistic sports simulation titles
include our flagship NBA 2K series, which has been the top-ranked NBA basketball video game for
14 years running, and the WWE 2K series.

We are continuing our expansion initiatives in the Asia markets, where our strategy is to broaden the
distribution of our existing products and establish an online gaming presence, especially in China and
South Korea. 2K has secured a multi-year license from the NBA to develop an online version of the NBA
2K simulation game in China, Taiwan, South Korea and Southeast Asia. In October 2012, NBA 2K Online,
our free-to-play NBA simulation game co-developed by 2K and Tencent, launched commercially on the
Tencent Games portal in China. In addition, South Korean-based studio XLGAMES is presently
developing Civilization Online, a new online game for the Asian market, which is planned for commercial
launch in Korea during our fiscal year 2016.

Trends and Factors Affecting our Business

Economic Environment and Retailer Performance. We continue to monitor economic conditions that may
unfavorably affect our businesses, such as deteriorating consumer demand, pricing pressure on our
products, credit quality of our receivables, and foreign currency exchange rates. Our business is dependent
upon a limited number of customers who account for a significant portion of our revenue. Our five largest
customers accounted for 64.6%, 39.4% and 52.5% of net revenue during the fiscal years ended March 31,
2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. As of March 31, 2015 and 2014, our five largest customers comprised
approximately 63.9% and 68.3% of our gross accounts receivable, respectively, with our significant
customers (those that individually comprised more than 10% of our gross accounts receivable balance)
accounting for approximately 54.5% and 59.8% of such balance at March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.
We had three customers who accounted for approximately 18.5%, 18.4% and 17.6% of our gross accounts
receivable as of March 31, 2015 and three customers who accounted for 22.6%, 22.3% and 14.9% of our
gross accounts receivable as of March 31, 2014. We did not have any additional customers that exceeded
10% of our gross accounts receivable as of March 31, 2015 and 2014. The economic environment has
affected our customers in the past, and may do so in the future. Bankruptcies or consolidations of our large
retail customers could seriously hurt our business, due to uncollectible accounts receivables and the
concentration of purchasing power among the remaining large retailers. Certain of our large customers sell
used copies of our games, which may negatively affect our business by reducing demand for new copies of
our games. While the downloadable content that we now offer for certain of our titles may serve to reduce
used game sales, we expect used game sales to continue to adversely affect our business.

Hardware Platforms. We derive most of our revenue from the sale of products made for video game
platforms manufactured by third-parties, such as Sony’s PS3 and PS4 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Xbox
One, which comprised approximately 81.4% of the Company’s net revenue by product platform for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2015. The success of our business is dependent upon the consumer acceptance
of these platforms and the continued growth in the installed base of these platforms. When new hardware
platforms are introduced, demand for software based on older platforms typically declines, which may
negatively affect our business during the market transition to the new consoles. We continually monitor
console hardware sales. We manage our product delivery on each current and future platform in a manner
we believe to be most effective to maximize our revenue opportunities and achieve the desired return on
our investments in product development. Additionally, our development costs are generally higher for

titles during platform transition periods, and we have a limited ability to predict the consumer acceptance
of the future platforms, which may affect our sales and profitability. Accordingly, our strategy is to focus
our development efforts on a select number of the highest quality titles for these platforms, while also
expanding our offerings for emerging platforms such as mobile and online games.

Online Content and Digital Distribution. The interactive entertainment software industry is delivering a
growing amount of content through digital online delivery methods. We provide a variety of online
delivered products and offerings. Virtually all of our titles that are available through retailers as packaged
goods products are also available through direct digital download via the Internet (from websites we own
and others owned by third-parties). In addition, we aim to drive ongoing engagement and recurrent
consumer spending on our titles after their initial purchase, by generating incremental revenues through
downloadable offerings, including add-on content, microtransactions and online play. We also publish an
expanding variety of titles for tablets and smartphones, which are delivered to consumers through digital
download via the Internet. Note 14 to our Consolidated Financial Statements, ‘‘Segment and Geographic
Information,’’ discloses that net revenue from digital online channels comprised approximately 42.0% of
the Company’s net revenue by distribution channel for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015. We expect
online delivery of games and game offerings to become an increasing part of our business over the
long-term.

Product Releases

We released the following key titles in fiscal year 2015:

Title

NBA 2K15
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth
WWE 2K15
WWE 2K15
Grand Theft Auto V
Grand Theft Auto Online
Evolve
Sid Meier’s Starships
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection

Publishing Label

2K
2K
2K
2K
2K
Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games
2K
2K
2K

Product Pipeline

Internal or
External
Development

Internal

Platform(s)

Date Released

Internal

Internal/External Xbox 360, PS3, PC

Internal/External PS3, Xbox 360
Internal/External PS4, Xbox One
Xbox One, PS4
Xbox One, PS4
Xbox One, PS4, PC
PC Mac, iOS

PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC October 7, 2014
October 14, 2014
October 24, 2014
October 28, 2014
November 18, 2014
November 18, 2014
November 18, 2014
February 10, 2015
March 12, 2015
March 24, 2015

Internal
Internal
External
Internal

Internal/External Xbox One, PS4

We have announced the following key titles to date (this list does not represent all titles currently in
development):

Title

Grand Theft Auto V
Grand Theft Auto Online
NBA 2K16
WWE 2K16
Battleborn

Fiscal 2015 Financial Summary

Publishing Label

Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games
2K
2K
2K

Internal or
External
Development

Platform(s)

Expected Release Date

Internal
Internal
Internal
Internal/External
External

PC
PC
TBA
TBA
Xbox One, PS4, PC

April 14, 2015 (Released)
April 14, 2015 (Released)
Fiscal Year 2016
Fiscal Year 2016
Fiscal Year 2016

Our net revenue for fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 was led by titles from a variety of our top franchises,
mainly Grand Theft Auto, NBA 2K, Borderlands and WWE 2K. Our net revenue decreased to
$1,082.9 million, a decrease of $1,267.6 million or 53.9% from the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, which

had benefitted from the release of Grand Theft Auto V on Sony’s PS3 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console
gaming systems.

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, our net loss was $279.5 million, as compared to net income of
$361.6 million in the prior year. Diluted loss per share for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 was $3.48,
as compared to diluted income per share of $3.20 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. Our earnings
decreased primarily because the prior year had benefitted from the release of Grand Theft Auto V on
Sony’s PS3 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console gaming systems and due to the deferral of net revenue and
cost of goods sold related to the sell-in of certain titles during the second half of our fiscal year ended
March 31, 2015.

At March 31, 2015 we had $911.1 million of cash and cash equivalents, compared to $935.4 million at
March 31, 2014. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents from March 31, 2014 was primarily due to cash
used in investing activities partially offset by cash provided by operating activities. Net cash used in
investing activities related to purchases of short-term investments and purchases of fixed assets, which were
partially offset by the proceeds received from the sale of our long-term investments. Net cash provided by
operations was primarily due to an increase in deferred revenue generated by the sale of Grand Theft
Auto V on Sony’s PS4 and Microsoft’s Xbox One platforms, Evolve and virtual currency partially offset by
investments in software development.

Discontinued operations

The financial results of our former distribution business, which was sold in February 2010, have been
classified as discontinued operations in our Consolidated Statements of Operations for all periods
presented. See Note 1 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding
discontinued operations.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

We have identified the policies below as critical to our business operations and the understanding of our
financial results and they require management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, resulting
from the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. The effect and
any associated risks related to these policies on our business operations is discussed throughout
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations where such
policies affect our reported and expected financial results. For a detailed discussion on the application of
these and other accounting policies, see Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Management
has reviewed these critical accounting estimates and related disclosures with the Audit Committee of our
Board of Directors.

Revenue Recognition

We earn our revenue from the sale of internally developed interactive software titles and from the sale of
titles developed by and/or licensed from third-party developers.

We recognize revenue on the sales of software products upon the transfer of title and risk of loss to our
customers. Accordingly, we recognize revenue for software titles when there is (1) persuasive evidence that
an arrangement with the customer exists, which is generally based on a customer purchase order, (2) the
product is delivered, (3) the selling price is fixed or determinable and (4) collection of the customer
receivable is deemed probable. Certain products are sold to customers with a street date (i.e., the earliest
date these products may be sold by retailers). For these products we recognize revenue on the later of the
street date or the sale date. In addition, some of our software products are sold as full game digital
downloads and digital add-on content for which the consumer takes possession of the digital content for a
fee. Revenue from product downloads is generally recognized when the download is made available
(assuming all other recognition criteria are met).

In providing credit terms to our customers, our payment arrangements typically provide net 30 and 60 day
terms. Advances received for licensing and exclusivity arrangements are reported on our Consolidated
Balance Sheets as deferred revenue until we meet our performance obligations, at which point we
recognize the revenue.

For some of our software products, we enter into multiple element revenue arrangements in which we may
provide a combination of full game software, additional add-on content, hosting of gameplay, maintenance
or support. When all other revenue recognition criteria are met, we determine the fair value of each
delivered and undelivered element using vendor-specific objective evidence (‘‘VSOE’’) of fair value and
allocate the total price among the various elements. When we have not established VSOE for each
element, revenue is deferred until the earlier of the point at which VSOE of fair value exists for any
undelivered element or until all elements of the arrangement have been delivered. For arrangements that
require the deferral of revenue, the cost of goods sold is deferred and recognized as the related net
revenue is recognized. Deferred cost of goods sold includes product costs and licenses. We determine
VSOE for each element based on historical stand-alone sales to third parties. In determining VSOE, we
require that a substantial majority of the selling prices for a product or service fall within a reasonably
narrow pricing range. Changes in assumptions or judgments or changes to the elements in a software
arrangement could cause a material increase or decrease in the amount of revenue that we report in a
particular period.

In identifying the deliverables within an arrangement we consider whether our software products contain
more-than-inconsequential online functionality by evaluating the significance of the development effort,
the nature of the online features, the extent of anticipated marketing focus on the online features, the
significance of the online features to the consumers’ anticipated overall gameplay experience, and the
significance and length of time of our post sale obligations to consumers. Determining whether the online
functionality for a particular game constitutes a more than inconsequential deliverable is subjective and
requires management’s judgment.

When our software products provide limited online functionality at no additional cost to the consumer, we
generally consider such features to be incidental to the overall product offering and an inconsequential
deliverable, and we recognize revenue when the four primary criteria described above have been met.
When software products provide online functionality that represents a more-than-inconsequential
deliverable, we recognize the software-related revenues and the related cost of goods sold ratably over the
estimated service period of the title (assuming all other recognition criteria are met) as we have not
established VSOE for that deliverable.

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, the Company concluded that the updates being provided with
Grand Theft Auto V were no longer considered an inconsequential deliverable because add-on content
updates were expected to be provided beyond 12 months. As a result, the net revenue and cost of goods
sold that have been deferred will be recognized ratably over the expected service period, which is equal to
the estimated remaining life of the game which, for Grand Theft Auto V, we have projected to be 24 months
from the time of release.

Certain of our games provide consumers with the option to purchase virtual currency to use in the game to
acquire virtual goods. We recognize revenue from the sale of virtual currency, using the game-based model,
ratably over the estimated remaining life of the game.

Certain of our software products include in-game advertising for third-party products. Advance payments
received for in-game advertising are reported on our Consolidated Balance Sheet as deferred revenue until
we meet our performance obligations, at which point we recognize the revenue, which is generally at the
time of the initial release of the product.

Revenue is recognized after deducting estimated reserves for returns, price concessions and other
allowances. In circumstances when we do not have a reliable basis to estimate returns and price
concessions or are unable to determine that collection of a receivable is probable, we defer the revenue
until such time as we can reliably estimate any related returns and allowances and determine that
collection of the receivable is probable.

Allowances for Returns, Price Concessions and Other Allowances

We accept returns and grant price concessions in connection with our publishing arrangements. Following
reductions in the price of our products, we grant price concessions to permit customers to take credits
against amounts they owe us with respect to merchandise unsold by them. Our customers must satisfy
certain conditions to entitle them to return products or receive price concessions, including compliance
with applicable payment terms and confirmation of field inventory levels.

Generally our distribution arrangements with customers do not give them the right to return titles or to
cancel firm orders. However, we occasionally accept returns from our customers for stock balancing and
make accommodations to customers, which include credits and returns, when demand for specific titles
falls below expectations.

We make estimates of future product returns and price concessions related to current period product
revenue. We estimate the amount of future returns and price concessions for published titles based upon,
among other factors, historical experience and performance of the titles in similar genres, historical
performance of the hardware platform, customer inventory levels, analysis of sell-through rates, sales force
and retail customer feedback, industry pricing, market conditions and changes in demand and acceptance
of our products by consumers.

Significant management judgments and estimates must be made and used in connection with establishing
the allowance for returns and price concessions in any accounting period. We believe we can make reliable
estimates of returns and price concessions. However, actual results may differ from initial estimates as a
result of changes in circumstances, market conditions and assumptions. Adjustments to estimates are
recorded in the period in which they become known.

Software Development Costs and Licenses

Capitalized software development costs include direct costs incurred for internally developed titles and
payments made to third-party software developers under development agreements.

We capitalize internal software development costs (including stock-based compensation, specifically
identifiable employee payroll expense and incentive compensation costs related to the completion and
release of titles), third-party production and other content costs, subsequent to establishing technological
feasibility of a software title. Technological feasibility of a product includes the completion of both
technical design documentation and game design documentation. Significant management judgments and
estimates are utilized in the assessment of when technological feasibility is established. For products where
proven technology exists, this may occur early in the development cycle. Technological feasibility is
evaluated on a product by product basis.

We enter into agreements with third-party developers that require us to make payments for game
development and production services. In exchange for our payments, we receive the exclusive publishing
and distribution rights to the finished game title as well as, in some cases, the underlying intellectual
property rights. Such agreements typically allow us to fully recover these payments to the developers at an
agreed upon royalty rate earned on the subsequent retail sales of such software, net of any agreed upon
costs. Prior to establishing technological feasibility of a product we record any costs incurred by third-party
developers as research and development expenses. Subsequent to establishing technological feasibility of a
product we capitalize all development and production service payments to third-party developers as
software development costs and licenses. We typically enter into agreements with third-party developers
after completing the technical design documentation for our products and therefore record the design
costs leading up to a signed development contract as research and development expense. When we
contract with third-party developers, we generally select those that have proven technology and experience
in the genre of the software being developed, which often allows for the establishment of technological
feasibility early in the development cycle. In instances where the documentation of the design and
technology are not in place prior to an executed contract, we monitor the software development process
and require our third-party developers to adhere to the same technological feasibility standards that apply
to our internally developed products.

Licenses consist of payments and guarantees made to holders of intellectual property rights for use of their
trademarks, copyrights or other intellectual property rights in the development of our products.
Agreements with license holders generally provide for guaranteed minimum payments for use of their
intellectual property.

Certain licenses, especially those related to our sports products, extend over multi-year periods and
encompass multiple game titles. In addition to guaranteed minimum payments, these licenses frequently
contain provisions that could require us to pay royalties to the license holder based on pre-agreed unit
sales thresholds.

Amortization of capitalized software development costs and licenses commences when a product is
released and is recorded on a title-by-title basis in cost of goods sold. For capitalized software development
costs, amortization is calculated using (1) the proportion of current year revenues to the total revenues
expected to be recorded over the life of the title or (2) the straight-line method over the remaining
estimated useful life of the title, whichever is greater. For capitalized licenses, amortization is calculated as
a ratio of (1) current period revenues to the total revenues expected to be recorded over the remaining life
of the title or (2) the contractual royalty rate based on actual net product sales as defined in the licensing
agreement, whichever is greater.

We evaluate the future recoverability of capitalized software development costs and licenses on a quarterly
basis. Recoverability is primarily assessed based on the actual title’s performance. For products that are
scheduled to be released in the future, recoverability is evaluated based on the expected performance of
the specific products to which the cost or license relates. We utilize a number of criteria in evaluating
expected product performance, including: historical performance of comparable products developed with
comparable technology; market performance of comparable titles; orders for the product prior to its
release; general market conditions; and, past performance of the franchise. When management determines
that the value of the title is unlikely to be recovered by product sales, capitalized costs are charged to cost
of goods sold in the period in which such determination is made.

We have established profit and unit sales based internal royalty programs that allow selected employees to
each participate in the success of software titles that they assist in developing. Royalties earned by
employees under this program are recorded as a component of cost of goods sold in the period earned.

Fair Value Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP often requires us to determine the
fair value of a particular item to fairly present our Consolidated Financial Statements. Without an
independent market or another representative transaction, determining the fair value of a particular item
requires us to make several assumptions that are inherently difficult to predict and can have a material
influence on the conclusion of the appropriate accounting.

Various valuation techniques are used to estimate fair value. These include (1) the market approach where
market transactions for identical or comparable assets or liabilities are used to determine the fair value,
(2) the income approach, which uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts (for example, future
cash flows or future earnings) to a single present amount, and (3) the cost approach, which is based on the
amount that would be required to replace an asset. For many of our fair value estimates, including our
estimates of the fair value of acquired intangible assets, we use the income approach. Using the income
approach requires the use of financial models, which require us to make various estimates including, but
not limited to (1) the potential future cash flows for the asset, liability or equity instrument being
measured, (2) the timing of receipt or payment of those future cash flows, (3) the time value of money
associated with the delayed receipt or payment of such cash flows, and (4) the inherent risk associated with
the cash flows (risk premium). Developing these cash flow estimates is inherently difficult and subjective,
and, if any of the estimates used to determine the fair value using the income approach turn out to be
inaccurate, our financial results may be negatively affected. Furthermore, relatively small changes in many
of these estimates can have a significant influence on the estimated fair value resulting from the financial
models or the related accounting conclusion reached. For example, a relatively small change in the
estimated fair value of an asset may change a conclusion as to whether an asset is impaired. While we are
required to make certain fair value assessments associated with the accounting for several types of
transactions, the following areas are the most sensitive to the assessments:

• Business Combinations—Goodwill and Intangible Assets. We must estimate the fair value of assets
acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. Our assessment of the estimated fair
value of each of these can have a material effect on our reported results as intangible assets are
amortized over various lives. Goodwill represents the excess of purchase price over the fair value of
the net tangible assets and intangible assets acquired in a business combination. A change in the
estimated fair value of an acquired asset or liability assumed often has a direct influence on the
amount recognized as goodwill, which is an asset that is not amortized. Often determining the fair
value of these acquired assets and liabilities assumed requires an assessment of expected use of the
asset, the expected cost to extinguish the liability or our expectations related to the timing and the
successful completion of development of an acquired in-process technology. Such estimates are
inherently difficult and subjective and can have a material influence on our financial statements.

We use either the income, cost or market approach to aid in our conclusions of such fair values and
asset lives. The income approach presumes that the value of an asset can be estimated by the net
economic benefit to be received over the life of the asset, discounted to present value. The cost
approach presumes that an investor would pay no more for an asset than its replacement or
reproduction cost. The market approach estimates value based on what other participants in the
market have paid for reasonably similar assets. Although each valuation approach is considered in
valuing the assets acquired, the approach ultimately selected is based on the characteristics of the
asset and the availability of information.

We test our goodwill for impairment annually, in our second fiscal quarter, or more frequently if
events and circumstances indicate the fair value of a reporting unit may be below its carrying
amount. A reporting unit is defined as an operating segment or one level below an operating
segment. We have determined that we operate in one reporting unit which is our operating
segment. The determination of whether or not goodwill has become impaired involves a significant

level of judgment in the assumptions underlying the approach used to determine the value of our
reporting units. Changes in our strategy and/or market conditions could significantly affect these
judgments and require reductions to recorded intangible asset balances. The Company has the
option to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine if the fair value of its reporting unit is
more likely than not (i.e., a likelihood of more than 50%) less than its carrying value before
performing the two-step impairment test. If the two-step impairment test for goodwill is utilized,
step one compares the fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying value. If the carrying value
exceeds the fair value, there is a potential impairment and step two must be performed. Step two
compares the carrying value of the reporting unit’s goodwill to its implied fair value (i.e., fair value
of reporting unit less the fair value of the unit’s assets and liabilities, including identifiable
intangible assets). If the implied fair value of goodwill is less than the carrying amount of goodwill,
an impairment is recognized. Based on our annual impairment assessment process for goodwill, no
impairments were recorded during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 or 2014.

• Long-lived assets. We review long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the related carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be
recoverable. Determining whether impairment has occurred typically requires various estimates and
assumptions, including determining which cash flows are directly related to the potentially impaired
asset, the useful life over which cash flows will occur, their amount and the asset’s residual value, if
any. In turn, measurement of an impairment loss requires a determination of fair value, which is
based on the best information available. We use internal discounted cash flow estimates, quoted
market prices when available and independent appraisals, as appropriate, to determine fair value.
We derive the required cash flow estimates from our historical experience and our internal business
plans and apply an appropriate discount rate. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is
measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset with future undiscounted cash flows
expected to be generated from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. If the carrying amount
of an asset exceeds its estimated future undiscounted cash flows, an impairment charge is
recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the
asset.

• Inventory Obsolescence. We regularly review inventory quantities on-hand and in the retail channels
and record an inventory provision for excess or obsolete inventory based on the future expected
demand for our products. Significant changes in demand for our products would affect
management’s estimates in establishing our inventory provision. We write down inventory based on
excess or obsolete inventories determined primarily by future anticipated demand for our products.
Inventory write-downs are measured as the difference between the cost of the inventory and market
value, based upon assumptions about future demand that are inherently difficult to assess.

Stock-based Compensation

Stock-based compensation expense is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and
is recognized as expense over the vesting period. Determining the fair value of stock-based awards at the
grant date requires judgment in estimating expected stock volatility and the amount of stock-based awards
that are expected to be forfeited. If actual results differ significantly from these estimates, stock-based
compensation expense and our results of operations could be materially affected.

We have also granted time, performance-based and market-based restricted stock and restricted stock unit
awards, to employees and non-employees. Time-based and market-based awards to non-employees are
subject to variable accounting. For the time-based restricted stock awards to non-employees, we
cumulatively remeasure the fair value at the end of every period based on the month end closing price of
our common stock. Market-based restricted stock awards vest based on the relative performance of our
common stock to a composite index. We calculate the fair value of market-based restricted stock awards

using a Monte Carlo Simulation method, which requires a substantial number of inputs and estimates of
future market conditions and considers the range of various vesting probabilities. As a result, expense
recorded for our non-employee awards can fluctuate substantially from period to period.

Income Taxes

We record a tax provision for the anticipated tax consequences of the reported results of operations. The
provision for income taxes is computed using the asset and liability method, under which deferred income
taxes are recognized for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities
at currently enacted statutory tax rates for the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. The
effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the
enactment.

We record a valuation allowance to reduce our deferred tax assets to the amount that is more likely than
not to be realized. Our history of pre-tax losses represents sufficient evidence for us to determine that the
establishment of a valuation allowance against the deferred tax asset is appropriate. This valuation
allowance offsets deferred tax assets associated with future tax deductions as well as carryforward items.

Our future effective tax rates could be adversely affected by earnings being lower than anticipated in
countries where we have lower statutory rates, changes in the valuation of our deferred tax assets or
liabilities, or changes in tax laws or interpretations thereof. In addition, our filed tax returns are subject to
examination by the Internal Revenue Service and other tax authorities. We regularly assess the likelihood
of adverse outcomes resulting from these examinations to determine the adequacy of our provision for
income taxes.

We recognize and measure uncertain tax positions and record tax benefits when it is more likely than not
that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical
merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such positions are then
measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon
ultimate settlement.

At each period end, it is necessary for us to make certain estimates and assumptions to compute the
provision for income taxes including allocations of certain transactions to different tax jurisdictions,
amounts of permanent and temporary differences, the likelihood of deferred tax assets being recovered
and the outcome of contingent tax risks. These estimates and assumptions are revised as new events occur,
more experience is acquired and additional information is obtained. The effect of these revisions is
recorded in income tax expense or benefit in the period in which they become known.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs

In April 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (‘‘FASB’’) issued Accounting Standards Update
(‘‘ASU’’) 2015-03, ‘‘Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs.’’ This new guidance requires the
presentation of debt issuance costs in the balance sheet as a deduction from the carrying amount of the
related debt liability. This update will be applied retrospectively and is effective for annual periods, and
interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2015 (April 1, 2016 for the Company).
Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of this new guidance is not expected to have a material effect on
our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an
amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those
goods or services. This ASU is effective for the annual and interim periods beginning after December 15,
2016 (April 1, 2017 for the Company) and shall be applied retrospectively to each period presented or as a
cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. On April 1, 2015, the FASB proposed deferring
the effective date by one year to annual and interim years beginning after December 15, 2017. The
proposal permits early adoption, but no earlier than the original effective date of annual and interim
periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company is currently determining its implementation
approach and evaluating the impact of adopting this update on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Requirements for Reporting Discontinued Operations

In April 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-08, Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of
Disposals of Components of an Entity. This new guidance raises the threshold for a disposal to qualify as
discontinued operations and requires new disclosures for individually material disposal transactions that do
not meet the definition of a discontinued operation. Under the new standard, companies report
discontinued operations when they have a disposal that represents a strategic shift that has or will have a
major impact on operations or financial results. This update will be applied prospectively and is effective
for annual periods, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2014 (April 1,
2015 for the Company). Early adoption is permitted provided the disposal was not previously disclosed.
The adoption of this new guidance is not expected to have a material effect on our Consolidated Financial
Statements.

Presentation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

In July 2013, new guidance was issued requiring that entities that have an unrecognized tax benefit and a
net operating loss carryforward or similar tax loss or tax credit carryforward in the same jurisdiction as the
uncertain tax position present the unrecognized tax benefit as a reduction of the deferred tax asset for the
loss or tax credit carryforward rather than as a liability when the uncertain tax position would reduce the
loss or tax credit carryforward under the tax law. The disclosure requirements became effective for annual
periods (and interim periods within those annual periods) beginning after December 15, 2013 (April 1,
2014 for the Company), and are applied prospectively. The adoption of this guidance had no material
effect on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Fluctuations in Operating Results and Seasonality

We have experienced fluctuations in quarterly and annual operating results as a result of: the timing of the
introduction of new titles; variations in sales of titles developed for particular platforms; market
acceptance of our titles; development and promotional expenses relating to the introduction of new titles,
sequels or enhancements of existing titles; projected and actual changes in platforms; the timing and
success of title introductions by our competitors; product returns; changes in pricing policies by us and our
competitors; the size and timing of acquisitions; the timing of orders from major customers; order
cancellations; and delays in product shipment. Sales of our products are also seasonal, with peak shipments
typically occurring in the fourth calendar quarter as a result of increased demand for titles during the
holiday season. Quarterly and annual comparisons of operating results are not necessarily indicative of
future operating results.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the percentage of net revenue represented by
certain line items in our statements of operations, net revenue by geographic region, net revenue by
platform and net revenue by distribution channel:

Net revenue
Cost of goods sold

Gross profit

Selling and marketing
General and administrative
Research and development
Depreciation and amortization

Total operating expenses

Income (loss) from operations
Interest and other, net
Gain on long-term investments, net
Loss on extinguishment of debt
Gain on convertible note hedge and warrants, net

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

2015

2014

2013

100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
73.4%
58.9%
60.2%

26.6%

21.7%
16.2%
10.6%
2.0%

50.5%

(23.9)%
(2.9)%
1.6%
0.0%
0.0%

39.8%

10.2%
6.9%
4.5%
0.6%

22.2%

41.1%

21.2%
12.1%
6.4%
1.0%

40.7%

0.4%
17.7%
(1.4)% (2.6)%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
(0.4)%
0.0%
0.1%

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

(25.2)%

16.0%

(2.2)%

Provision for income taxes

Income (loss) from continuing operations
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of taxes

Net income (loss)

Net revenue by geographic region:

United States
International

Net revenue by platform:

Console
PC and other

Net revenue by distribution channel:

Physical retail and other
Digital online

0.6%

(25.8)%
0.0%

(25.8)%

0.6%

15.4%
0.0%

15.4%

0.4%

(2.6)%
0.2%

(2.4)%

57.5%
42.5%

46.5%
53.5%

58.5%
41.5%

81.4%
18.6%

91.4%
8.6%

80.4%
19.6%

58.0%
42.0%

84.2%
15.8%

78.9%
21.1%

Fiscal Years ended March 31, 2015 and 2014

(thousands of dollars)

Net revenue

Software development costs and

royalties(1)
Product costs
Licenses
Internal royalties

Cost of goods sold

Gross profit

2015

2014

Increase/
(decrease)

% Increase/
(decrease)

$1,082,938

100.0% $2,350,568

100.0% $(1,267,630)

(53.9)%

231,615
178,810
77,725
306,717

21.4%
16.5%
7.2%
28.3%

333,450
477,861
64,412
538,604

14.2% (101,835)
20.3% (299,051)
13,313
22.9% (231,887)

2.8%

(30.5)%
(62.6)%
20.7%
(43.1)%

794,867

73.4% 1,414,327

60.2% (619,460)

(43.8)%

$ 288,071

26.6% $ 936,241

39.8% $ (648,170)

(69.2)%

(1)

Includes $17,121 and $30,124 of stock-based compensation expense in 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Net revenue decreased $1,267.6 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 as compared to the prior
year. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease of approximately $1,315.3 million in sales from our
Grand Theft Auto franchise, as the prior year’s results included the release of Grand Theft Auto V on Sony’s
PS3 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console gaming systems, which was partially offset this year by the
November 2014 release of Grand Theft Auto V on Sony’s PS4 and Microsoft’s Xbox One console gaming
systems and the growth from Grand Theft Auto Online. The decrease in net revenue from Grand Theft Auto
was partially offset by a $186.3 million increase in net sales due to the October 2014 release of Borderlands:
The Pre-Sequel, higher sales from our WWE 2K franchise, the release of Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond
Earth in October 2014, higher sales from our NBA 2K franchise and sales from our release of Evolve in
February 2015.

Net revenue on consoles decreased to 81.4% of our total net revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2015 as compared to 91.4% for the same period in the prior year primarily because last year’s results
included the release of Grand Theft Auto V on Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s PS3 console gaming
systems. PC and other sales increased to 18.6% of our total net revenue for the year ended March 31, 2015
as compared to 8.6% for the year ended March 31, 2014, primarily due to the release of Sid Meier’s
Civilization: Beyond Earth for the PC in October 2014. Net revenue from physical retail and other channels
decreased to 58.0% of our total net revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 as compared to
84.2% for the same period in the prior year primarily due to last year’s net revenue from physical retail
benefitting from the release of Grand Theft Auto V on Sony’s PS3 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console
gaming systems. Net revenue from digital online channels increased to 42.0% of our total net revenue for
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 as compared to 15.8% in the prior fiscal year. Recurrent consumer
spending (including add-on content, microtransactions and online play) represented 49.4% and 40.4% of
net revenue from digital online channels for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Gross profit as a percentage of net revenue was 26.6% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, a decrease
of 13.2 percentage points as compared to the prior year, primarily due to higher software development
costs and royalties as a percentage of net revenue and the deferral of net revenue and cost of goods sold
related to sell-in of certain titles during the second half of our fiscal year 2015. In addition, internal
royalties were higher as a percentage of net revenues due to the timing of when internal royalties are
earned.

Net revenue earned outside of the United States accounted for 42.5% of our total net revenue for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, as compared to 53.5% in the prior year. The year-over-year percentage
decrease was primarily due to Grand Theft Auto V, which generated higher sales outside of the United
States during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. Foreign currency exchange rates decreased net revenue
by $14.4 million and decreased gross profit by $8.2 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015.

Operating Expenses

(thousands of dollars)

Selling and marketing
General and administrative
Research and development
Depreciation and amortization

2015

$235,341
175,093
115,043
21,057

% of net
revenue

2014

% of net
revenue

Increase/
(decrease)

% Increase/
(decrease)

21.7% $240,996
16.2% 161,374
10.6% 105,256
2.0%
13,359

10.2%
6.9%
4.5%
0.6%

22.2%

$(5,655)
13,719
9,787
7,698

$25,549

(2.3)%
8.5%
9.3%
57.6%

4.9%

Total operating expenses(1)

$546,534

50.5% $520,985

(1)

Includes stock-based compensation expense, which was allocated as follows (in thousands):

Selling and marketing
General and administrative
Research and development

2015

$ 8,798
$33,636
$ 5,691

2014

$10,136
$28,991
$ 8,867

Foreign currency exchange rates decreased total operating expenses by approximately $4.3 million in the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 as compared to the prior year.

Selling and marketing

Selling and marketing expenses decreased by $5.7 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, as
compared to the prior year, primarily due to $20.7 million in higher advertising expenses incurred in the
prior year for the releases of Grand Theft Auto V on Sony’s PS3 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 gaming consoles
in September 2013, and The Bureau: XCOM: Declassified in August 2013, which were partially offset by
advertising expenses incurred in the current year for the releases of Grand Theft Auto V on Sony’s PS4 and
Microsoft’s Xbox One gaming consoles in November 2014, and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and Sid Meier’s
Civilization: Beyond Earth in October 2014. Partially offsetting the overall decrease in selling and marketing
expenses was $8.2 million in higher customer service costs and $6.0 million of higher incentive
compensation based on label performance.

General and administrative

General and administrative expenses increased $13.7 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, as
compared to the prior year primarily due to $9.0 million of higher expense related to our compensation of
Zelnick Media which was predominantly stock based compensation expense resulting from the Company’s
relative stock price performance during fiscal year 2015 as well as $2.6 million of higher rent expense.

General and administrative expenses for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 include occupancy
expense (primarily rent, utilities and office expenses) of $17.9 million and $16.4 million, respectively,
related to our development studios.

Research and development

Research and development expenses increased $9.8 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, as
compared to the prior year primarily due to an increase of $3.9 million in IT spend on equipment at our
development studios, higher personnel costs of $1.4 million, higher studio support costs of $1.4 million and
higher occupancy related costs of $1.3 million.

Depreciation and amortization

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $7.7 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, as
compared to the prior year, primarily due to higher purchases of fixed assets for studio build-outs and
information technology infrastructure.

Interest and other, net

(thousands of dollars)

Interest income (expense), net
Foreign exchange loss
Other

2015

$(29,901)
(2,068)
76

% of net
revenue

2014

% of net
revenue

(Increase)/ % Increase/
(decrease)
decrease

(2.7)% $(33,961)
(0.2)%
209
0.0%
199

(1.4)% $ 4,060
0.0% (2,277)
(123)
0.0%

(12.0)%
(1089.5)%
(61.8)%

Interest and other, net

$(31,893)

(2.9)% $(33,553)

(1.4)% $ 1,660

(4.9)%

Interest and other, net was an expense of $31.9 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, as
compared to an expense of $33.6 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. The decrease of
$1.7 million in interest and other, net was primarily related to a net decrease of $4.1 million in interest
expense primarily due to the redemption of our 4.375% Convertible Notes in August 2013, partially offset
by interest on the 1.00% Convertible Notes issued in June 2013. This decrease was partially offset by an
increase of $2.3 million due to greater foreign currency exchange losses recorded during the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2015.

Gain on long-term investments, net

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 the Company recognized a $17.5 million net gain on
long-term investments, which was primarily comprised of the Company’s sale of its investment in Twitch
Interactive, Inc.’s (‘‘Twitch’’) Class C Preferred stock, which was accounted for under the cost method of
accounting. In September 2014, the Company recognized a pretax gain of $19.0 million in connection with
the sale of Twitch.

Loss on extinguishment of debt

Loss on extinguishment of debt was $9.0 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 due to the
conversion and redemption of our 4.375% Convertible Notes in August 2013. See ‘‘Liquidity and Capital
Resources’’ for additional information regarding loss on extinguishment of debt.

Gain on convertible note hedge and warrants, net

Gain on convertible note hedge and warrants, net was $3.5 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014
due to the increase in the Company’s share price during the period from June 2013 to the date of the net
settlement of the hedge and warrants in August 2013. See ‘‘Liquidity and Capital Resources’’ for additional
information regarding settlement and related net gain on the convertible note hedge and warrant
transactions.

Provision for income taxes

Income tax expense was $6.6 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, as compared to $14.5 million
for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. The decrease in income tax expense is primarily attributable to a
decrease in net income. Our effective tax rate differed from the federal statutory rate primarily due to
changes in valuation allowances related to tax losses and tax credit carryforwards and due to the mix of
earnings in our foreign entities, which are taxed at a rate other than the U.S. statutory rate of 35%. Our
valuation allowances increased by $92.7 million during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 and decreased
by $92.1 million during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 due to changes in net operating loss and tax
credit carryforwards.

As of March 31, 2015, we had gross unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties, of
$42.7 million, of which $29.2 million would affect our effective tax rate if realized. For the fiscal year ended

March 31, 2015, gross unrecognized tax benefits increased by $17.8 million, which primarily relates to an
increase in uncertain tax position for certain tax credits in domestic jurisdictions.

We generally are no longer subject to audit for U.S. federal income tax returns for periods prior to our
fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 and state income tax returns for periods prior to the fiscal year ended
October 31, 2010. With few exceptions, we are no longer subject to income tax examinations in non-U.S.
jurisdictions for years prior to fiscal year ended October 31, 2010. U.S. federal taxing authorities have
completed their audit through the fiscal years ended October 31, 2009. Certain U.S. state taxing authorities
are currently examining our income tax returns from fiscal years ended March 31, 2011 through March 31,
2013. The determination as to further adjustments to our gross unrecognized tax benefits during the next
12 months is not practicable.

Net income (loss) and earnings (loss) per share

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, our net loss was $279.5 million, as compared to net income of
$361.6 million in the prior year. Basic and diluted loss per share for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015
was $3.48, as compared to basic earnings per share of $3.79 and diluted earnings per share of $3.20 for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding were lower
compared to the prior fiscal year primarily due to the repurchase of 16.2 million shares during the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2014 and due to Convertible Notes shares being anti-dilutive in the current period,
partially offset by vesting of restricted stock awards. See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements
for additional information regarding earnings (loss) per share.

Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013

(thousands of dollars)

Net revenue

Internal royalties
Product costs
Software development costs and

royalties(1)

Licenses

Cost of goods sold

Gross profit

2014

2013

Increase/
(decrease)

% Increase/
(decrease)

$2,350,568
538,604
477,861

100.0% $1,214,483
22.9%
24,724
20.3%
316,072

100.0% $1,136,085
2.0% 513,880
26.0% 161,789

93.5%
2078.5%
51.2%

333,450
64,412

1,414,327

14.2%
2.8%

60.2%

317,756
57,285

26.2%
4.7%

15,694
7,127

715,837

58.9% 698,490

$ 936,241

39.8% $ 498,646

41.1% $ 437,595

4.9%
12.4%

97.6%

87.8%

(1)

Includes $30,124 and $10,060 of stock-based compensation expense in 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Net revenue increased $1,136.1 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 as compared to the prior
year. This increase was primarily due to an increase of approximately $1,481.5 million in sales from our
Grand Theft Auto franchise, primarily related to the releases of Grand Theft Auto V on Sony’s PS3 and
Microsoft’s Xbox 360, and higher sales of $139.5 million mainly driven by the October 2013 release of
WWE 2K14 and higher sales of our NBA 2K franchise. These increases were partially offset by a
$446.0 million decrease in net sales, as the prior year benefitted from the releases of Borderlands 2, Max
Payne 3, BioShock Infinite, XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Spec Ops: The Line.

Net revenue on consoles increased to 91.4% of our total net revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31,
2014 as compared to 80.4% for the same period in the prior year primarily due to the current year release
of Grand Theft Auto V on Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s PS3 console gaming systems. PC and other sales
decreased to $192.4 million or 8.2% of our total net revenue for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 as
compared to $216.3 million or 17.8% for the prior year. The decrease was primarily due to the prior year
PC release of Borderlands 2. Handheld sales decreased to $9.7 million or 0.4% of our total net revenue for
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 as compared to $22.2 million, or 1.8% for the prior year primarily due
to the prior year releases of various Nick Jr. titles.

Net revenue from physical retail and other channels increased to 84.2% of our total net revenue for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 as compared to 78.9% for the same period in the prior year, primarily
due to the current year release of Grand Theft Auto V on Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s PS3 console
gaming systems. Net revenue from digital online channels of $372.0 million for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2014 increased $115.8 million, or 45.2%, as compared to the same period in the prior year. The
increase was mainly driven by digital offerings from our Grand Theft Auto and NBA 2K franchises as well as
Bioshock Infinite.

Gross profit as a percentage of net revenue was 39.8% for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, a decrease
of 1.3 percentage points as compared to the prior year, primarily due to higher internal royalties mainly
due to higher income generated from our Grand Theft Auto franchise, partially offset by (i) lower product
costs in the current year as a percentage of net revenue as a result of a greater share of net revenue in the
current year being generated from a product mix with higher average selling price points and (ii) lower
software development costs and royalties as a percentage of net revenue for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2014, primarily due to the prior year release of Borderlands 2, which was externally developed.

Net revenue earned outside of the United States accounted for 53.5% of our total net revenue for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, as compared to 41.5% in the prior year. The year-over-year percentage
increase was primarily due to the global release of Grand Theft Auto V, which generated higher sales
outside the United States during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. Foreign currency exchange rates
decreased net revenue and decreased gross profit by $5.7 million and $2.3 million, respectively, for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 as compared to the prior year.

Operating Expenses

(thousands of dollars)

Selling and marketing
General and administrative
Research and development
Depreciation and amortization

2014

$240,996
161,374
105,256
13,359

% of net
revenue

2013

% of net
revenue

Increase/
(decrease)

% Increase/
(decrease)

10.2% $257,329
6.9% 147,260
4.5%
78,184
0.6%
10,634

21.2% $ (16,333)
12.1% 14,114
6.4% 27,072
2,725
1.0%

(6.3)%
9.6%
34.6%
25.6%

5.6%

Total operating expenses(1)

$520,985

22.2% $493,407

40.7% $ 27,578

(1)

Includes stock-based compensation expense, as follows:

Selling and marketing
General and administrative
Research and development

2014

$10,136
$28,991
$ 8,867

2013

$ 5,562
$17,824
$ 2,319

Foreign currency exchange rates increased total operating expenses by approximately $0.4 million in the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 as compared to the prior year.

Selling and marketing

Selling and marketing expenses decreased $16.3 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, as
compared to the prior year, primarily due to a decrease in advertising expenses of $31.5 million. In the
prior year, advertising expenses had increased due to the releases of Borderlands 2 in September 2012,
Max Payne 3 in May 2012 and BioShock Infinite in March 2013, as compared to expenses incurred for the
September 2013 release of Grand Theft Auto V. This net decrease was partially offset by a $14.0 million
increase primarily due to higher personnel costs related to stock-based compensation expense and
headcount, and higher third-party commissions.

General and administrative

General and administrative expenses increased $14.1 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, as
compared to the prior year, primarily due to an increase of $12.1 million in personnel costs primarily due
to higher headcount and higher severance costs related to current year restructuring activities,
$11.2 million of higher stock-based compensation expense primarily for previously granted stock-based
awards to ZelnickMedia and $5.3 million of higher legal fees and IT-related costs, which were partially
offset by the absence of a $15.0 million contractual provision that was triggered in June 2012.

General and administrative expenses for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 include occupancy
expense (primarily rent, utilities and office expenses) of $16.4 million and $15.9 million, respectively,
related to our development studios.

Research and development

Research and development expenses increased $27.1 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, as
compared to the prior year, primarily due to an increase of $20.9 million in personnel costs due mainly to
higher stock-based compensation related to the current year issuance of restricted stock awards to certain
employees and lower capitalization rates at our development studios due mainly to resources being
transitioned to new projects following the September 2013 release of Grand Theft Auto V and an increase
of $6.6 million in production expenses primarily due to work on titles that have not reached technological
feasibility.

Depreciation and amortization

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $2.7 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, as
compared to the prior year primarily due to higher purchases of fixed assets during recent years.

Interest and other, net

(thousands of dollars)

Interest expense, net
Foreign currency exchange gain

(loss)

Other

2014

% of net
revenue

2013

% of net
revenue

(Increase)/ % Increase/
(decrease)
decrease

$(33,961)

(1.4)% $(30,763)

(2.5)% $(3,198)

10.4%

209
199

0.0%
0.0%

(778)
190

(0.1)%
0.0%

987
9

(126.9)%
4.7%

Interest and other, net

$(33,553)

(1.4)% $(31,351)

(2.6)% $(2,202)

7.0%

Interest and other, net was an expense of $33.6 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, as
compared to an expense of $31.4 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013. The increase of
$2.2 million in interest and other, net was primarily related to an increase in our long-term debt associated
with our June 2013 issuance of $287.5 million of 1.00% Convertible Notes partially offset by the August 29,

2013 redemption of our 4.375% Convertible Notes which had an aggregate principal amount of
$138.0 million.

Loss on extinguishment of debt

Loss on extinguishment of debt was $9.0 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 due to the
conversion and redemption of our 4.375% Convertible Notes. See ‘‘Liquidity and Capital Resources’’ for
additional information regarding loss on extinguishment of debt.

Gain on convertible note hedge and warrants, net

Provision for income taxes

Income tax expense was $14.5 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, as compared to $5.1 million
for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013. The increase in tax expense was primarily attributable to an
increase in pre-tax income from operations in excess of remaining net operating losses available in the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. Our effective tax rate differed from the federal statutory rate primarily
due to changes in valuation allowances during the period. Our valuation allowances decreased by
$92.1 million and $1.3 million during fiscal years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, due to the
utilization of net operating loss carryforwards from prior years against income earned during each year.

As of March 31, 2014, we had gross unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and penalties, of
$24.9 million, of which $24.9 million would affect our effective tax rate if realized. For the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2014, gross unrecognized tax benefits increased by $3.2 million. We are generally no longer
subject to audit for U.S. federal income tax returns for periods prior to our fiscal year ended October 31,
2010 and state income tax returns for periods prior to our fiscal year ended October 31, 2007. With few
exceptions, we are no longer subject to income tax examinations in non-U.S. jurisdictions for years prior to
our fiscal year ended October 31, 2010. U.S. federal taxing authorities have completed their audit through
the fiscal years ended October 31, 2009. Certain U.S. state taxing authorities are currently examining our
income tax returns from the fiscal years ended October 31, 2007 through October 31, 2010. The
determination as to further adjustments to our gross unrecognized tax benefits during the next 12 months
is not practicable.

Discontinued operations

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes, reflects the results of our former distribution
business which was sold in February 2010. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, there was an
immaterial net loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes, compared to net income of $1.7 million for
the prior year. The net income during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013 was primarily due to the
maturity of a remaining contract and changes in estimates of sublease income as a result of the Company
entering into a new sublease.

Net income (loss) and earnings (loss) per share

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, our net income was $361.6 million, as compared to a net loss of
$29.5 million in the prior year. Earnings per share for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014 were $3.79 for
basic and $3.20 for diluted earnings per share as compared to a loss per share of $0.34 for basic and diluted
earnings for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013. Basic and diluted weighted average shares outstanding
were lower compared to the prior year period primarily due to the repurchase of shares during the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2014 partially offset by the vesting of restricted stock awards over the last twelve
months and the issuance of shares upon the conversion of the 4.375% Convertible Notes. See Note 1 to
our consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding earnings (loss) per share.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary cash requirements have been to fund (i) the development, manufacturing and marketing of
our published products, (ii) working capital, (iii) acquisitions and (iv) capital expenditures. We expect to
rely on funds provided by our operating activities, our Credit Agreement and our Convertible Notes to
satisfy our working capital needs.

Short-term Investments

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, the Company purchased $187.6 million of short-term
investments, which are highly liquid in nature and represent an investment of cash that is available for
current operations. From time to time, the Company may purchase additional short-term investments
depending on future market conditions and liquidity needs.

Credit Agreement

In August 2014, we entered into a Third Amendment to our Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement
provides for borrowings of up to $100.0 million which may be increased by up to $40.0 million pursuant to
the terms of the Credit Agreement, and is secured by substantially all of our assets and the equity of our
subsidiaries. The Credit Agreement expires on August 18, 2019. Revolving loans under the Credit
Agreement bear interest at our election of (a) 0.50% to 1.00% above a certain base rate (3.75% at
March 31, 2015), or (b) 1.50% to 2.00% above the LIBOR Rate (approximately 1.76% at March 31, 2015),
with the margin rate subject to the achievement of certain average liquidity levels. We are also required to
pay a monthly fee on the unused available balance, ranging from 0.25% to 0.375% based on availability.
We had no outstanding borrowings at March 31, 2015 and 2014.

Availability under the Credit Agreement is restricted by our United States and United Kingdom based
accounts receivable and inventory balances. The Credit Agreement also allows for the issuance of letters of
credit in an aggregate amount of up to $5.0 million.

As of March 31, 2015, there was $98.3 million available to borrow under the Credit Agreement. At
March 31, 2015, we had no outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement and $1.7 million of letters
of credit outstanding.

The Credit Agreement contains covenants that substantially limit us and our subsidiaries’ ability to: create,
incur, assume or be liable for indebtedness; dispose of assets outside the ordinary course of business;
acquire, merge or consolidate with or into another person or entity; create, incur or allow any lien on any
of their respective properties; make investments; or pay dividends or make distributions (each subject to
certain limitations); or optionally prepay any indebtedness (subject to certain exceptions, including an
exception permitting the redemption of the Company’s unsecured convertible senior notes upon the
meeting of certain minimum liquidity requirements). In addition, the Credit Agreement provides for
certain events of default such as nonpayment of principal and interest, breaches of representations and
warranties, noncompliance with covenants, acts of insolvency, default on indebtedness held by third parties

and default on certain material contracts (subject to certain limitations and cure periods). The Credit
Agreement also contains a requirement that we maintain an interest coverage ratio of more than one to
one for the trailing twelve month period, if certain average liquidity levels fall below $30.0 million. As of
March 31, 2015, we were in compliance with all covenants and requirements outlined in the Credit
Agreement.

1.75% Convertible Notes Due 2016

On November 16, 2011, we issued $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of 1.75% Convertible Notes
due 2016 (the ‘‘1.75% Convertible Notes’’). Interest on the 1.75% Convertible Notes is payable
semi-annually in arrears on June 1st and December 1st of each year, commencing on June 1, 2012. The
1.75% Convertible Notes mature on December 1, 2016, unless earlier repurchased by the Company or
converted. The Company does not have the right to redeem the 1.75% Convertible Notes prior to
maturity.

The 1.75% Convertible Notes are convertible at an initial conversion rate of 52.3745 shares of our common
stock per $1,000 principal amount of 1.75% Convertible Notes (representing an initial conversion price of
approximately $19.093 per share of common stock for a total of approximately 13,094,000 underlying
conversion shares) subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. Holders may convert the 1.75%
Convertible Notes at their option prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding
June 1, 2016 only under the following circumstances: (1) during any fiscal quarter commencing after
March 31, 2012, if the last reported sale price of the common stock for at least 20 trading days (whether or
not consecutive) during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the
preceding fiscal quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the applicable conversion price on each
applicable trading day; (2) during the five business day period after any 10 consecutive trading day period
(the ‘‘measurement period’’) in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of 1.75% Convertible
Notes for each day of that measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale
price of our common stock and the applicable conversion rate on each such day; or (3) upon the
occurrence of specified corporate events. On and after June 1, 2016 until the close of business on the
business day immediately preceding the maturity date, holders may convert their 1.75% Convertible Notes
at any time, regardless of the foregoing circumstances. Upon conversion, the 1.75% Convertible Notes may
be settled, at our election, in cash, shares of our common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of the
Company’s common stock. Our common stock price exceeded 130% of the applicable conversion price per
share for at least 20 trading days during the 30 consecutive trading days ended March 31, 2015.
Accordingly, as of April 1, 2015 the 1.75% Convertible Notes may be converted at the holder’s option
through June 30, 2015. If the 1.75% Convertible Notes were to be converted during this period, our
current intent and ability, given our option, would be to settle the conversion in shares of our common
stock. As such, we have continued to classify these 1.75% Convertible Notes as long-term debt.

The indenture governing the 1.75% Convertible Notes contains customary terms and covenants and events
of default. As of March 31, 2014, we were in compliance with all covenants and requirements outlined in
the indenture governing the 1.75% Convertible Notes.

1.00% Convertible Notes Due 2018

On June 18, 2013, we issued $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of 1.00% Convertible Notes due
2018 (the ‘‘1.00% Convertible Notes’’ and together with the 1.75% Convertible Notes, the ‘‘Convertible
Notes’’). The 1.00% Convertible Notes were issued at 98.5% of par value for proceeds of $246.3 million.
Interest on the 1.00% Convertible Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on July 1st and January 1st of
each year, commencing on January 1, 2014. The 1.00% Convertible Notes mature on July 1, 2018, unless
earlier repurchased by the Company or converted. The Company does not have the right to redeem the
1.00% Convertible Notes prior to maturity. The Company also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to
purchase up to an additional $37.5 million principal amount of 1.00% Convertible Notes to cover

overallotments, if any. On July 17, 2013, the Company closed its public offering of $37.5 million principal
amount of the Company’s 1.00% Convertible Notes as a result of the underwriters exercising their
overallotment option in full on July 12, 2013, bringing the proceeds to $283.2 million.

The 1.00% Convertible Notes are convertible at an initial conversion rate of 46.4727 shares of our common
stock per $1,000 principal amount of 1.00% Convertible Notes (representing an initial conversion price of
approximately $21.52 per share of common stock for a total of approximately 13,361,000 underlying
conversion shares) subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. Holders may convert the 1.00%
Convertible Notes at their option prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding
January 1, 2018 only under the following circumstances: (1) during any fiscal quarter commencing after
September 30, 2013, if the last reported sale price of the common stock for at least 20 trading days
(whether or not consecutive) during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day
of the preceding fiscal quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the applicable conversion price on each
applicable trading day; (2) during the five business day period after any 10 consecutive trading day period
(the ‘‘measurement period’’) in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of 1.00% Convertible
Notes for each day of that measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale
price of our common stock and the applicable conversion rate on each such day; or (3) upon the
occurrence of specified corporate events. On and after January 1, 2018 until the close of business on the
business day immediately preceding the maturity date, holders may convert their 1.00% Convertible Notes
at any time, regardless of the foregoing circumstances. Upon conversion, the 1.00% Convertible Notes may
be settled, at our election, in cash, shares of our common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of the
Company’s common stock.

The indenture governing the 1.00% Convertible Notes contains customary terms and covenants and events
of default. As of the fiscal year end March 31, 2014, we were in compliance with all covenants and
requirements outlined in the indenture governing the 1.00% Convertible Notes.

Financial Condition

We are subject to credit risks, particularly if any of our receivables represent a limited number of
customers or are concentrated in foreign markets. If we are unable to collect our accounts receivable as
they become due, it could adversely affect our liquidity and working capital position.

Generally, we have been able to collect our accounts receivable in the ordinary course of business. We do
not hold any collateral to secure payment from customers. We have trade credit insurance on the majority
of our customers to mitigate accounts receivable risk.

A majority of our trade receivables are derived from sales to major retailers and distributors. Our five
largest customers accounted for 64.6%, 39.4% and 52.5% of net revenue during the fiscal years ended
March 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. As of March 31, 2015 and 2014, five customers accounted for
63.9% and 68.3% of our gross accounts receivable, respectively. Customers that individually accounted for
more than 10% of our gross accounts receivable balance comprised 54.5% and 59.8% of such balances at
March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. We had three customers who accounted for approximately 18.5%,
18.4% and 17.6% of our gross accounts receivable as of March 31, 2015 and three customers who
accounted for 22.6%, 22.3% and 14.9% of our gross accounts receivable as of March 31, 2014. We did not
have any additional customers that exceeded 10% of our gross accounts receivable as of March 31, 2015
and 2014. Based upon performing ongoing credit evaluations, maintaining trade credit insurance on a
majority of our customers and our past collection experience, we believe that the receivable balances from
these largest customers do not represent a significant credit risk, although we actively monitor each
customer’s credit worthiness and economic conditions that may affect our customers’ business and access
to capital. We are monitoring the current global economic conditions, including credit markets and other
factors as it relates to our customers in order to manage the risk of uncollectible accounts receivable.

We believe our current cash and cash equivalents and projected cash flow from operations, along with
availability under our Credit Agreement will provide us with sufficient liquidity to satisfy our cash
requirements for working capital, capital expenditures and commitments through at least the next
12 months.

As of March 31, 2015, the amount of cash and cash equivalents held outside of the U.S. by our foreign
subsidiaries was approximately $291.0 million. These balances are dispersed across various locations
around the world. We believe that such dispersion meets the business and liquidity needs of our foreign
affiliates. In addition, the Company expects in the foreseeable future to have the ability to generate
sufficient cash domestically to support ongoing operations. Consequently, it is the Company’s intention to
indefinitely reinvest undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries. In the event the Company needed to
repatriate funds outside of the U.S., such repatriation may be subject to local laws and tax consequences
including foreign withholding taxes or U.S. income taxes. It is not practicable to estimate the tax liability
and the Company would try to minimize the tax effect to the extent possible. However, any repatriation
may not result in significant cash payments as the taxable event would likely be offset by the utilization of
the then available tax credits.

In January 2013, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 7,500,000 shares of our
common stock. The authorization permits the Company to purchase shares from time to time through a
variety of methods, including in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, in
accordance with applicable securities laws. It does not obligate the Company to make any purchases at any
specific time or situation. Repurchases are subject to the availability of stock, prevailing market conditions,
the trading price of the stock, the Company’s financial performance and other conditions. The program
may be suspended or discontinued at any time for any reason. The Company did not repurchase any shares
during fiscal year ended March 31, 2015. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, the Company
repurchased approximately 4,217,000 shares of our common stock in the open market for approximately
$73.3 million, including commissions of approximately $0.04 million, as part of the program. As of
March 31, 2015, up to approximately 3,283,000 shares of our common stock remain available for
repurchase under the Company’s share repurchase authorization. On May 13, 2015, our Board of
Directors approved an increase to the share repurchase authorization, increasing the total number of
shares that the Company is permitted to repurchase to up to 10,000,000 shares of our common stock.

Our changes in cash flows were as follows:

(thousands of dollars)

Net cash provided by operating activities
Net cash used in investing activities
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
Effects of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash

equivalents

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

2015

2014

2013

$ 212,814
(220,141)
928

$ 700,262
(30,813)
(133,684)

$ (4,567)
(16,820)
—

(17,881)

(2,867)

3,610

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

$ (24,280) $ 532,898

$(17,777)

At March 31, 2015 we had $911.1 million of cash and cash equivalents, compared to $935.4 million at
March 31, 2014. The decrease in cash and cash equivalents from March 31, 2014 was primarily due to cash
being used in investing activities partially offset by cash provided by operating activities. Net cash used in
investing activities related to purchases of short-term investments and purchases of fixed assets and was
partially offset by the proceeds received from the sale of our long-term investment. Net cash provided by
operations was primarily due to cash generated from the sale of Grand Theft Auto V on Sony’s PS4 and
Microsoft’s Xbox One platforms, the sale of Evolve and the sale virtual currency partially offset by
investments in software development and licenses.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

We have entered into various agreements in the ordinary course of business that require substantial cash
commitments over the next several years. Generally, these include:

• Software Development and Licensing: We make payments to third-party software developers that
include contractual payments to developers under several software development agreements that
expire at various times through September 2019. Our aggregate outstanding software development
commitments assume satisfactory performance by third-party software developers. We also have
licensing commitments that primarily consist of obligations to holders of intellectual property rights
for use of their trademarks, copyrights, technology or other intellectual property rights in the
development of our products.

• Marketing: We have certain minimum marketing support commitments where we commit to spend
specified amounts related to marketing our products. Marketing commitments expire at various
times through September 2019.

• Operating Leases: Our offices are occupied under non-cancelable operating leases expiring at
various times through June 2024. We also lease certain furniture, equipment and automobiles under
non-cancelable leases expiring through fiscal year 2020. Some of the leases have fixed rent increases
and also include inducements to enter into the lease. The effect of such amounts are deferred and
recognized on a straight-line basis over the related lease term.

• Purchase obligations primarily related to agreements to purchase services that are enforceable and
legally binding on the Company that specifies all significant terms, including fixed, minimum or
variable pricing provisions; and the approximate timing of the transactions, expiring at various times
through March 2019.

A summary of annual minimum contractual obligations and commitments as of March 31, 2015 is as
follows (in thousands of dollars):

Fiscal Year Ending March 31,

Software
Development
and Licensing Marketing

Operating
Leases

Purchase

Convertible Convertible

Obligations Notes Interest

Notes

Total

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Thereafter

Total

$ 81,612
62,320
48,011
27,204
8,200
—

$24,591 $ 19,558 $21,556
12,207
17,007
5,543
15,255
1,593
15,452
—
11,092
—
— 36,727

5,675
4,717
43,423
9,500

$ 7,250
7,250
2,875
1,438
—
—

— $ 154,567
354,459
76,401
376,610
28,792
36,727

250,000
—
287,500
—
—

$227,347

$87,906 $115,091 $40,899

$18,813

$537,500 $1,027,556

In addition to the cash commitments above, we have also entered into acquisition agreements that contain
provisions for us to pay contingent cash consideration, typically contingent on the acquired company
achieving certain financial, unit sales, or performance conditions. The amount and timing of these
payments are currently not fixed or determinable. See Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements
for a full discussion of our potential acquisition commitments.

Income Taxes. At March 31, 2015, the Company had recorded a liability for gross unrecognized tax
benefits, including interest and penalties, of $29.2 million for which we are unable to make a reasonable
and reliable estimate of the period in which these liabilities will be settled with the respective tax
authorities, therefore, these liabilities have not been included in the contractual obligations table.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of March 31, 2015 and 2014, we did not have any material relationships with unconsolidated entities or
financial parties, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or variable interest entities, which
would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other
contractually narrow or limited purposes. As such, we are not exposed to any financing, liquidity, market or
credit risk that could arise if we had engaged in such relationships.

International Operations

Net revenue earned outside of the United States is principally generated by our operations in Europe,
Asia, Australia, Canada and Latin America. For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013,
approximately 42.5%, 53.5% and 41.5%, respectively, of our net revenue was earned outside the United
States. We are subject to risks inherent in foreign trade, including increased credit risks, tariffs and duties,
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, shipping delays and international political, regulatory and
economic developments, all of which can have a significant effect on our operating results.

Fluctuations in Quarterly Operating Results and Seasonality

We have experienced fluctuations in quarterly operating results as a result of the timing of the introduction
of new titles; variations in sales of titles developed for particular platforms; market acceptance of our titles;
development and promotional expenses relating to the introduction of new titles; sequels or enhancements
of existing titles; projected and actual changes in platforms; the timing and success of title introductions by
our competitors; product returns; changes in pricing policies by us and our competitors; the accuracy of
retailers’ forecasts of consumer demand; the size and timing of acquisitions; the timing of orders from
major customers; and order cancellations and delays in product shipment. Sales of our titles are also
seasonal, with peak shipments typically occurring in the fourth calendar quarter as a result of increased
demand for titles during the holiday season. Quarterly comparisons of operating results are not necessarily
indicative of future operating results.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market risk is the potential loss arising from fluctuations in market rates and prices. Our market risk
exposures primarily include fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates.

Interest Rate Risk

Historically, fluctuations in interest rates have not had a significant effect on our operating results. Under
our Credit Agreement, outstanding balances bear interest at our election of (a) 0.50% to 1.00% above a
certain base rate (3.75% at March 31, 2015), or (b) 1.50% to 2.00% above the LIBOR rate (approximately
1.76% at March 31, 2015), with the margin rate subject to the achievement of certain average liquidity
levels. Changes in market rates may affect our future interest expense if there is an outstanding balance on
our line of credit. The 1.75% Convertible Notes and the 1.00% Convertible Notes pay interest
semi-annually at a fixed rate of 1.75% and 1.00%, respectively, per annum and we expect that there will be
no fluctuation related to the Convertible Notes affecting our cash component of interest expense. For
additional details on our Convertible Notes see Note 10 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

We transact business in foreign currencies and are exposed to risks resulting from fluctuations in foreign
currency exchange rates. Accounts relating to foreign operations are translated into United States dollars
using prevailing exchange rates at the relevant period end. Translation adjustments are included as a
separate component of stockholders’ equity. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, our
foreign currency translation adjustment was approximately $32.7 million loss and $6.4 million gain,
respectively. We recognized a foreign currency exchange transaction loss of $2.1 million for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2015, a foreign currency gain of $0.2 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, and
a foreign currency exchange transaction loss for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013 of $0.8 million, in
interest and other, net in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Cash Flow Hedging Activities

We use foreign currency forward contracts to mitigate foreign currency exchange rate risk associated with
forecasted transactions involving non-functional currency denominated expenditures. These contracts,
which are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, are accounted for as derivatives whereby the fair
value of the contracts is reported as either assets or liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The
effective portion of gains or losses resulting from changes in the fair value of these hedges is initially
reported, net of tax, as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’
equity. The gross amount of the effective portion of gains or losses resulting from changes in the fair value
of these hedges is subsequently reclassified into cost of goods sold or research and development expenses,
as appropriate, in the period when the forecasted transaction is recognized in our Consolidated Statements
of Operations. In the event that the gains or losses in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are
deemed to be ineffective, the ineffective portion of gains or losses resulting from changes in fair value, if
any, is reclassified to interest and other, net, in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. In the event
that the underlying forecasted transactions do not occur, or it becomes probable that they will not occur,
within the defined hedge period, the gains or losses on the related cash flow hedges are reclassified from
accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to interest and other, net, in our Consolidated Statements
of Operations. During the reporting periods presented, all forecasted transactions occurred, and therefore,
there were no such gains or losses reclassified into interest and other, net. We do not enter into derivative
financial contracts for speculative or trading purposes. At March 31, 2015 we did not have cash flow
hedging contracts outstanding and at March 31, 2014, we had $0.9 million, of forward contracts
outstanding to buy foreign currencies in exchange for U.S. dollars all of which had maturities of less than
one year. As of March 31, 2014, the fair value of these outstanding forward contracts was immaterial and is

included in prepaid expenses and other. The fair value of these outstanding forward contracts is estimated
based on the prevailing exchange rates of the various hedged currencies as of the end of the period.

Balance Sheet Hedging Activities

We use foreign currency forward contracts to mitigate foreign currency exchange rate risk associated with
non-functional currency denominated cash balances and inter-company funding loans, non-functional
currency denominated accounts receivable and non-functional currency denominated accounts payable.
These transactions are not designated as hedging instruments and are accounted for as derivatives whereby
the fair value of the contracts is reported as either assets or liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets,
and gains and losses resulting from changes in the fair value are reported in interest and other, net, in our
Consolidated Statements of Operations. We do not enter into derivative financial contracts for speculative
or trading purposes. At March 31, 2015, we had $4.1 million of forward contracts outstanding to buy
foreign currencies in exchange for U.S. dollars and $72.5 million of forward contracts outstanding to sell
foreign currencies in exchange for U.S. dollars all of which have maturities of less than one year. At
March 31, 2014, we had $68.5 million of forward contracts outstanding to sell foreign currencies in
exchange for U.S. dollars all of which have maturities of less than one year. For the fiscal years ended
March 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, we recorded a gain of $18.5 million, a loss of $18.4 million and a gain of
$2.2 million, respectively, related to foreign currency forward contracts in interest and other, net on the
Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of March 31, 2015 the fair value of these outstanding forward
contracts was a loss of $0.6 million and as of March 31, 2014 was immaterial and is included in prepaid
expenses and other. The fair value of these outstanding forward contracts is estimated based on the
prevailing exchange rates of the various hedged currencies as of the end of the period.

Our hedging programs are designed to reduce, but do not entirely eliminate, the effect of currency
exchange rate movements. We believe the counterparties to these foreign currency forward contracts are
creditworthy multinational commercial banks and that the risk of counterparty nonperformance is not
material. Notwithstanding our efforts to mitigate some foreign currency exchange rate risks, there can be
no assurance that our hedging activities will adequately protect us against the risks associated with foreign
currency fluctuations. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, 42.5% of the Company’s revenue was
generated outside the United States. Using sensitivity analysis, a hypothetical 10% increase in the value of
the U.S. dollar against all currencies would decrease revenues by 4.3%, while a hypothetical 10% decrease
in the value of the U.S. dollar against all currencies would increase revenues by 4.3%. In the opinion of
management, a substantial portion of this fluctuation would be offset by cost of goods sold and operating
expenses incurred in local currency.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

The financial statements and supplementary data appear in a separate section of this report following
Part IV. We provide details of our valuation and qualifying accounts in ‘‘Note 17—Supplementary
Financial Information’’ to the Consolidated Financial Statements. All schedules have been omitted since
the information required to be submitted has been included on the Consolidated Financial Statements or
notes thereto or has been omitted as not applicable or not required.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Definition and Limitations of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the ‘‘Exchange Act’’)) are designed to reasonably ensure that
information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed,
summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s
rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive
officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosures.

There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures.
These limitations include the possibility of human error, the circumvention or overriding of the controls
and procedures and reasonable resource constraints. In addition, because we have designed our system of
controls based on certain assumptions, which we believe are reasonable, about the likelihood of future
events, our system of controls may not achieve its desired purpose under all possible future conditions.
Accordingly, our disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance, but not absolute
assurance, of achieving their objectives.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer,
has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures at March 31, 2015, the end of the
period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal
financial officer concluded that, at March 31, 2015, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective
to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports
that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized, and reported on a
timely basis, and (ii) accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive
officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosures.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act). Management conducted an evaluation of
the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria set forth in Internal
Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission 2013 framework (‘‘COSO’’). Based on this evaluation, management has concluded that our
internal control over financial reporting was effective as of March 31, 2015.

Our independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP, has issued an audit report on our
internal control over financial reporting. The report on the audit of internal control over financial
reporting is included in this Form 10-K.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended
March 31, 2015, which were identified in connection with management’s evaluation required by
paragraph (d) of Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, that have materially affected, or are
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Item 9B. Other Information

None.

PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the sections entitled
‘‘Proposal 1—Election of Directors’’ and ‘‘Executive Compensation—Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership
Reporting Compliance’’ in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement (the ‘‘Proxy Statement’’) for the
Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 2015. The Company intends to file the Proxy Statement
within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year (i.e. on or before July 29, 2015). The Company’s Code of
Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to its directors and all employees, including senior financial
officers, is available on the Company’s website at www.take2games.com. If the Company makes any
amendment to its Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that is required to be disclosed pursuant to the
Exchange Act, the Company will make such disclosures on its website.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the section entitled
‘‘Executive Compensation’’ in the Company’s Proxy Statement.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder

Matters

The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the sections entitled ‘‘Voting
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management’’ and ‘‘Equity Compensation Plan
Information’’ in the Company’s Proxy Statement.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the section entitled ‘‘Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions’’ in the Company’s Proxy Statement.

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the section entitled
‘‘Independent Auditor Fee Information’’ in the Company’s Proxy Statement.

PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

(a) The following documents are filed as part of this Report:

(i) Financial Statements. See Index to Financial Statements on page 65 of this Report.

(ii) Financial Statement Schedule. See Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

(iii) Index to Exhibits:

Exhibit
Number

3.1

3.1.1

3.1.2

3.1.3

3.1.4

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

4.1

4.2

4.3

Exhibit Description

Form

Filing Date

Exhibit

Filed
Herewith

Incorporated by Reference

Restated Certificate of Incorporation

10-K 2/12/2004 3.1

Certificate of Amendment of Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, dated April 30,
1998

Certificate of Amendment of Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, dated
November 17, 2003

Certificate of Amendment of Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, dated April 23,
2009.

Certificate of Amendment of Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, dated
September 21, 2012

Certificate of Designation of Series A
Preferred Stock, dated March 11, 1998

Certificate of Designation of Series B
Preferred Stock, dated March 24, 2008

Amended and Restated Bylaws of the
Company

Amendment to Amended and Restated
Bylaws of the Company

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Take-Two
Interactive Software, Inc., effective as of
December 2, 2014.

Indenture, dated as of November 16, 2011,
by and between the Company and The
Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee,
relating to 1.75% Convertible Notes

Form of 1.75% Convertible Note (included
in Exhibit 4.1)

Indenture, dated as of June 18, 2013, by
and between the Company and The Bank
of New York Mellon, as Trustee

10-K 2/12/2004 3.1.2

10-K 2/12/2004 3.1.3

8-K 4/23/2009 3.1

8-K 8/24/2012 3.1

10-K 2/12/2004 3.1.1

8-K 3/26/2008 3.2

8-K 2/24/2010 3.1

8-K 11/18/2010 3(ii)

8-K 12/5/2014 3.1

8-K 11/18/2011 4.1

8-K 6/18/2013 4.1

Exhibit
Number

4.4

4.5

10.1

10.2

10.3

10.4

10.5

10.6

10.7

10.8

10.9

10.10

10.11

10.12

10.13

10.14

Exhibit Description

Form

Filing Date

Exhibit

Filed
Herewith

Incorporated by Reference

Supplemental Indenture, dated as of
June 18, 2013, between the Company and
The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee,
to Indenture, dated as of June 18, 2013,
between the Company and The Bank of
New York Mellon, as Trustee

Form of Global Note (included in
Exhibit 4.4)

8-K 6/18/2013 4.2

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Change
in Control Employee Severance Plan+

8-K

3/7/2008 10.1

Amended and Restated Take-Two
Interactive Software, Inc. 2009 Stock
Incentive Plan+

Form of Employee Restricted Stock
Agreement+

14A 7/29/2013 Annex A

10-Q 6/5/2009 10.2

Form of Non-Employee Director Restricted
Stock Agreement+

10-Q 6/5/2009 10.3

Form of Employee Restricted Unit
Agreement+

Employment Agreement, dated June 4,
2010, between the Company and Seth
Krauss+

Amendment to Employment Agreement,
dated October 25, 2010, between the
Company and Seth Krauss+

Second Amendment to Employment
Agreement, dated September 14, 2012,
between the Company and Seth Krauss+

Employment Agreement, dated May 12,
2010, between the Company and Lainie
Goldstein+

10-Q 8/1/2012 10.1

10-Q 10/30/2013 10.1

10-Q 10/30/2013 10.2

10-Q 10/30/2013 10.3

10-Q 10/30/2013 10.4

10-Q 10/30/2013 10.5

10-Q 6/9/2010 10.2

8-K 10/25/2010 10.2

10-Q 10/31/2012 10.3

8-K 5/14/2010 10.1

Exhibit Description

Form

Filing Date

Exhibit

Filed
Herewith

Incorporated by Reference

Exhibit
Number

10.15

10.16

10.17

Amendment to Employment Agreement,
dated October 25, 2010, between the
Company and Lainie Goldstein+

Second Amendment to Employment
Agreement, dated August 27, 2012, between
the Company and Lainie Goldstein+

Employment Agreement, dated
February 14, 2008, by and between the
Company and Karl Slatoff+

10.18 Management Agreement between the

10.19

10.20

Company and ZelnickMedia Corporation
dated March 30, 2007+

Amendment dated July 26, 2007 to the
Management Agreement dated March 30,
2007 between the Company and
ZelnickMedia Corporation+

Second Amendment, dated February 14,
2008, to the Management Agreement dated
March 30, 2007 between the Company and
ZelnickMedia Corporation+

10.21 Management Agreement, dated as of

May 20, 2011, by and between Take-Two
Interactive Software, Inc. and ZelnickMedia
Corporation+

10.22

Amendment to Non-Qualified Stock Option
Agreement with ZelnickMedia Corporation,
dated as of November 18, 2013+

10.23 Management Agreement, dated as of
March 10, 2014, by and between the
Company and ZelnickMedia Corporation.+

10.24

10.25

Security Agreement dated as of July 3,
2007, made by each of the Grantors listed
on the signature pages thereof and Wells
Fargo Foothill, Inc. in its capacity as
administrative agent for the Lender Group
and the Bank Product Providers

Supplement to Security Agreement dated as
of November 16, 2007, made by each of the
grantors listed on the signature pages
thereof and Wells Fargo Foothill, Inc. in its
capacity as administrative agent for the
Lender Group and the Bank Product
Providers

8-K 10/25/2010 10.1

10-Q 10/31/2012 10.6

8-K 2/15/2008 10.3

8-K

4/4/2007 99.1

8-K 7/27/2007 99.1

8-K 2/15/2008 10.1

8-K 5/24/2011 10.1

8-K 11/18/2013 10.1

8-K 3/10/2014 10.1

8-K

7/9/2007 10.2

8-K 11/20/2007 99.2

Exhibit
Number

10.26

10.27

10.28

10.29

10.30

10.31

10.32

10.33

10.34

10.35

Exhibit Description

Form

Filing Date

Exhibit

Filed
Herewith

Incorporated by Reference

Second Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2011,
by and among the Company, each of its
Subsidiaries identified on the signature
pages thereto as Borrowers, each of its
Subsidiaries identified on the signature
pages thereto as Guarantors, the lender
parties thereto, and Wells Fargo Capital
Finance, Inc., as administrative agent

First Amendment to Second Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement, dated June 12,
2013

Second Amendment to Second Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement, dated
April 28, 2014

Xbox 360 Publisher License Agreement
dated November 17, 2006, between
Microsoft Licensing, GP and the Company*

Amendment to Xbox 360 Publisher License
Agreement, dated December 4, 2008,
between Microsoft Licensing, GP and the
Company*

Amendment to the Xbox 360 Publisher
License Agreement, dated November 22,
2011, between the Company and Microsoft
Licensing, GP*

Amendment to the Xbox 360 Publisher
License Agreement, dated December 11,
2012, between the Company and Microsoft
Licensing, GP*

Amendment to the Xbox 360 Publisher
License Agreement, dated November 13,
2013, between the Company and Microsoft
Licensing, GP.*

Xbox One Publisher License Agreement
dated October 31, 2013, between Microsoft
Licensing, GP and the Company*

Global Playstation 3 Format Licensed
Publisher Agreement, dated May 18, 2010,
between Take-Two International S.A. and
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe
Limited*

8-K 10/17/2011 10.1

10-K 5/14/2014 10.27

10-K 5/14/2014 10.28

10-Q 11/8/2011 10.3

10-Q 6/5/2009 10.1

10-Q 2/3/2012 10.1

10-Q 2/6/2013 10.2

10-Q 2/4/2014 10.2

10-Q 2/4/2014 10.1

10-Q 11/8/2011 10.2

Exhibit
Number

10.36

10.37

10.38

10.39

10.40

10.41

10.42

10.43

10.44

10.45

10.46

Exhibit Description

Form

Filing Date

Exhibit

Filed
Herewith

Incorporated by Reference

Global Playstation 3 Format Licensed
Publisher Agreement, dated May 20, 2010,
between the Company and Sony Computer
Entertainment America LLC*

Lease Agreement between the Company
and Moklam Enterprises, Inc. dated July 1,
2002

Sixth Lease Modification Agreement, dated
January 18, 2012, between the Company
and Moklam Enterprises, Inc.

Seventh Lease Modification Agreement,
dated April 8, 2014, between the Company
and Moklam Enterprises, Inc.

Purchase Agreement, dated November 26,
2013, by and among the Company and the
Icahn Group.

Amendment to the Xbox One Publisher
License Agreement, dated May 7, 2014,
between Microsoft Licensing, GP and the
Company*

Amendment to the Xbox 360 Publisher
License Agreement, dated September 30,
2014, between Microsoft Corporation and
the Company*

Amended and Restated Take-Two
Interactive Software, Inc. 2009 Stock
Incentive Plan, effective as of July 23, 2014

Third Amendment to Second Amended and
Restated Credit Agreement, dated
August 18, 2014, by and among the
Company, each of its Subsidiaries identified
on the signature pages thereto as
Borrowers, each of its Subsidiaries
identified on the signature pages thereto as
Guarantors, the lender parties thereto, and
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, llc, as arranger
and administrative agent

Employment Agreement dated January 28,
2015 between the Company and Daniel
Emerson

Amendment to the Restricted Stock
Agreement dated as of May 20, 2011
between the Company and ZelnickMedia
Corporation, effective as of December 2,
2014

10-Q 11/8/2011 10.1

10-Q 9/16/2002 10.2

10-K 5/23/2012 10.45

10-K 5/14/2014 10.39

8-K 11/27/2014 10.1

10-Q 8/6/2014 10.1

10-Q 10/30/2014 10.1

14A 7/28/2014 Annex A

8-K 8/21/2014 10.1

10-Q 2/6/2015 10.1

Exhibit Description

Form

Filing Date

Exhibit

Filed
Herewith

Incorporated by Reference

Exhibit
Number

10.47

10.48

10.49

10.50

21.1

23.1

31.1

31.2

32.1

32.2

10-Q 2/6/2015 10.1

S-3ASR 5/20/2015 10.5

S-3ASR 5/20/2015 10.6

S-3ASR 5/20/2015 10.2

Amendment to the Performance Based
Restricted Stock Agreement dated as of
May 20, 2011 between the Company and
ZelnickMedia Corporation, effective as of
December 2, 2014

Second Amendment to the Restricted Stock
Agreement dated as of May 20, 2011
between the Company and ZelnickMedia
Corporation, effective as of April 24, 2015

Second Amendment to the Performance
Based Restricted Stock Agreement dated as
of May 20, 2011 between the Company and
ZelnickMedia Corporation, effective as of
April 24, 2015

Restricted Unit Agreement, dated as of
May 20, 2015, by and between the Company
and ZelnickMedia Corporation

Subsidiaries of the Company

Consent of Ernst & Young LLP

Chief Executive Officer Certification
Pursuant to Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)
under the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Chief Financial Officer Certification
Pursuant to Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)
under the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Chief Executive Officer Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Chief Financial Officer Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as
adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101.INS XBRL Instance Document.

101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

Document.

101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase

Document.

101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase

Document.

Exhibit
Number

Exhibit Description

Form

Filing Date

Exhibit

Incorporated by Reference

101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase

Document.

101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition

Document.

Filed
Herewith

Represents a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

Portions thereof were omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for
confidential treatment that was granted in accordance with Exchange Act Rule 24b-2.

Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are the following formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business
Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2015 and 2014, (ii) Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, (iii) Consolidated
Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013,
(iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013,
(v) Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2015, 2014 and
2013; and (vi) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.
FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2015

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Consolidated Balance Sheets—At March 31, 2015 and 2014

Consolidated Statements of Operations—For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2015, 2014 and

2013

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)—For the fiscal years ended March 31,

2015, 2014 and 2013

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows—For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2015, 2014 and

2013

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity—For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2015,

2014 and 2013

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

(All other items in this report are inapplicable)

Page

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Stockholders of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. as
of March 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income
(loss), cash flows and stockholders’ equity for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2015.
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An
audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits
provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
consolidated financial position of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. at March 31, 2015 and 2014, and the
consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended
March 31, 2015, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States), Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of
March 31, 2015, based on criteria established in Internal Control Integrated Framework issued by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) and our report
dated May 21, 2015 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

New York, New York

May 21, 2015

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Board of Directors and Stockholders of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

We have audited Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of
March 31, 2015, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (the COSO
criteria). Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.’s management is responsible for maintaining effective
internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control Over
Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the company’s internal control over
financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material
respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting,
assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating
effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we
considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our
opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal
control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance
of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the
assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations
of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention
or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have
a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect
misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk
that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance
with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal
control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2015, based on the COSO criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. as of
March 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income
(loss), cash flows and stockholders’ equity for each of the three years in the period ended March 31, 2015
of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and our report dated May 21, 2015 expressed an unqualified opinion
thereon.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

New York, New York

May 21, 2015

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Current assets:

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents
Short-term investments
Restricted cash
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $70,471 and $75,518 at March 31, 2015

and 2014, respectively

Inventory
Software development costs and licenses
Deferred cost of goods sold
Prepaid expenses and other

Total current assets

Fixed assets, net
Software development costs and licenses, net of current portion
Deferred cost of goods sold, net of current portion
Goodwill
Other intangibles, net
Other assets

Total assets

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
Deferred revenue

Total current liabilities

Long-term debt
Non-current deferred revenue
Other long-term liabilities

Total liabilities

Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:

Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 5,000 shares authorized
Common stock, $.01 par value, 200,000 shares authorized; 104,594 and 105,156
shares issued and 88,356 and 88,918 outstanding at March 31, 2015 and 2014,
respectively

Additional paid-in capital
Treasury stock, at cost (16,238 common shares at March 31, 2015 and 2014)
(Accumulated deficit) Retained earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

Total stockholders’ equity

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

See accompanying Notes.

March 31,

2015

2014

$ 911,120
186,929
169,678

$ 935,400
—
193,839

217,860
20,051
163,385
56,779
55,506

53,143
29,780
116,203
5,002
66,073

1,781,308

1,399,440

69,792
124,329
19,869
217,288
4,769
13,745

42,572
109,506
858
226,705
5,113
15,436

$2,231,100

$1,799,630

38,789
444,738
482,733

966,260

476,057
164,618
61,077

1,668,012

16,452
397,173
61,195

474,820

454,031
18,128
50,845

997,824

—

1,046
1,028,197
(276,836)
(158,695)
(30,624)

1,052
954,699
(276,836)
120,775
2,116

563,088

801,806

$2,231,100

$1,799,630

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)

Net revenue
Cost of goods sold

Gross profit

Selling and marketing
General and administrative
Research and development
Depreciation and amortization

Total operating expenses

Income (loss) from operations
Interest and other, net
Gain on long-term investments, net
Loss on extinguishment of debt
Gain on convertible note hedge and warrants, net

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

2015

2014

2013

$1,082,938
794,867

$2,350,568
1,414,327

$1,214,483
715,837

288,071
235,341
175,093
115,043
21,057

546,534

(258,463)
(31,893)
17,476
—
—

936,241
240,996
161,374
105,256
13,359

520,985

415,256
(33,553)
—
(9,014)
3,461

498,646
257,329
147,260
78,184
10,634

493,407

5,239
(31,351)
—
—
—

(26,112)

5,050

(31,162)
1,671

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

(272,880)

376,150

Provision for income taxes

Income (loss) from continuing operations
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes

6,590

(279,470)
—

14,459

361,691
(86)

Net income (loss)

Earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations
Discontinued operations

Basic earnings (loss) per share

Continuing operations
Discontinued operations

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

$ (279,470) $ 361,605

$ (29,491)

(3.48) $
—

(3.48) $

(3.48) $
—

(3.48) $

3.79
—

3.79

3.20
—

3.20

(0.36)
0.02

(0.34)

(0.36)
0.02

(0.34)

See accompanying Notes.

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(in thousands)

Net income (loss)

Other comprehensive (loss) income:

Foreign currency translation adjustment
Change in unrealized gains on cash flow hedges, net of taxes
Unrealized gains and (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net of

taxes

Other comprehensive (loss) income

Comprehensive income (loss)

Twelve Months Ended March 31,

2015

2014

2013

$(279,470) $361,605

$(29,491)

(32,747)
32

6,447
241

(11,590)
285

(25)

—

(32,740)

6,688

(11,305)

$(312,210) $368,293

$(40,796)

See accompanying Notes.

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

2015

2014

2013

$(279,470)

$ 361,605

$ (29,491)

133,453
21,057
—
344
65,246
2,279
22,026
1,663
(17,476)
—
—
2,068

24,161
(164,717)
9,729
(188,772)
5,398
568,028
(70,788)
78,585
—

265,533
13,359
86
3,558
78,118
(19,036)
22,801
1,947
—
9,014
(3,461)
(208)

(186,350)
136,453
438
(192,357)
(18,424)
34,276
—
194,228
(1,318)

230,748
10,634
(1,671)
7,000
35,765
(841)
18,862
2,021
—
—
—
778

8,975
(144,561)
(7,741)
(216,893)
(14,669)
13,055
—
83,734
(272)

212,814

700,262

(4,567)

(49,501)
(187,616)
(5,000)
21,976
—

(220,141)

(29,813)
—
—
—
(1,000)

(16,820)
—
—
—
—

(30,813)

(16,820)

928
—
—
—
—
—
—

928

—
(276,836)
283,188
(165,999)
84,429
(55,651)
(2,815)

(133,684)

—
—
—
—
—
—
—

—

(17,881)

(24,280)
935,400

(2,867)

3,610

532,898
402,502

(17,777)
420,279

$ 911,120

$ 935,400

$ 402,502

$
$

7,657
9,749

$
9,095
$ 10,025

$ 11,230
4,702
$

Operating activities:
Net income (loss)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

Amortization and impairment of software development costs and licenses
Depreciation and amortization
Loss (income) from discontinued operations
Amortization and impairment of intellectual property
Stock-based compensation
Deferred income taxes
Amortization of discount on Convertible Notes
Amortization of debt issuance costs
Gain on long-term investments, net
Loss on extinguishment of debt
Gain on convertible note hedge and warrants, net
Other, net

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect from purchases of businesses:

Restricted cash
Accounts receivable
Inventory
Software development costs and licenses
Prepaid expenses, other current and other non-current assets
Deferred revenue
Deferred cost of goods sold
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
Net cash used in discontinued operations

Net cash provided by operating activities

Investing activities:

Purchase of fixed assets
Purchases of short-term investments
Purchase of long-term investments
Cash received from sale of long-term investment
Payments in connection with business combinations, net of cash acquired

Net cash used in investing activities

Financing activities:

Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
Repurchase of common stock
Proceeds from issuance of 1.00% Convertible Notes
Payment for extinguishment of 4.375% Convertible Notes
Proceeds from termination of convertible note hedge transactions
Payment for termination of convertible note warrant transactions
Payment of debt issuance costs for the issuance of 1.00% Covertible Notes

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

Effects of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

Supplemental data:
Interest paid
Income taxes paid

See accompanying Notes.

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in thousands)

Common Stock

Shares Amount

Additional
Paid-in
Capital

Treasury Stock

Shares Amount

(Accumulated
Deficit)
Retained
Earnings

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
(Loss)

Total
Stockholders’
Equity

Balance, March 31, 2012

90,215

$ 902

$ 799,431

— $

— $(211,339)

$ 6,733

$ 595,727

(29,491)

(11,590)

Net loss
Change in cumulative foreign currency

translation adjustment

Change in unrealized gains on
derivative instruments, net

Stock-based compensation
Issuance of restricted stock, net of
forfeitures and cancellations

Issuance of common stock in
connection with acquisition

—

—
—

3,497

—

—
—

—

—
32,664

(35)

400

Balance, March 31, 2013

93,743

937

832,460

Net income
Change in cumulative foreign currency

translation adjustment

Change in unrealized gains on
derivative instruments, net

Exercise of stock options
Stock-based compensation
Tax benefit associated with stock

awards

Issuance of 1.00% Convertible Notes
Extinguishment of 4.375% Convertible

Notes

Termination of convertible note hedge

transactions

Termination of convertible note

warrant transactions

Issuance of restricted stock, net of
forfeitures and cancellations

Repurchased common stock

—

—
557
—

—
—

3,217

—

7,639
—

—

—
6
—

—
—

—

77
—

—

—
(6)
80,285

7,416
35,784

(26,480)

67,170

(41,853)

—

—
—

—

—
—
—

—
—

—

—
—

—

—
—
—

—
—

—

—
—

—

285
—

—

(240,830)

(4,572)

361,605

—

—
—
—

—
—

—

—
—

6,447

241
—
—

—
—

—

—
—

(77)
—
— (16,238)

—
(276,836)

Balance, March 31, 2014

105,156

1,052

954,699 (16,238)

(276,836)

120,775

2,116

Net loss
Change in cumulative foreign currency

translation adjustment

Change in unrealized gains on
derivative instruments, net
Unrealized gains and (losses) on

available-for-sale securities, net of
taxes

Stock-based compensation
Tax benefit associated with stock

awards

Issuance of restricted stock, net of
forfeitures and cancellations

Issuance of common stock in
connection with acquisition

—

—
—

—

(570)

—

—
—

—

(6)

—

—
72,579

928

(108)

—

—
—

—

(279,470)

—

—
—

—

—
—

—

(32,747)

(25)
—

—

(25)
72,579

928

(114)

Balance, March 31, 2015

104,594

$1,046

$1,028,197 (16,238) $(276,836)

$(158,695)

$(30,624)

$ 563,088

See accompanying Notes.

285
32,664

—

400

587,995

361,605

6,447

241
—
80,285

7,416
35,784

(26,448)

67,170

(41,853)

—
(276,836)

801,806

(279,470)

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (the ‘‘Company,’’ ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or similar pronouns) was incorporated in
the state of Delaware in 1993. We are a leading developer, publisher and marketer of interactive
entertainment for consumers around the globe. The Company develops and publishes products through its
two wholly-owned labels Rockstar Games and 2K. Our products are designed for console systems,
handheld gaming systems and personal computers, including smart phones and tablets, and are delivered
through physical retail, digital download, online platforms and cloud streaming services.

Principles of Consolidation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the financial statements of the Company and its wholly-
owned subsidiaries. All material inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation.

Reclassifications

Certain amounts in the financial statements of the prior years have been reclassified to conform to the
current year presentation for comparative purposes.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
(‘‘U.S. GAAP’’) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the
financial statements and the reported amounts of net revenue and expenses during the reporting periods.
Our most significant estimates and assumptions relate to the recoverability of software development costs
and prepaid royalties, licenses and intangibles, valuation of inventories, realization of deferred income
taxes, the adequacy of allowances for sales returns, price concessions and doubtful accounts, accrued
liabilities, the service period for deferred net revenue and related cost of goods sold, fair value estimates,
the valuation of stock-based compensation and assumptions used in our goodwill impairment test. These
estimates generally involve complex issues and require us to make judgments, involve analysis of historical
and the prediction of future trends, and are subject to change from period to period. Actual amounts could
differ significantly from these estimates. The Company considers transactions or events that occur after the
balance sheet date, but before the financial statements are issued, to provide additional evidence relative
to certain estimates or to identify matters that require additional disclosures.

Financial Instruments

The carrying amounts of our financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts
receivable, restricted cash, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, approximate fair value because of their
short maturities. We consider all highly liquid instruments purchased with original maturities of three
months or less to be cash equivalents. Our restricted cash balance is primarily related to a dedicated
account limited to the payment of certain royalty obligations.

As of March 31, 2015, the estimated fair value of the Company’s 1.75% Convertible Notes due 2016 (the
‘‘1.75% Convertible Notes’’) and the Company’s 1.00% Convertible Notes due 2018 (the ‘‘1.00%
Convertible Notes’’ and together with the 1.75% Convertible Notes, the ‘‘Convertible Notes’’) was
$352,250 and $377,804, respectively. The fair value was determined using observable market data for the

Convertible Notes and its embedded option feature. See Note 10 for additional information regarding our
Convertible Notes.

We transact business in various foreign currencies and have significant sales and purchase transactions
denominated in foreign currencies, subjecting us to foreign currency exchange rate risk. From time to time,
we use hedging programs in an effort to mitigate the effect of currency exchange rate movements.

Cash Flow Hedging Activities

We use foreign currency forward contracts to mitigate foreign currency exchange rate risk associated with
forecasted transactions involving non-functional currency denominated expenditures. These contracts,
which are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, are accounted for as derivatives whereby the fair
value of the contracts is reported as either assets or liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The
effective portion of gains or losses resulting from changes in the fair value of these hedges is initially
reported, net of tax, as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in stockholders’
equity. The gross amount of the effective portion of gains or losses resulting from changes in the fair value
of these hedges is subsequently reclassified into cost of goods sold or research and development expenses,
as appropriate, in the period when the forecasted transaction is recognized in our Consolidated Statements
of Operations. In the event that the gains or losses in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are
deemed to be ineffective, the ineffective portion of gains or losses resulting from changes in fair value, if
any, is reclassified to interest and other, net, in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. In the event
that the underlying forecasted transactions do not occur, or it becomes probable that they will not occur,
within the defined hedge period, the gains or losses on the related cash flow hedges are reclassified from
accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to interest and other, net, in our Consolidated Statements
of Operations. During the reporting periods presented, all forecasted transactions occurred, and therefore,
there were no such gains or losses reclassified into interest and other, net. We do not enter into derivative
financial contracts for speculative or trading purposes. We did not have any cash flow hedges outstanding
at March 31, 2015 and at March 31, 2014, we had $890 of forward contracts outstanding to buy foreign
currencies in exchange for U.S. dollars all of which had maturities of less than one year. As of March 31,
2014, the fair value of these outstanding forward contracts was immaterial and is included in prepaid
expenses and other. The fair value of these outstanding forward contracts is estimated based on the
prevailing exchange rates of the various hedged currencies as of the end of the period.

Balance Sheet Hedging Activities

We use foreign currency forward contracts to mitigate foreign currency exchange rate risk associated with
non-functional currency denominated cash balances and inter-company funding loans, non-functional
currency denominated accounts receivable and non-functional currency denominated accounts payable.
These transactions are not designated as hedging instruments and are accounted for as derivatives whereby
the fair value of the contracts is reported as either assets or liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets,
and gains and losses resulting from changes in the fair value are reported in interest and other, net, in our
Consolidated Statements of Operations. We do not enter into derivative financial contracts for speculative
or trading purposes. At March 31, 2015, we had $4,097 of forward contracts outstanding to buy foreign
currencies in exchange for U.S. dollars and $72,488 of forward contracts outstanding to sell foreign
currencies in exchange for U.S. dollars all of which have maturities of less than one year. At March 31,
2014, we had $68,520, of forward contracts outstanding to sell foreign currencies in exchange for U.S.
dollars all of which have maturities of less than one year. For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2015, 2014
and 2013, we recorded a gain of $18,548, a loss of $18,425 and a gain of $2,163, respectively, related to
foreign currency forward contracts in interest and other, net on the Consolidated Statements of
Operations. As of March 31, 2015 the fair value of these outstanding forward contracts was a loss of $587
and as of March 31, 2014 was immaterial and is included in prepaid expenses and other. The fair value of

these outstanding forward contracts is estimated based on the prevailing exchange rates of the various
hedged currencies as of the end of the period.

Concentration of Credit Risk and Accounts Receivable

We maintain cash balances at several major financial institutions. While we attempt to limit credit
exposure with any single institution, balances often exceed insurable amounts.

If the financial condition and operations of our customers deteriorate, our risk of collection could increase
substantially. A majority of our trade receivables are derived from sales to major retailers and distributors.
Our five largest customers accounted for 64.6%, 39.4% and 52.5% of net revenue during the fiscal years
ended March 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. One customer accounted for 21.0%, 18.4% and 23.8%
of net revenue during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Three additional
customers individually accounted for 13.3%, 11.7% and 10.4% of net revenue during the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2015. As of March 31, 2015 and 2014, five customers accounted for 63.9% and 68.3% of our
gross accounts receivable, respectively. Customers that individually accounted for more than 10% of our
gross accounts receivable balance comprised 54.5% and 59.8% of such balances at March 31, 2015 and
2014, respectively. We had three customers who accounted for approximately 18.5%, 18.4% and 17.6% of
our gross accounts receivable as of March 31, 2015 and three customers who accounted for 22.6%, 22.3%
and 14.9% of our gross accounts receivable as of March 31, 2014. We did not have any additional
customers that exceeded 10% of our gross accounts receivable as of March 31, 2015 and 2014. Based upon
performing ongoing credit evaluations, maintaining trade credit insurance on a majority of our customers
and our past collection experience, we believe that the receivable balances from these largest customers do
not represent a significant credit risk.

Inventory

Inventory consists of materials, including manufacturing royalties paid to console manufacturers, and is
stated at the lower of average cost or market. Estimated product returns are included in the inventory
balance at their cost. We regularly review inventory quantities on-hand and in the retail channels and
record an inventory provision for excess or obsolete inventory based on the future expected demand for
our products. Significant changes in demand for our products would affect management’s estimates in
establishing our inventory provision. We write down inventory based on excess or obsolete inventories
determined primarily by future anticipated demand for our products. Inventory write-downs are measured
as the difference between the cost of the inventory and market value, based upon assumptions about future
demand that are inherently difficult to assess.

Short-term Investments

Short-term investments designated as available-for-sale securities are carried at fair value, which is based
on quoted market prices for such securities, if available, or is estimated on the basis of quoted market
prices of financial instruments with similar characteristics. Investments with original maturities greater
than 90 days and remaining maturities of less than one year are normally classified within short-term
investments. In addition, investments with maturities beyond one year at the time of purchase that are
highly liquid in nature and represent the investment of cash that is available for current operations are
classified as short-term investments.

Unrealized gains and losses of the Company’s available-for-sale securities are excluded from earnings and
are reported as a component of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, until the security is sold, the
security has matured, or the Company determines that the fair value of the security has declined below its
adjusted cost basis and the decline is other-than-temporary. Realized gains and losses on short-term
investments are calculated based on the specific identification method and would be reclassified from
accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to interest and other, net.

Short-term investments are evaluated for impairment quarterly. The Company considers various factors in
determining whether it should recognize an impairment charge, including the credit quality of the issuer,
the duration that the fair value has been less than the adjusted cost basis, the severity of the impairment,
the reason for the decline in value, and our intent to sell and ability to hold the investment for a period of
time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in market value. If the Company concludes that an
investment is other-than-temporarily impaired, it recognizes an impairment charge at that time in the
Consolidated Statements of Operations. In determining whether the decline
is
other-than-temporary requires management judgment based on the specific facts and circumstances of
each security. The ultimate value realized on these securities is subject to market price volatility until they
are sold.

in fair value

Sale of Long-Term Investment

The Company held an investment in Twitch Interactive, Inc.’s (‘‘Twitch’’) Class C Preferred stock, which
was accounted for under the cost method of accounting. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, the
Company recognized a pretax gain of approximately $18,976 in connection with the sale of Twitch. The
pretax gain is presented within ‘‘Gain on long-term investments, net’’ in our Consolidated Statements of
Operations.

Software Development Costs and Licenses

Capitalized software development costs include direct costs incurred for internally developed titles and
payments made to third-party software developers under development agreements.

Agreements with license holders generally provide for guaranteed minimum payments for use of their
intellectual property. Certain licenses, especially those related to our sports products, extend over
multi-year periods and encompass multiple game titles. In addition to guaranteed minimum payments,
these licenses frequently contain provisions that could require us to pay royalties to the license holder
based on pre-agreed unit sales thresholds.

Fixed Assets, net

Office equipment, furniture and fixtures are depreciated using the straight-line method over their
estimated useful life of five years. Computer equipment and software are generally depreciated using the
straight-line method over three to five years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the lesser of the
term of the related lease or seven years. The cost of additions and betterments are capitalized, and repairs
and maintenance costs are charged to operations, in the periods incurred. When depreciable assets are
retired or sold, the cost and related allowances for depreciation are removed from the accounts and the
gain or loss is recognized. The carrying amounts of these assets are recorded at historical cost.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill is the excess of purchase price paid over identified intangible and tangible net assets of acquired
companies. Intangible assets consist of trademarks, intellectual property, non-compete agreements,
customer lists and acquired technology. Certain intangible assets acquired in a business combination are
recognized as assets apart from goodwill.

We use either the income, cost or market approach to aid in our conclusions of such fair values and asset
lives. The income approach presumes that the value of an asset can be estimated by the net economic
benefit to be received over the life of the asset, discounted to present value. The cost approach presumes
that an investor would pay no more for an asset than its replacement or reproduction cost. The market
approach estimates value based on what other participants in the market have paid for reasonably similar
assets. Although each valuation approach is considered in valuing the assets acquired, the approach
ultimately selected is based on the characteristics of the asset and the availability of information.

Identified intangibles other than goodwill are generally amortized using the straight-line method over the
period of expected benefit ranging from two to ten years, except for intellectual property, which is a usage-
based intangible asset that is amortized using the shorter of the useful life or expected revenue stream.

We test our goodwill for impairment annually, at the beginning of August, or more frequently, if events and
circumstances indicate the fair value of a reporting unit may be below its carrying amount. A reporting unit
is defined as an operating segment or one level below an operating segment. We have determined that we
operate in one reporting unit which is our operating segment. In the evaluation of goodwill for
impairment, we have the option to first perform a qualitative assessment to determine if the fair value of
its reporting unit is more likely than not (i.e., a likelihood of more than 50%) less than the carrying value
before performing the two-step impairment test. If the carrying value exceeds the fair value, there is a
potential impairment and step two must be performed. If the two-step impairment test is utilized to test
goodwill for impairment, step one compares the fair value of the reporting unit to its carrying value. In
performing the quantitative assessment in step-one, we measure the fair value of the reporting unit using a
combination of the income approach, which uses discounted cash flows, and the market approach, which
uses market capitalization and comparable companies’ data. Each step requires us to make judgments and
involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions include
long-term growth rates and operating margins used to calculate projected future cash flows, risk-adjusted
discount rates based on our weighted average cost of capital, future economic and market conditions and
the determination of appropriate market comparables. Our estimates for market growth are based on
historical data, various internal estimates and observable external sources when available, and are based on
assumptions that are consistent with the plans and estimates we use to manage the underlying business. If
the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the goodwill of that reporting unit is
potentially impaired and step two must be performed. Step two compares the carrying value of the
reporting unit’s goodwill to its implied fair value (i.e., fair value of reporting unit less the fair value of the
unit’s assets and liabilities, including identifiable intangible assets). If the implied fair value of goodwill is
less than the carrying amount of goodwill, an impairment is recognized. Based on our annual impairment
assessment process for goodwill, no impairments were recorded during the fiscal years ended March 31,
2015, 2014 or 2013.

Long-lived Assets

We review all long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that
the related carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable. We compare the carrying
amount of the asset to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the
asset. If the carrying amount of the asset exceeds estimated expected undiscounted future cash flows, we
record an impairment charge for the difference between the carrying amount of the asset and its fair value.
The estimated fair value is generally measured by discounting expected future cash flows using our
incremental borrowing rate or fair value, if available. As of March 31, 2015 no indicators of impairment
exist.

Income Taxes

We record a tax provision for the anticipated tax consequences of the reported results of operations. Our
provision for income taxes is computed using the asset and liability method, under which deferred income
taxes are recognized for differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities
at currently enacted statutory tax rates for the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. The
effect on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the
enactment.

Valuation allowances are established when we determine that it is more likely than not that such deferred
tax assets will not be realized. We do not record income tax expense related to foreign withholding taxes or
United States income taxes which may become payable upon the repatriation of undistributed earnings of

foreign subsidiaries, as such earnings are expected to be reinvested indefinitely outside of the United
States.

We use estimates and assumptions to compute the provision for income taxes including allocations of
certain transactions to different tax jurisdictions, amounts of permanent and temporary differences, the
likelihood of deferred tax assets being recovered and the outcome of contingent tax risks. These estimates
and assumptions are revised as new events occur, more experience is acquired and additional information
is obtained. The effect of these revisions is recorded in income tax expense or benefit in the period in
which they become known.

Revenue Recognition

We earn our revenue from the sale of internally developed interactive software titles and from the sale of
titles developed by and/or licensed from third-party developers.

For some of our software products, we enter into multiple element revenue arrangements in which we may
provide a combination of full game software, additional add-on content, maintenance or support. When all
other revenue recognition criteria are met, we determine the fair value of each delivered and undelivered
element using vendor-specific objective evidence (‘‘VSOE’’) of fair value and allocate the total price
among the various elements. When we have not established VSOE for each element, revenue is deferred
until the earlier of the point at which VSOE of fair value exists for any undelivered element or until all
elements of the arrangement have been delivered. For arrangements that require the deferral of revenue,
the cost of goods sold is deferred and recognized as the related net revenue is recognized. Deferred cost of
goods sold includes product costs and licenses. We determine VSOE for each element based on historical
stand-alone sales to third parties. In determining VSOE, we require that a substantial majority of the
selling prices for a product or service fall within a reasonably narrow pricing range. Changes in
assumptions or judgments or changes to the elements in a software arrangement could cause a material
increase or decrease in the amount of revenue that we report in a particular period.

When our software products provide limited online functionality at no additional cost to the consumer, we
generally consider such features to be incidental to the overall product offering and an inconsequential
deliverable, we recognize revenue when the four primary criteria described above have been met. When
software products provide online functionality that represents a more-than-inconsequential deliverable, we
recognize the software-related revenues and the related cost of goods sold ratably over the estimated
service period of the title (assuming all other recognition criteria are met) as we have not established
VSOE for that deliverable.

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, the Company concluded that the updates being provided with
Grand Theft Auto V were no longer considered an inconsequential deliverable because add-on content
updates were expected to be provided beyond twelve months. As a result, the net revenue and cost of
goods sold that have been deferred will be recognized ratably over the expected service period which, for
Grand Theft Auto V, which we have projected to be 24 months from the time of release.

Certain of our software products include in-game advertising for third-party products. Advance payments
received for in-game advertising are reported on our Consolidated Balance Sheets as deferred revenue
until we meet our performance obligations, at which point we recognize the revenue, which is generally at
the time of the initial release of the product.

Allowances for Returns, Price Concessions and Other Allowances

Generally, our distribution arrangements with customers do not give them the right to return titles or to
cancel firm orders. However, we occasionally accept returns from our customers for stock balancing and
make accommodations to customers, which include credits and returns, when demand for specific titles
falls below expectations.

Consideration Given to Customers and Received from Vendors

We have various marketing arrangements with retailers and distributors of our products that provide for
cooperative advertising and market development funds, among others, which are generally based on single
exchange transactions. Such amounts are accrued as a reduction to revenue at the later of: (1) the date at
which the related revenue is recognized by us, or (2) the date at which the sales incentive is offered, except
for cooperative advertising which is included in selling and marketing expense if there is a separate
identifiable benefit and the benefit’s fair value can be established.

We receive various incentives from our manufacturers, including up-front cash payments as well as rebates
based on a cumulative level of purchases. Such amounts are generally accounted for as a reduction in the
price of the manufacturer’s product and included as a reduction of inventory or cost of goods sold, based
on (1) a ratio of current period revenue to the total revenue expected to be recorded over the remaining
life of the product or (2) an agreed upon per unit rebate, based on actual units manufactured during the
period.

Advertising

We expense advertising costs as incurred. Advertising expense for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2015,
2014 and 2013 amounted to $132,990, $153,732 and $185,162, respectively, and are included in ‘‘Selling and
marketing expense’’ in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Earnings (Loss) per Share (‘‘EPS’’)

Basic EPS is computed by dividing the net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders for the period
by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the same period. Diluted
EPS is computed by dividing the net income (loss) applicable to common stockholders for the period by
the weighted average number of shares of common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted EPS (shares in thousands):

Computation of Basic EPS:

Net income (loss)
Less: net income allocated to participating securities

Net income (loss) for basic EPS calculation

Total weighted average shares outstanding—basic
Less: weighted average participating shares outstanding

Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic

Basic EPS

Computation of Diluted EPS:

Net income (loss)
Less: net income allocated to participating securities
Add: interest expense, net of tax, on Convertible Notes

Net income (loss) for diluted EPS calculation

Weighted average shares outstanding—basic
Add: dilutive effect of common stock equivalents

Fiscal Years Ended March 31,

2015

2014

2013

$(279,470) $361,605
— (41,065)
$(279,470) $320,540

$(29,491)
—

$(29,491)

80,367

95,347
— (10,828)
84,519

80,367

85,581
—

85,581

(3.48) $

3.79

(0.34)

$(279,470) $361,605
— (31,397)
—
33,718
$(279,470) $363,926

$(29,491)
—
—

$(29,491)

80,367
—

84,519
29,363

85,581
—

Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted

$ 80,367

$113,882

$ 85,581

Diluted EPS

(3.48) $

3.20

(0.34)

The Company incurred a net loss for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2015 and 2013; therefore, the basic
and diluted weighted average shares outstanding exclude the effect of unvested share-based awards that
are considered participating securities and all common stock equivalents because their effect would be
antidilutive.

Certain of our unvested restricted stock awards (including restricted stock units, time-based and market-
based restricted stock awards) are considered participating securities since these securities have
non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents during the contractual period of the award, and
thus require the two-class method of computing EPS. The calculation of EPS for common stock shown
above excludes the income attributable to the participating securities from the numerator and excludes the
dilutive effect of those awards from the denominator. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015 and 2013
we had 6,061,000 and 7,357,000, respectively, of unvested share-based awards that are considered
participating securities which are excluded due to the net loss for those periods.

The Company defines common stock equivalents as unexercised stock options, common stock equivalents
underlying the Convertible Notes (see Note 10) and warrants outstanding during the period. Common
stock equivalents are measured using the treasury stock method, except for the Convertible Notes, which
are assessed for their effect on diluted EPS using the more dilutive of the treasury stock method or the
if-converted method. Under the provisions of the if-converted method, the Convertible Notes are assumed
to be converted and included in the denominator of the EPS calculation and the interest expense, net of
tax, recorded in connection with the Convertible Notes is added back to the numerator.

In connection with the issuance of our 4.375% Convertible Notes in June 2009 (the ‘‘4.375% Convertible
Notes’’), the Company purchased convertible note hedges (see Note 10) which were excluded from the
calculation of diluted EPS because their effect is always considered antidilutive since the call option would
be exercised by the Company when the exercise price is lower than the market price. Also in connection
with the issuance of our 4.375% Convertible Notes, the Company entered into warrant transactions (see
Note 10). On June 12, 2013, the Company entered into Unwind Agreements with respect to the
convertible note hedge transactions and Unwind Agreements with respect to the warrant transactions with
each of the hedge counterparties (see Note 10).

Other common stock equivalents excluded from the diluted EPS calculation were unexercised stock option
awards of approximately 2,009,000 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013 due to the net loss for those
periods.

Stock-based Compensation

We have issued stock-based compensation to employees and non-employee consultants, such as
ZelnickMedia Corporation (‘‘ZelnickMedia’’).

We value time-based restricted stock awards to employees using our closing stock price on the date of
grant. Time-based restricted stock awards are amortized and recorded as expense on a straight-line basis
over their expected vesting period, which is typically three years, and reduced for estimated forfeitures. We
apply variable accounting to our non-employee time-based restricted stock awards, whereby we remeasure
the value of such awards at each balance sheet date and adjust the value of the awards based on the closing
price of our common stock at the end of the reporting period. Changes in the value of the awards from
period to period are recorded as stock-based compensation expense over the vesting period, which
typically ranges from three to four years.

Estimated forfeitures are adjusted, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from our
estimates.

Market-based restricted stock awards are typically awarded to executives and non-employee consultants.
We estimate the fair value of market-based awards using the Monte Carlo Simulation method which takes
into account the probability that the market conditions of the awards will be achieved. We apply variable

accounting to our non-employee market-based awards. We have granted market-based awards that vest
based on a variety of conditions. Our employee and non-employee market-based awards are amortized
over their estimated derived service period, which typically ranges from three to four years.

The Company also grants performance-based restricted awards to non-employees ZelnickMedia. These
awards, of which 50% are tied to ‘‘New IP’’ and 50% to ‘‘Major IP’’ (as defined in the relevant grant
agreement), are eligible to vest over a specified period based on the Company’s achievement of certain
performance metrics (as defined in the relevant grant agreement) of individual product releases of ‘‘New
IP’’ or ‘‘Major IP’’. For these types of awards the Company does not record an expense until a
performance target(s) have been achieved.

See Note 13 for a full discussion of our stock-based compensation arrangements.

Foreign Currency

The functional currency for our foreign operations is primarily the applicable local currency. Accounts of
foreign operations are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates for assets and liabilities at the
balance sheet date and average prevailing exchange rates for the period for revenue and expense accounts.
Adjustments resulting from translation are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
Realized and unrealized transaction gains and losses are included in our Consolidated Statements of
Operations in the period in which they occur, except on inter-company balances considered to be long
term. Transaction gains and losses on inter-company balances which are considered to be long term are
recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) is defined to include all changes in equity except those resulting from
investments by owners and distributions to owners. The Company’s items of accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss) include foreign currency translation adjustments, which relate to investments
that are permanent in nature and therefore do not require tax adjustments, and the net of tax amounts for
unrealized gains (losses) on derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges and available for sale
securities.

Discontinued operations

The financial results of our former distribution business, which was sold in February 2010, have been
classified as Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax in our Consolidated Statements of
Operations for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2014 and 2013. The fiscal year ended March 31, 2013
includes an adjustment to decrease the gain on the sale of the business by $1,316.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, as a new Topic,
Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606. The new revenue recognition standard provides a five-step
analysis of transactions to determine when and how revenue is recognized. The core principle is that a
company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an
amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those
goods or services. This ASU is effective for the annual and interim periods beginning after December 15,
2016 (April 1, 2017 for the Company) and shall be applied retrospectively to each period presented or as a
cumulative-effect adjustment as of the date of adoption. On April 1, 2015, the FASB proposed deferring
the effective date by one year to annual and interim years beginning after December 15, 2017. The
proposal permits early adoption, but no earlier than the original effective date of annual and interim
periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company is currently determining its implementation
approach and evaluating the impact of adopting this update on our Consolidated Financial Statements.

Requirements for Reporting Discontinued Operations

Presentation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

2. MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

In March 2007, we entered into a management services agreement, which was renewed in May 2011 (as
amended, the ‘‘2011 Management Agreement’’) with ZelnickMedia pursuant to which ZelnickMedia
provided us with certain management, consulting and executive level services. In March 2014, we entered
into a new management agreement, (the ‘‘2014 Management Agreement’’), with ZelnickMedia pursuant to
which ZelnickMedia continues to provide financial and management consulting services to the Company
through March 31, 2019. The 2014 Management Agreement became effective April 1, 2014 and supersedes
and replaces the 2011 Management Agreement, except as otherwise contemplated by the 2014
Management Agreement. As part of the 2014 Management Agreement, Strauss Zelnick, the President of
ZelnickMedia, continues to serve as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Karl Slatoff, a
partner of ZelnickMedia, continues to serve as President of the Company. The 2014 Management
Agreement provides for an annual management fee of $2,970 over the term of the agreement and a
maximum annual bonus opportunity of $4,752 over the term of the agreement, based on the Company

achieving certain performance thresholds. By comparison, the 2011 Management Agreement provided for
an annual management fee of $2,500, subject to annual increases over the term of the agreement, and a
maximum annual bonus opportunity of $3,500, subject to annual increases over the term of the agreement,
based on the Company achieving certain performance thresholds. In consideration for ZelnickMedia’s
services, we recorded consulting expense (a component of general and administrative expenses) of $7,737,
$6,365 and $6,180 for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Pursuant to the 2011 Management Agreement and the 2014 Management Agreement, we also issued
stock-based awards to ZelnickMedia. See Note 13 for a discussion of such awards.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

We follow a three-level fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. This
hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of ‘‘observable inputs’’ and minimize the use of
‘‘unobservable inputs.’’ The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:

• Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

• Level 2—Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for
markets that are not active or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable
market data.

• Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are
significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. This includes certain pricing models,
discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.

The table below segregates all assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (which is
measured at least annually) into the most appropriate level within the fair value hierarchy based on the
inputs used to determine the fair value at the measurement date.

Quoted prices

Significant

in active markets Significant other unobservable

for identical
assets (level 1)

observable inputs
(level 2)

inputs
(level 3)

March 31, 2015

Balance Sheet
Classification

Money market funds
Bank-time deposits
Corporate bonds
Bank-time deposits

$544,334
79,852
99,429
87,500

$544,334
79,852
—
87,500

$ —
—
99,429

$—
—
—
—

Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents
Short-term investments
Short-term investments

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS

Our short-term investments consisted of the following as of March 31, 2015:

Short-term investments
Bank-time deposits
Available-for-sale securities:

Corporate bonds

Total short-term investments

March 31, 2015

Gross
Unrealized

Cost or

Amortized Cost Gains

Losses

Fair
Value

$ 87,500

$— $ — $ 87,500

99,454

$186,954

$39

(64)

99,429

$(64)

$186,929

Unrealized gains and losses of the Company’s available-for-sale securities are reported as a component of
other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, until the security is sold, the security has matured, or the
Company determines that the fair value of the security has declined below its adjusted cost basis and the

decline is other-than-temporary. We evaluate our investments for impairment quarterly. The Company
considers various factors in the review of investments with an unrealized loss, including the credit quality of
the issuer, the duration that the fair value has been less than the adjusted cost basis, the severity of the
impairment, the reason for the decline in value and our intent to sell and ability to hold the investment for
a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in market value. Based on our review, we
did not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of March 31, 2015.

The following table summarizes the contracted maturities of our short-term investments at March 31,
2015:

Short-term investments
Due in 1 year or less
Due in 1-2 years

Total short-term investments

INVENTORY

Inventory balances by category are as follows:

Finished products
Parts and supplies

Inventory

March 31, 2015

Amortized
Cost

Fair
Value

$125,115
61,839

$125,111
61,818

$186,954

$186,929

March 31,

2015

2014

$17,229
2,822

$28,418
1,362

$20,051

$29,780

Estimated product returns included in inventory at March 31, 2015 and 2014 were $921 and $578,
respectively.

SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT COSTS AND LICENSES

Details of our capitalized software development costs and licenses are as follows:

Software development costs, internally developed
Software development costs, externally developed
Licenses

March 31,

2015

2014

Current

Non-current

Current

Non-current

$ 54,225
102,713
6,447

$116,026
8,303
—

$ 53,041
51,643
11,519

$ 60,196
49,310
—

Software development costs and licenses

$163,385

$124,329

$116,203

$109,506

Software development costs and licenses as of March 31, 2015 and 2014 included $211,248 and $211,302,
respectively, related to titles that have not been released.

Amortization and impairment of software development costs and licenses are as follows:

Amortization of software development costs and licenses
Impariment of software development costs and licenses
Less: Portion representing stock-based compensation

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

2015

2014

2013

$119,488
23,947
(9,982)

$236,759
52,863
(24,089)

$231,423
9,385
(10,060)

Amortization and impairment, net of stock-based compensation

$133,453

$265,533

$230,748

FIXED ASSETS, NET

Fixed asset balances by category are as follows:

Computer equipment
Computer software
Leasehold improvements
Office equipment
Furniture and fixtures

Less: accumulated depreciation

Fixed assets, net

March 31,

2015

2014

$ 73,675
59,575
35,535
7,002
7,073

182,860
113,068

$ 55,751
38,111
33,968
5,672
5,865

139,367
96,795

$ 69,792

$ 42,572

Depreciation expense related to fixed assets for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was
$21,057, $13,203 and $10,200, respectively.

8. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

The change in our goodwill balance is as follows:

Balance at March 31, 2013

Additions and adjustments
Currency translation adjustment

Balance at March 31, 2014

Additions and adjustments
Currency translation adjustment

Balance at March 31, 2015

Total

$225,992

—
713

$226,705

—
(9,417)

$217,288

The following table sets forth the components of the intangible assets subject to amortization:

March 31,

2015

2014

Gross

Carrying Accumulated Net Book Carrying Accumulated Net Book
Amount Amortization

Amount Amortization

Value

Estimated
useful
Lives
(Years)

Intellectual property
Trademarks
Technology
Non-compete

2-6
7-10
3
5-10

$26,859
13,782
3,200
5,240

$(22,090) $4,769 $26,949
— 13,839
(13,782)
— 3,200
(3,200)
— 5,249
(5,240)

$(21,836) $5,113
—
(13,839)
—
(3,200)
—
(5,249)

$49,081

$(44,312) $4,769 $49,237

$(44,124) $5,113

Amortization of intangible assets is included in our Consolidated Statements of Operations as follows:

Cost of goods sold
Depreciation and amortization

Total amortization of intangible assets

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

2015

$344
—

$344

2014

2013

$3,558
156

$3,714

$7,000
434

$7,434

Estimated future amortization of intangible assets that will be recorded in cost of goods sold and operating
expenses for the years ending March 31, are as follows:

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Thereafter

Total

9. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of:

Software development royalties
Compensation and benefits
Licenses
Marketing and promotions
Sales tax liability
Income tax payable and deferred tax liability
Professional fees
Other

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

$ 160
4,036
548
25
—
—

$4,769

March 31,

2015

2014

$307,953
47,763
23,974
21,708
8,861
2,482
8,747
23,250

$258,129
44,255
16,917
16,552
6,592
15,362
8,781
30,585

$444,738

$397,173

10. LONG-TERM DEBT

Credit Agreement

In August 2014, we entered into a Third Amendment to our Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement
provides for borrowings of up to $100,000 which may be increased by up to $40,000 pursuant to the terms
of the Credit Agreement, and is secured by substantially all of our assets and the equity of our subsidiaries.
The Credit Agreement expires on August 18, 2019. Revolving loans under the Credit Agreement bear
interest at our election of (a) 0.50% to 1.00% above a certain base rate (3.75% at March 31, 2015), or
(b) 1.50% to 2.00% above the LIBOR Rate (approximately 1.76% at March 31, 2015), with the margin rate
subject to the achievement of certain average liquidity levels. We are also required to pay a monthly fee on
the unused available balance, ranging from 0.25% to 0.375% based on availability. We had no outstanding
borrowings at March 31, 2015 and 2014.

Information related to availability on our Credit Agreement is as follows:

Available borrowings
Outstanding letters of credit

March 31, 2015 March 31, 2014

$98,335
1,664

$63,630
1,664

We recorded interest expense and fees related to the Credit Agreement of $518, $637 and $638, for the
fiscal years ended March 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The Credit Agreement contains covenants
that substantially limit us and our subsidiaries’ ability to: create, incur, assume or be liable for
indebtedness; dispose of assets outside the ordinary course of business; acquire, merge or consolidate with
or into another person or entity; create, incur or allow any lien on any of their respective properties; make
investments; or pay dividends or make distributions (each subject to certain limitations); or optionally
prepay any indebtedness (subject to certain exceptions, including an exception permitting the redemption
of the Company’s unsecured convertible senior notes upon the meeting of certain minimum liquidity
requirements). In addition, the Credit Agreement provides for certain events of default such as
nonpayment of principal and interest, breaches of representations and warranties, noncompliance with
covenants, acts of insolvency, default on indebtedness held by third parties and default on certain material
contracts (subject to certain limitations and cure periods). The Credit Agreement also contains a
requirement that we maintain an interest coverage ratio of more than one to one for the trailing twelve
month period, if certain average liquidity levels fall below $30,000. As of March 31, 2015, we were in
compliance with all covenants and requirements outlined in the Credit Agreement.

4.375% Convertible Notes Due 2014

In June 2009, we issued $138,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.375% Convertible Notes due 2014. The
issuance of the 4.375% Convertible Notes included $18,000 related to the exercise of an over-allotment
option by the underwriters. Interest on the 4.375% Convertible Notes was paid semi-annually in arrears on
June 1st and December 1st of each year, and commenced on December 1, 2009. The 4.375% Convertible
Notes were scheduled to mature on June 1, 2014, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased by the Company
or converted. As further described below, on June 12, 2013, we issued a notice of redemption calling all of
our outstanding 4.375% Convertible Notes for redemption on August 29, 2013.

We recorded approximately $3,410 of banking, legal and accounting fees related to the issuance of the
4.375% Convertible Notes which were capitalized as debt issuance costs and were being amortized to
interest and other, net over the term of the 4.375% Convertible Notes.

On June 12, 2013, we issued a notice of redemption calling all of our outstanding 4.375% Convertible
Notes, in the aggregate principal amount of $138,000, for redemption on August 29, 2013 at a redemption
price of $1 per $1 principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including, the
redemption date (the period from June 12, 2013 to August 29, 2013 is the ‘‘Notice Period’’). Holders who
elected to convert during the Notice Period were entitled to make-whole shares in addition to such shares
they would otherwise be entitled to receive upon conversion. The notice of redemption specified that we
would settle any 4.375% Convertible Notes surrendered for conversion in connection with the redemption
on a combination settlement basis by paying cash up to a cash amount equal to $166,000 in the aggregate
of converted notes and delivering shares of our common stock in respect of the amount, if any, by which
our conversion obligation exceeded such cash amount. During the Notice Period, $137,993 of 4.375%
Convertible Notes were converted for $165,992 in cash and 3,217,000 shares of our common stock. On
August 29, 2013, we paid $7 in cash and we redeemed $7 of 4.375% Convertible Notes. During the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2014, we recorded a loss on extinguishment, net of capitalized debt issuance costs,
totaling $9,014 related to these transactions.

In connection with the offering of the 4.375% Convertible Notes, we entered into convertible note hedge
transactions which were expected to reduce the potential dilution to our common stock upon conversion of
the 4.375% Convertible Notes. The transactions included options to purchase approximately 12,927,000
shares of common stock at $10.675 per share, expiring on June 1, 2014, for a total cost of approximately
$43,600, which was charged to additional paid-in capital.

Separately, the Company entered into warrant transactions with a strike price of $14.945 per share. The
warrants covered approximately 12,927,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and were scheduled to
expire on August 30, 2014, for total proceeds of approximately $26,300, which was credited to additional
paid-in capital.

On June 12, 2013, the Company entered into Unwind Agreements with respect to the convertible note
hedge transactions and Unwind Agreements with respect to the warrant transactions with each of the
hedge counterparties (collectively, the ‘‘Unwind Agreements’’). Pursuant to the terms of the Unwind
Agreements, and in connection with the Company’s issuance of a notice of redemption for all the 4.375%
Convertible Notes, the Company had the right to deliver a notice to the hedge counterparties, prior to the
redemption date set forth in such redemption notice, designating an early termination date for the
convertible note hedge transactions and warrant transactions. The hedge counterparties owed a cash
payment to the Company as a result of the early termination of the convertible note hedge transactions
that was calculated based on its current fair market value. The Company owed a cash payment to the
warrant holders, as applicable, as a result of the early termination of the warrant transactions that was
calculated based on its current fair market value. As a result of the Unwind Agreements, the convertible
note hedge transactions and warrant transactions were accounted for as derivatives whereby the fair values
of these transactions were reported as a convertible note hedge receivable and as a convertible note
warrant liability with an offsetting impact to additional paid-in capital. Gains and losses on the derivatives
resulting from their unwinding were reported in gain on convertible note hedge and warrants, net, in our
Consolidated Statements of Operations. In August 2013, the payment received from unwinding the
associated convertible note hedge transactions resulted in proceeds to us of $84,429, offset by $55,651 we
paid the warrant holders.

During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, we recorded a gain of approximately $17,259 resulting from
the unwinding of our convertible note hedge transactions and a loss of approximately $13,798 resulting
from the unwinding of our convertible note warrant transactions to gain on convertible note hedge and
warrants, net, in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The following table provides the components of interest expense related to our 4.375% Convertible Notes:

Cash interest expense (coupon interest expense)
Non-cash amortization of discount on 4.375% Convertible Notes
Amortization of debt issuance costs

Total interest expense related to 4.375% Convertible Notes

1.75% Convertible Notes Due 2016

Fiscal Year Ended
March 31,

2014

2013

$2,516
4,358
284

$ 6,038
9,550
682

$7,158

$16,270

On November 16, 2011, we issued $250,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.75% Convertible Notes due
2016. The issuance of the 1.75% Convertible Notes included $30,000 related to the exercise of an
over-allotment option by the underwriters. Interest on the 1.75% Convertible Notes is payable
semi-annually in arrears on June 1st and December 1st of each year, commencing on June 1, 2012. The
1.75% Convertible Notes mature on December 1, 2016, unless earlier repurchased by the Company or
converted. The Company does not have the right to redeem the 1.75% Convertible Notes prior to
maturity.

The 1.75% Convertible Notes are convertible at an initial conversion rate of 52.3745 shares of our common
stock per $1 principal amount of 1.75% Convertible Notes (representing an initial conversion price of
approximately $19.093 per share of common stock for a total of approximately 13,094,000 underlying
conversion shares) subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. Holders may convert the 1.75%
Convertible Notes at their option prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding
June 1, 2016 only under the following circumstances: (1) during any fiscal quarter commencing after
March 31, 2012, if the last reported sale price of the common stock for at least 20 trading days (whether or
not consecutive) during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the
preceding fiscal quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the applicable conversion price on each
applicable trading day; (2) during the five business day period after any 10 consecutive trading day period
(the ‘‘measurement period’’) in which the trading price per $1 principal amount of 1.75% Convertible
Notes for each day of that measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale
price of our common stock and the applicable conversion rate on each such day; or (3) upon the
occurrence of specified corporate events. On and after June 1, 2016 until the close of business on the
business day immediately preceding the maturity date, holders may convert their 1.75% Convertible Notes
at any time, regardless of the foregoing circumstances. Upon conversion, the 1.75% Convertible Notes may
be settled, at our election, in cash, shares of our common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of the
Company’s common stock. Our common stock price exceeded 130% of the applicable conversion price per
share for at least 20 trading days during the 30 consecutive trading days ended March 31, 2015.
Accordingly, as of April 1, 2015, the 1.75% Convertible Notes may be converted at the holder’s option
through June 30, 2015. If the 1.75% Convertible Notes were to be converted during this period, our
current intent and ability, given our option, would be to settle the conversion in shares of our common
stock. As such, we have continued to classify these 1.75% Convertible Notes as long-term debt.

Upon the occurrence of certain fundamental changes involving the Company, holders of the 1.75%
Convertible Notes may require us to purchase all or a portion of their 1.75% Convertible Notes for cash at
a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid
interest (including additional interest, if any) to, but excluding, the fundamental change purchase date.

The indenture governing the 1.75% Convertible Notes contains customary terms and covenants and events
of default. If an event of default (as defined therein) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by notice to the
Company, or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the 1.75% Convertible Notes
then outstanding by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may, and the Trustee at the request of such
holders shall, declare 100% of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest (including additional
interest, if any) on all the 1.75% Convertible Notes to be due and payable. In the case of an event of
default arising out of certain bankruptcy events, 100% of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest
(including additional interest, if any), on the 1.75% Convertible Notes will automatically become due and
payable immediately. As of March 31, 2015, we were in compliance with all covenants and requirements
outlined in the indenture governing the 1.75% Convertible Notes.

The 1.75% Convertible Notes are senior unsecured obligations and rank senior in right of payment to our
existing and future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the 1.75%
Convertible Notes; equal in right of payment to our existing and future indebtedness that is not so
subordinated; effectively junior in right of payment to any of our secured indebtedness to the extent of the
value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and structurally junior to all existing and future
indebtedness incurred by our subsidiaries.

We separately account for the liability and equity components of the 1.75% Convertible Notes in a manner
that reflects the Company’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate when interest expense is recognized in
subsequent periods. We estimated the fair value of the 1.75% Convertible Notes to be $197,373, as of the
date of issuance of our 1.75% Convertible Notes, assuming a 6.9% non-convertible borrowing rate. The
carrying amount of the equity component was determined to be $52,627 by deducting the fair value of the
liability component from the par value of the 1.75% Convertible Notes. The excess of the principal amount
of the liability component over its carrying amount is amortized to interest and other, net over the term of
the 1.75% Convertible Notes using the effective interest method. The equity component is not remeasured
as long as it continues to meet the conditions for equity classification. In accounting for the $6,875 of
banking, legal and accounting fees related to the issuance of the 1.75% Convertible Notes, we allocated
$5,428 to the liability component and $1,447 to the equity component. Debt issuance costs attributable to
the liability component are being amortized to interest and other, net over the term of the 1.75%
Convertible Notes, and issuance costs attributable to the equity component were netted with the equity
component in additional paid-in capital.

As of March 31, 2015 and 2014, the if-converted value of our 1.75% Convertible Notes exceeded the
principal amount of $250,000 by $83,373 and $37,151, respectively.

The following table provides additional information related to our 1.75% Convertible Notes:

Additional paid-in capital

Principal amount of 1.75% Convertible Notes
Unamortized discount of the liability component

Net carrying amount of 1.75% Convertible Notes

Carrying amount of debt issuance costs

March 31,

2015

2014

$ 51,180

$250,000
19,386

$250,000
30,025

$230,614

$219,975

1,662

2,716

The following table provides the components of interest expense related to our 1.75% Convertible Notes:

Cash interest expense (coupon interest expense)
Non-cash amortization of discount on 1.75% Convertible Notes
Amortization of debt issuance costs

Total interest expense related to 1.75% Convertible Notes

1.00% Convertible Notes Due 2018

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

2015

2014

2013

$ 4,375
10,639
1,054

$ 4,375
9,954
1,105

$ 4,375
9,312
1,158

$16,068

$15,434

$14,845

On June 18, 2013, we issued $250,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.00% Convertible Notes due 2018.
The 1.00% Convertible Notes were issued at 98.5% of par value for proceeds of $246,250. Interest on the
1.00% Convertible Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on July 1st and January 1st of each year,
commencing on January 1, 2014. The 1.00% Convertible Notes mature on July 1, 2018, unless earlier
repurchased by the Company or converted. The Company does not have the right to redeem the 1.00%
Convertible Notes prior to maturity. The Company also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to
purchase up to an additional $37,500 principal amount of 1.00% Convertible Notes to cover
overallotments, if any. On July 17, 2013, the Company closed its public offering of $37,500 principal
amount of the Company’s 1.00% Convertible Notes as a result of the underwriters exercising their
overallotment option in full on July 12, 2013, bringing the total proceeds to $283,188.

The 1.00% Convertible Notes are convertible at an initial conversion rate of 46.4727 shares of our common
stock per $1 principal amount of 1.00% Convertible Notes (representing an initial conversion price of
approximately $21.52 per share of common stock for a total of approximately 13,361,000 underlying
conversion shares) subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. Holders may convert the 1.00%
Convertible Notes at their option prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding
January 1, 2018 only under the following circumstances: (1) during any fiscal quarter commencing after
September 30, 2013, if the last reported sale price of the common stock for at least 20 trading days
(whether or not consecutive) during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day
of the preceding fiscal quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the applicable conversion price on each
applicable trading day; (2) during the five business day period after any 10 consecutive trading day period
(the ‘‘measurement period’’) in which the trading price per $1 principal amount of 1.00% Convertible
Notes for each day of that measurement period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale
price of our common stock and the applicable conversion rate on each such day; or (3) upon the
occurrence of specified corporate events. On and after January 1, 2018 until the close of business on the
business day immediately preceding the maturity date, holders may convert their 1.00% Convertible Notes
at any time, regardless of the foregoing circumstances. Upon conversion, the 1.00% Convertible Notes may
be settled, at our election, in cash, shares of our common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of the
Company’s common stock.

Upon the occurrence of certain fundamental changes involving the Company, holders of the 1.00%
Convertible Notes may require us to purchase all or a portion of their 1.00% Convertible Notes for cash at
a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid
interest (including additional interest, if any) to, but excluding, the fundamental change purchase date.

The indenture governing the 1.00% Convertible Notes contains customary terms and covenants and events
of default. If an event of default (as defined therein) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee by notice to the
Company, or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the 1.00% Convertible Notes
then outstanding by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may, and the Trustee at the request of such
holders shall, declare 100% of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest (including additional
interest, if any) on all the 1.00% Convertible Notes to be due and payable. In the case of an event of

default arising out of certain bankruptcy events, 100% of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest
(including additional interest, if any), on the 1.00% Convertible Notes will automatically become due and
payable immediately. As of March 31, 2014, we were in compliance with all covenants and requirements
outlined in the indenture governing the 1.00% Convertible Notes.

The 1.00% Convertible Notes are senior unsecured obligations and rank senior in right of payment to our
existing and future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the 1.00%
Convertible Notes; equal in right of payment to our existing and future indebtedness that is not so
subordinated; effectively junior in right of payment to any of our secured indebtedness to the extent of the
value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and structurally junior to all existing and future
indebtedness incurred by our subsidiaries.

We separately account for the liability and equity components of the 1.00% Convertible Notes in a manner
that reflects the Company’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate. We estimated the fair value of the 1.00%
Convertible Notes to be $225,567 upon issuance of our 1.00% Convertible Notes, assuming a 6.15% non-
convertible borrowing rate. The carrying amount of the equity component was determined to be
approximately $57,621 by deducting the fair value of the liability component from the net proceeds of the
1.00% Convertible Notes. The excess of the principal amount of the liability component over its carrying
amount is amortized to interest and other, net over the term of the 1.00% Convertible Notes using the
effective interest method. The equity component is not remeasured as long as it continues to meet the
conditions for equity classification. In accounting for the $2,815 of banking, legal and accounting fees
related to the issuance of the 1.00% Convertible Notes, we allocated $2,209 to the liability component and
$606 to the equity component. Debt issuance costs attributable to the liability component are being
amortized to interest and other, net over the term of the 1.00% Convertible Notes, and issuance costs
attributable to the equity component were netted with the equity component in additional paid-in capital.

As of March 31, 2015 and 2014, the if-converted value of our 1.00% Convertible Notes exceeded the
principal amount of $287,500 by $52,671 and $5,507, respectively.

The following table provides additional information related to our 1.00% Convertible Notes:

Additional paid-in capital

Principal amount of 1.00% Convertible Notes
Unamortized discount of the liability component

Net carrying amount of 1.00% Convertible Notes

Carrying amount of debt issuance costs

March 31,

2015

2014

$ 35,784

$287,500
42,057

$287,500
53,444

$245,443

$234,056

1,365

1,831

The following table provides the components of interest expense related to our 1.00% Convertible Notes:

Cash interest expense (coupon interest expense)
Non-cash amortization of discount on 1.00% Convertible Notes
Amortization of debt issuance costs

Total interest expense related to 1.00% Convertible Notes

Fiscal Year Ended
March 31,

2015

2014

$ 2,875
11,387
466

$ 2,259
8,489
378

$14,728

$11,126

11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

A summary of annual minimum contractual obligations and commitments as of March 31, 2015 is as
follows:

Fiscal Year Ending March 31,

Software
Development
and Licensing Marketing

Operating
Leases

Purchase

Convertible Convertible

Obligations Notes Interest

Notes

Total

2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Thereafter

Total

$ 81,612
62,320
48,011
27,204
8,200
—

$24,591 $ 19,558 $21,556
12,207
17,007
5,543
15,255
1,593
15,452
—
11,092
—
— 36,727

5,675
4,717
43,423
9,500

$ 7,250
7,250
2,875
1,438
—
—

— $ 154,567
354,459
76,401
376,610
28,792
36,727

250,000
—
287,500
—
—

$227,347

$87,906 $115,091 $40,899

$18,813

$537,500 $1,027,556

Software Development and Licensing Agreements: We make payments to third-party software developers
that include contractual payments to developers under several software development agreements that
expire at various times through September 2019. Our aggregate outstanding software development
commitments assume satisfactory performance by third-party software developers. We also have licensing
commitments that primarily consist of obligations to holders of intellectual property rights for use of their
trademarks, copyrights, technology or other intellectual property rights in the development of our
products.

Marketing Agreements: We have certain minimum marketing support commitments where we commit to
spend specified amounts related to marketing our products. Licensing and marketing commitments expire
at various times through September 2019 and primarily reflect our agreements with major sports leagues
and players’ associations.

Lease Commitments: Our offices are occupied under non-cancelable operating leases expiring at various
times through June 2024. We also lease certain furniture, equipment and automobiles under
non-cancelable leases expiring through fiscal year 2020. Some of the leases have fixed rent increases and
also include inducements to enter into the lease. The effect of such amounts are deferred and recognized
on a straight-line basis over the related lease term. Rent expense amounted to $18,120, $15,574 and
$15,107 for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Purchase obligations: These obligations are primarily related to agreements to purchase services that are
enforceable and legally binding on the Company that specifies all significant terms, including fixed,
minimum or variable pricing provisions; and the approximate timing of the transactions, expiring at various
times through March 2019.

Contingent Consideration: Part of our business acquisition strategy has been to make a portion of the
purchase price of certain acquisitions dependent on product delivery or future product sales. The amounts
and timing of these payments are currently not fixed or determinable. Our acquisition of 2K Czech a.s.,
formerly known as Illusion Softworks, a.s, in December 2007, had contingent payments in cash and stock
based on future product sales of up to $10,000, of which $8,601 was paid as of March 31, 2015. Under the
terms of our acquisition of the assets of Rockstar New England, Inc., formerly known as Mad Doc
Software LLC, in March 2008 up to $15,000 payable in cash or stock, based on meeting certain
employment provisions and future product sales, of which $2,750 was paid as of March 31, 2015. During
the year ended March 31, 2015, we paid $99 by issuing 7,616 shares of our unregistered common stock as
contingent consideration for our prior year acquisitions. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, we
paid contingent consideration of $1,000 for our prior acquisitions. During the fiscal year ended March 31,

2013, we paid $400 by issuing 30,726 shares of our unregistered common stock as contingent consideration
for our prior year acquisitions.

Employee Savings Plans: For our United States employees we maintain a 401(k) retirement savings plan
and trust. Our 401(k) plan is offered to all eligible employees and participants may make voluntary
contributions. We also have various pension plans for our non-U.S. employees, some of which are required
by local laws, and allow or require Company contributions. Employer contributions under all defined
contribution and pension plans during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 were $8,554,
$7,476 and $6,089, respectively.

Income Taxes: At March 31, 2015, the Company had recorded a liability for gross unrecognized tax
benefits, including interest and penalties, of $29,153 for which we are unable to make a reasonable and
reliable estimate of the period in which these liabilities will be settled with the respective tax authorities,
therefore, these liabilities have not been included in the contractual obligations table.

Legal and Other Proceedings: We are, or may become, subject to demands and claims (including
intellectual property claims) and are involved in routine litigation in the ordinary course of business which
we do not believe to be material to our business or financial statements. We have appropriately accrued
amounts related to certain of these claims and legal and other proceedings. While it is reasonably possible
that a loss may be incurred in excess of the amounts accrued in our financial statements, we believe that
such losses, unless otherwise disclosed, would not be material.

12. INCOME TAXES

Components of income (loss) before income taxes are as follows:

Domestic
Foreign

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

2015

2014

2013

$(126,582) $197,992
178,158
(146,298)

$ 16,924
(43,036)

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

$(272,880) $376,150

$(26,112)

Provision for current and deferred income taxes consists of the following:

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

2015

2014

2013

$ 2,773
(1,406)
2,944

$ 16,340
4,527
12,628

$ 3,705
456
1,730

4,311

33,495

5,891

1,575
72
632

2,279

(14,216)
(3,462)
(1,358)

(1,821)
134
846

(19,036)

(841)

$ 6,590

$ 14,459

$ 5,050

Current:

U.S. federal
U.S. state and local
Foreign

Total current income taxes
Deferred:

U.S. federal
U.S. state and local
Foreign

Total deferred income taxes

Provision for income taxes

A reconciliation of our effective tax rate to the U.S. statutory federal income tax rate is as follows:

U.S. federal statutory rate
Foreign tax rate differential
Tax amortization of goodwill
Foreign earnings
State and local taxes, net of U.S. federal benefit
Valuation allowance—domestic
Valuation allowance—foreign
Other

Effective tax rate

Fiscal Year Ended
March 31,

2015

2014

2013

35.0% 35.0% 35.0%
(12.1)% (10.4)% (41.5)%
(0.6)% 0.5% (7.7)%
1.1%
1.6% (4.0)%
0.9%
0.3% (2.3)%
(16.8)% (19.8)% 28.4%
(5.1)% (5.1)% (22.2)%
(4.8)% 1.7% (5.0)%

(2.4)% 3.8% (19.3)%

The effects of temporary differences that gave rise to our deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows:

Deferred tax assets:
Current deferred tax assets:

Sales returns and allowances (including bad debt)
Inventory reserves
Deferred rent
Deferred revenue
Bonus
Equity compensation
Other

Total current deferred tax assets
Less: Valuation allowance

Net current deferred tax assets

Noncurrent deferred tax assets:

Equity compensation
Domestic net operating loss carryforward
Tax credit carryforward
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards
Other

Total noncurrent deferred tax assets
Less: Valuation allowance

Net noncurrent deferred tax assets

Deferred tax liabilities:
Current deferred tax liabilities:

Capitalized software and depreciation
Other

Total current deferred tax liabilities

Net current deferred tax asset

Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities:

Convertible debt
Intangible amortization
Capitalized software and depreciation

Total noncurrent deferred tax liabilities

Net noncurrent deferred tax liability

March 31,

2015

2014

8,670
892
4,692
5,011
30,391
21,660
—

$ 8,757
1,120
3,364
15,157
20,586
17,232
6,545

71,316
(35,826)

72,761
(26,689)

35,490

46,072

—
70,159
60,278
22,390
10

2,552
3,645
17,368
8,083
—

152,837
(97,642)

31,648
(14,085)

55,195

17,563

(21,725)
(703)

(25,806)
—

(22,428)

(25,806)

13,062

20,266

(21,391)
(4,356)
(47,573)

(29,222)
(4,408)
(6,983)

(73,320)

(40,613)

$ (18,125) $(23,050)

The valuation allowance is primarily attributable to deferred tax assets for which no benefit is provided due
to uncertainty with respect to their realization. The net deferred tax liability is primarily the result of
deferred tax liabilities related to indefinite lived intangibles, which cannot be used to offset deferred tax
assets.

At March 31, 2015, we had domestic net operating loss carryforwards totaling $70,159 of which $1,451 will
expire in 2027, $2,155 will expire in 2030 and $66,553 will expire in 2035. In addition, we had foreign net
operating loss carryforwards of $22,390, of which $1,873 expire in 2019, $4,091 will expire in 2020, $14,709
will expire in 2022 and the remainder may be carried forward indefinitely.

The total amount of undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries was approximately $156,000 at
March 31, 2015 and $315,700 at March 31, 2014. It is our intention to reinvest undistributed earnings of
our foreign subsidiaries and thereby indefinitely postpone their remittance. Accordingly, no provision has
been made for foreign withholding taxes or U.S. income taxes which may become payable if undistributed
earnings of foreign subsidiaries are repatriated. It is not practicable to estimate the tax liability that would
arise if these earnings were remitted.

We are regularly audited by domestic and foreign taxing authorities. Audits may result in tax assessments
in excess of amounts claimed and the payment of additional taxes. We believe that our tax return positions
comply with applicable tax law and that we have adequately provided for reasonably foreseeable
assessments of additional taxes. Additionally, we believe that any assessments in excess of the amounts
provided for will not have a material adverse effect on the Consolidated Financial Statements.

As of March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014, we had gross unrecognized tax benefits, including interest and
penalties, of $42,706 and $24,880, respectively, of which $29,153 and $24,880, respectively, would affect our
effective tax rate if realized.

The aggregate changes to the liability for gross uncertain tax positions, excluding interest and penalties,
were as follows:

Balance, beginning of period
Additions:

Current year tax positions
Prior year tax positions

Reduction of prior year tax positions
Lapse of statute of limitations
Other, net

Balance, end of period

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

2015

2014

2013

$23,536

$20,400

$20,328

8,297
9,040
(256)
(26)
—

5,069
2,008
(3,219)
(667)
(55)

73
2,812
(2,605)
(81)
(127)

$40,591

$23,536

$20,400

We recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in the provision for income taxes in
our Consolidated Statements of Operations. For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2015 and March 31,
2014, we recognized an increase in interest and penalties of approximately $771 and $32, respectively. For
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, we recognized a decrease in interest and penalties of approximately
$766. The gross amount of interest and penalties accrued as of March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014 was
approximately $2,115 and $1,344, respectively.

We are generally no longer subject to audit for U.S. federal income tax returns for periods prior to our
fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 and state income tax returns for periods prior to the fiscal year ended
October 31, 2010. With few exceptions, we are no longer subject to income tax examinations in non-U.S.
jurisdictions for years prior to our fiscal year ended October 31, 2010. U.S. federal taxing authorities have
completed examinations of our income tax returns through the fiscal years ended October 31, 2009. The
statute relating to fiscal year October 31, 2010 has expired. Certain U.S. state taxing authorities are
currently examining our income tax returns for fiscal years ended March 31, 2011 through March 31, 2013.
The determination as to further adjustments to our gross unrecognized tax benefits during the next
12 months is not practicable.

We believe that we have provided for any reasonably foreseeable outcomes related to our tax audits and
that any settlement will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements.
However, there can be no assurances as to the possible outcomes.

13. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Our stock-based compensation plans are broad-based, long-term retention programs intended to attract
and retain talented employees and align stockholder and employee interests. For similar reasons, we also
granted non-employee equity awards, which are subject to variable accounting, to ZelnickMedia in
connection with their contract to provide executive management services to us. Under certain of our
unvested restricted stock awards (including restricted stock units, time-based and market-based restricted
stock awards) we issue shares to employees on the date the restricted stock awards are granted and
therefore shares granted have voting rights, participate in dividends and are considered issued and
outstanding. Shares issued for any restricted stock awards that are forfeited prior to vesting are canceled
and no longer outstanding. In April 2009, our stockholders approved our 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the
‘‘2009 Plan’’). The aggregate number of shares issuable under this plan was 6,409,000, representing
4,900,000 new shares available for grant approved by our stockholders and 1,509,000 shares allocated from
the Incentive Stock Plan and 2002 Stock Option Plan. Our stockholders have further approved
amendments to the 2009 Plan to increase the available shares for issuance by 20,800,000. The 2009 Plan is
administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors and allows for awards of
restricted stock, deferred stock and other stock-based awards of our common stock to employees and
non-employees. As of March 31, 2015, there were approximately 3,555,000 shares available for issuance
under the 2009 Plan.

Subject to the provisions of the plans, the Board of Directors or any Committee appointed by the Board of
Directors, has the authority to determine the individuals to whom the equity awards are to be granted, the
number of shares to be covered by each equity award, the vesting period, restrictions, if any, on the equity
award, the terms and conditions of the equity award.

The following table summarizes stock-based compensation expense included in our Consolidated
Statements of Operations:

Cost of goods sold
Selling and marketing
General and administrative
Research and development

Stock-based compensation expense

Capitalized stock-based compensation expense

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

2015

2014

2013

$17,121
8,798
33,636
5,691

$30,124
10,136
28,991
8,867

$10,060
5,562
17,824
2,319

$65,246

$78,118

$35,765

$17,423

$26,156

$ 6,964

During the fiscal years ended March 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, we recorded $24,449, $16,807 and $8,789,
respectively, of stock-based compensation expense for non-employee awards, which is included in general
and administrative expenses in the table above.

We capitalize and amortize stock-based compensation awards in accordance with our software
development cost accounting policy.

Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units

Restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards granted to employees under our stock-based
compensation plans generally vest annually over 3 years from the date of grant. Certain restricted stock
awards granted to key officers, senior-level employees, and key employees vest based on market
conditions, primarily related to the performance of the price of our common stock.

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In June 2008, pursuant to the Management Agreement, we granted 600,000 shares of restricted stock to
ZelnickMedia that vested annually over a three year period and 900,000 shares of market-based restricted
stock that could have vested over a four year period through June 2012, provided that the Company’s Total
Shareholder Return (as defined in the relevant grant agreements) was at or higher than the 75th percentile
of the NASDAQ Industrial Index measured annually on a cumulative basis. Because the price of our
common stock did not achieve its performance targets, the 900,000 shares of market-based restricted stock
were forfeited in June 2012. In April 2011, pursuant to the 2011 Management Agreement, we granted
1,100,000 shares of restricted stock to ZelnickMedia that will vest annually through May 15, 2015 and
1,650,000 shares of market-based restricted stock that will be eligible to vest through May 15, 2015, based
on the Company’s Total Shareholder Return (as defined in the relevant grant agreements) relative to the
Total Shareholder Return of the companies that constitute the NASDAQ Composite Index measured
annually on a cumulative basis. To earn all of the shares of market-based restricted stock, the Company
must perform at the 75th percentile, or top quartile, of the NASDAQ Composite Index. The unvested
portion of the shares of restricted stock granted pursuant to the 2011 Management Agreement as of
March 31, 2015 and 2014 was 1,133,000 and 1,894,750 shares, respectively. For the fiscal years ended
March 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, we recorded expenses of $18,145, $16,807 and $8,789 of stock-based
compensation (a component of general and administrative expenses) related to the shares of restricted
stock granted pursuant to the 2011 Management Agreement.

In connection with the 2014 Management Agreement, on April 1, 2014, we granted 178,654 time-based
restricted stock units to ZelnickMedia that will vest on April 1, 2016, provided that the 2014 Management
Agreement has not been terminated prior to such vesting date. In addition, we granted 330,628 market-
based restricted stock units that are eligible to vest based on the Company’s Total Shareholder Return (as
defined in the relevant grant agreement) relative to the Total Shareholder Return (as defined in the
relevant grant agreement) of the companies that constitute the NASDAQ Composite Index as of the grant
date measured over the two-year period ending on April 1, 2016. To earn the target number of 165,314
market-based restricted stock units, the Company must perform at the 50th percentile, with the maximum
number of 330,628 market-based restricted units if the Company performs at the 75th percentile. Each
reporting period, we remeasure the fair value of the unvested portion of the shares of market-based
restricted units granted to ZelnickMedia. We also granted 110,208 performance-based restricted stock
units, of which 50% are tied to ‘‘New IP’’ and 50% to ‘‘Major IP’’ (as defined in the relevant grant
agreement), that are eligible to vest based on the Company’s achievement of certain performance metrics
(as defined in the relevant grant agreement) of individual product releases of ‘‘New IP’’ or ‘‘Major IP’’
measured over the two-year period ending on April 1, 2016. The target number of performance-based
restricted stock units that may be earned pursuant to these grants is 55,104, with a maximum number of
110,208 performance-based restricted stock units. Each reporting period, we assess the performance metric
and upon achievement of certain thresholds record an expense for the unvested portion of the shares of
performance-based restricted stock units. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015, the maximum
target performance vesting condition for ‘‘New IP’’ and ‘‘Major IP’’ unit sales was achieved. As a result,
the Company recorded an expense of approximately $420 in stock compensation for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2015.

The unvested portion of time-based, market-based and performance-based restricted units granted
pursuant to the 2014 Management Agreement as of March 31, 2015 was 619,490. For the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2015 we recorded an expense of $6,304 of stock-based compensation (a component of general
and administrative expenses) related to the restricted stock units granted pursuant to the 2014
Management Agreement

We measure the fair value of our market-based awards to employees and non-employees using the Monte
Carlo Simulation method, which takes into account assumptions such as the expected volatility of our
common stock, the risk-free interest rate based on the contractual term of the award, expected dividend
yield, vesting schedule and the probability that the market conditions of the award will be achieved. The

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estimated value of market-based restricted stock awards granted to employees during the fiscal years
ended March 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $36.56, $15.73 and $9.36 per share, respectively.

Each reporting period, we remeasure the fair value of the unvested portion of the market-based restricted
stock awards granted to ZelnickMedia. For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, the
estimated value of the awards granted to ZelnickMedia during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 was
$24.21, $11.83 and $7.65 per share, respectively. The following table summarizes the weighted-average
assumptions used in the Monte Carlo Simulation method:

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

2015

2014

2013

Employee

Non-Employee
Market-Based Market-Based Market-Based Market-Based Market-Based Market-Based

Non-Employee

Employee

Risk-free interest rate
Expected stock price

volatility

Expected service period

(years)
Dividends

0.4%

0.1%

0.6%

0.2%

0.6%

0.3%

31.9%

33.7%

39.1%

36.5%

49.3%

40.0%

2.0
None

3.7
None

2.0
None

3.4
None

2.8
None

3.3
None

The following table summarizes the activity in non-vested restricted stock awards to employees and
ZelnickMedia under our stock-based compensation plans:

Non-vested restricted stock at March 31, 2014
Granted
Vested
Forfeited

Non-vested restricted stock at March 31, 2015

Shares
(in thousands)

Weighted
Average Fair
Value on
Grant Date

11,155
2,090
(3,576)
(674)

8,995

$11.38
26.09
14.38
11.88

$17.52

As of March 31, 2015, the total future unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures,
related to outstanding unvested restricted stock and restricted stock unit awards was approximately
$107,014 and will be recognized as compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the remaining
vesting period, or capitalized as software development costs.

Stock Options

Pursuant to the Management Agreement, in August 2007, we issued stock options to ZelnickMedia to
acquire 2,009,075 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $14.74 per share, which vested over
36 months and expire 10 years from the date of grant. In November 2013, we entered into an amendment
to the stock option agreement permitting ZelnickMedia to exercise the stock options on a ‘‘net exercise’’
basis. Each month, we remeasured the fair value of the unvested portion of such options and recorded
compensation expense for the difference between total earned compensation at the end of the period and
total earned compensation at the beginning of the period. As a result, changes in the price of our common
stock affected compensation expense or benefit recognized from period to period. In a net exercise of
stock options, an optionee receives the number of shares equal to the number of options being exercised
less the number of shares necessary to satisfy the cost to exercise the options. A net exercise of stock
options results in fewer shares being issued and no cash proceeds provided to us when the net exercise
option is exercised. On February 18, 2014, ZelnickMedia exercised its 2,009,075 stock options on a net
exercise basis in exchange for 557,410 shares of the Company’s common stock.

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The following table summarizes the activity in stock options awarded to employees and ZelnickMedia
under our stock-based compensation plans and also includes non-plan options:

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

2015

2014

2013

(options in thousands)

Outstanding at beginning of period

Exercised(1)
Forfeited

Outstanding at end of period

Exercisable at period-end
Remaining weighted average contractual life of options

exercisable (years)
Aggregate intrinsic value

—
—
—

—

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

Options

Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price

$15.16
—
20.59

$ — 2,009 $14.74
14.74

— (2,009)
—
—

2,164
—
— (155)

$ —

—
$ —

— $ — 2,009

$14.74

— $ — 2,009

$14.74

4.4
$2,833

5.0
$1,296

(1)

Includes options that were exercised through net share settlement. As a result, only 557 shares were issued with no
corresponding option cost in fiscal year ended March 31, 2014.

Valuation Assumptions

Generally, our assumptions are based on historical information and judgment is required to determine if
historical trends could be indicators of future outcomes. For the fiscal years ended March 31, 2015, 2014
and 2013, we estimated stock price volatility of all stock-based compensation awards using a combination
of historical volatility and implied volatility for publicly traded options on our common stock. In addition,
stock-based compensation expense is calculated based on the number of awards that are ultimately
expected to vest, and therefore are reduced for estimated forfeitures. Our estimate of expected forfeitures
is based on our historical annual forfeiture rate of 5%. The estimated forfeiture rate, which is evaluated at
each balance sheet date throughout the life of the award, provides a time-based adjustment of forfeited
shares. The estimated forfeiture rate is reassessed at each balance sheet date and may have changed based
on new facts and circumstances.

Share Repurchase Program

In January 2013, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 7,500,000 shares of our
common stock. The authorization permits the Company to purchase shares from time to time through a
variety of methods, including in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, in
accordance with applicable securities laws. It does not obligate the Company to make any purchases at any
specific time or situation. Repurchases are subject to the availability of stock, prevailing market conditions,
the trading price of the stock, the Company’s financial performance and other conditions. The program
may be suspended or discontinued at any time for any reason. The Company did not repurchase any shares
of its common stock during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015. During the fiscal year ended March 31,
2014, the Company repurchased approximately 4,217,000 shares of its common stock in the open market
for approximately $73,325, including commissions of $42, as part of the program. As of March 31, 2015, up
to approximately 3,283,000 shares of our common stock remain available for repurchase under the
Company’s share repurchase authorization. On May 13, 2015, our Board of Directors approved an increase
to the share repurchase authorization, increasing the total number of shares that the Company is permitted
to repurchase to up to 10,000,000 shares of our common stock.

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Repurchase from Icahn Group

In November 2013, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement with High River Limited
Partnership, Icahn Partners LP, Icahn Partners Master Fund LP, Icahn Partners Master Fund II LP and
Icahn Partners Master Fund III LP (collectively, the ‘‘Icahn Group’’), pursuant to which the Company
repurchased approximately 12,021,000 shares of the Company’s common stock owned by the Icahn Group,
at a price per share of $16.93, resulting in an aggregate purchase price of approximately $203,511 (the
‘‘Repurchase Transaction’’). The closing of the Repurchase Transaction occurred on November 26, 2013.
The Repurchase Transaction was conducted outside the Company’s share repurchase program described
above.

All of the repurchased shares are classified as treasury stock in our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

14. SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

We have one reportable segment which is our operating segment where we are a publisher of interactive
software games designed for console systems, handheld gaming systems and personal computers, including
smart phones and tablets, and are delivered through physical retail, digital download, online platforms and
cloud streaming services. Our reporting segment is based upon our internal organizational structure, the
manner in which our operations are managed and the criteria used by our Chief Executive Officer, our
Chief Operating Decision Maker (‘‘CODM’’) to evaluate performance. The Company’s operations involve
similar products and customers worldwide. We are centrally managed and the CODM primarily uses
consolidated financial information supplemented by sales information by product category, major product
title and platform to make operational decisions and assess financial performance. Our business consists of
our Rockstar Games and 2K labels which represent a single reportable segment (the ‘‘publishing
segment’’) based upon their similar economic characteristics, products and distribution methods. Revenue
earned from our publishing segment is primarily derived from the sale of internally developed software
titles and software titles developed on our behalf by third-parties.

We attribute net revenue to geographic regions based on product destination. Net revenue by geographic
region was as follows:

Net revenue by geographic region:

United States
Europe
Asia Pacific
Canada and Latin America

Total net revenue

Net revenue by product platform was as follows:

Net revenue by product platform:

Console
PC and other

Total net revenue

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

2015

2014

2013

$ 623,080
322,645
69,923
67,290

$1,093,918
903,610
178,816
174,224

$ 710,488
328,003
88,427
87,565

$1,082,938

$2,350,568

$1,214,483

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

2015

2014

2013

$ 881,516
201,422

$2,148,494
202,074

$ 975,994
238,489

$1,082,938

$2,350,568

$1,214,483

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Our products are delivered through physical retail and digital online services (digital download, online
platforms and cloud streaming). Net revenue by distribution channel was as follows:

Net revenue by distribution channel:

Physical retail and other
Digital online

Total net revenue

15. INTEREST AND OTHER, NET

Interest expense, net
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)
Other

Interest and other, net

16. OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

2015

2014

2013

$ 627,639
455,299

$1,978,598
371,970

$ 958,355
256,128

$1,082,938

$2,350,568

$1,214,483

Fiscal Year Ended March 31,

2015

2014

2013

$(29,901) $(33,961) $(30,763)
(778)
190

(2,068)
76

209
199

$(31,893) $(33,553) $(31,351)

The following table provides the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):

Unrealized gain
(loss) on
derivative
instruments

Unrealized gain
(loss) on
available-
for-sales
securities

Total

$ —

$ (4,572)

6,688

—

$ 2,116

—

$ —

(25)

(32,740)

—

$(25)

—

$(30,624)

Balance at March 31, 2013

Other comprehensive income before

reclassifications

Amounts reclassified from accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss)

Balance at March 31, 2014

Other comprehensive (loss) income before

reclassifications

Amounts reclassified from accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss)

Foreign currency
translation
adjustments

$ (4,916)

6,447

—

$ 1,531

(32,747)

—

$344

241

—

$585

—

Balance at March 31, 2015

$(31,216)

$617

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17. SUPPLEMENTARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The following table provides details of our valuation and qualifying accounts:

Beginning
Balance

Additions(1)

Deductions

Other

Ending
Balance

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2015

Valuation allowance for deferred income taxes

$ 40,774

$ 92,694

— $ — $133,468

Sales returns, price protection and other

allowances

Allowance for doubtful accounts

$ 74,078
1,440

$ 50,114
—

$ (57,982) $3,095
—

(274)

$ 69,305
1,166

Total accounts receivable allowances

$ 75,518

$ 50,114

$ (58,256) $3,095

$ 70,471

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2014

Valuation allowance for deferred income taxes

$132,912

— $ (92,138) $ — $ 40,774

Sales returns, price protection and other

allowances

Allowance for doubtful accounts

$ 62,880
1,201

$138,050
736

$(127,458) $ 606
—

(497)

$ 74,078
1,440

Total accounts receivable allowances

$ 64,081

$138,786

$(127,955) $ 606

$ 75,518

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2013

Valuation allowance for deferred income taxes

$134,168

— $

(1,256) $ — $132,912

Sales returns, price protection and other

allowances

Allowance for doubtful accounts

$ 50,290
712

$109,107
487

$ (95,901) $ (616) $ 62,880
1,201

—

Total accounts receivable allowances

$ 51,002

$109,594

$ (95,901) $ (614) $ 64,081

(1)

Includes price concessions of $16,669, $65,996 and $66,207; returns of $9,043, $23,299 and $14,976; and other sales allowances
including rebates, discounts and cooperative advertising of $24,402, $48,755 and $27,924 for the fiscal years ended March 31,
2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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18. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

The following tables set forth quarterly supplementary data for each of the years in the two-year period
ended March 31, 2015:

Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2015

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Quarter

Net revenue

Software development costs and royalties
Product costs
Licenses
Internal royalties

Cost of goods sold

Gross profit (loss)

Selling and marketing
General and administrative
Research and development
Depreciation and amortization

Total operating expenses

Income (loss) from operations
Interest and other, net
Gain on long-term investments, net

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income

taxes

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

Net income (loss)

Earnings (loss) per share:
Continuing operations
Discontinued operations

Basic earnings (loss) per share

Continuing operations
Discontinued operations

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

$125,425
20,306
18,592
6,960
8,298

$126,277
16,343
18,761
4,499
12,413

$531,147
108,214
102,068
53,632
14,099

$ 300,089
86,752
39,389
12,634
271,907

54,156

71,269

36,846
39,352
24,132
4,148

52,016

74,261

49,136
43,975
24,533
5,130

278,013

410,682

253,134

(110,593)

96,892
53,564
31,221
5,845

52,467
38,202
35,157
5,934

104,478

122,774

187,522

131,760

(33,209)
(7,719)
—

(48,513)
(7,512)
18,976

65,612
(9,458)
(1,500)

(242,353)
(7,204)
—

(40,928)

(37,049)

(5,525)

4,320

54,654

14,561

(249,557)

(6,766)

$ (35,403) $ (41,369) $ 40,093

$(242,791)

(0.45) $
—

(0.51) $
—

(0.45) $

(0.51) $

(0.45) $
—

(0.51) $
—

(0.45) $

(0.51) $

0.46
—

0.46

0.42
—

0.42

(2.99)
—

(2.99)

(2.99)
—

(2.99)

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Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2014

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Quarter

Net revenue

Software development costs and royalties
Product costs
Licenses
Internal royalties

Cost of goods sold

Gross profit

Selling and marketing
General and administrative
Research and development
Depreciation and amortization

Total operating expenses

(Loss) income from operations
Interest and other, net
Loss on extinguishment of debt
Gain on convertible note hedge and warrants, net

(Loss) income from continuing operations before

$142,667
53,728
30,987
6,187
2,940

$ 148,824
51,090
33,142
2,969
5,262

$1,863,869
200,333
374,710
42,522
502,169

$195,208
28,299
39,022
12,734
28,233

93,842

48,825

41,601
32,860
20,871
3,057

98,389

92,463

56,361

101,342
43,023
26,520
3,367

174,252

(49,564)
(9,322)
—
(1,911)

(117,891)
(10,747)
(9,014)
5,372

1,119,734

108,288

744,135

70,476
34,718
29,233
3,413

86,920

27,577
50,773
28,632
3,522

137,840

110,504

606,295
(5,949)
—
—

(23,584)
(7,535)
—
—

income taxes

(60,797)

(132,280)

600,346

(31,119)

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

1,087

(8,185)

21,902

(345)

Loss (income) from continuing operations
Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

(61,884)
(30)

(124,095)
(25)

578,444
(18)

(30,774)
(13)

Net (loss) income

$ (61,914) $(124,120) $ 578,426

$ (30,787)

Earnings (loss) per share:

Basic earnings (loss) per share

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

(0.71) $

(1.40) $

(0.71) $

(1.40) $

5.88

4.69

(0.40)

Basic and diluted earnings per share are computed independently for each of the quarters presented.
Therefore, the sum of quarterly basic and diluted earnings per share information may not equal annual
basic and diluted earnings per share.

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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 the registrant
has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

SIGNATURES

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.

By: /s/ STRAUSS ZELNICK

Strauss Zelnick
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

May 21, 2015

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by
the following persons on behalf of the Registrant in the capacities and on the date indicated.

Signature

Title

Date

/s/ STRAUSS ZELNICK

Strauss Zelnick

/s/ LAINIE GOLDSTEIN

Lainie Goldstein

/s/ MICHAEL DORNEMANN

Michael Dornemann

/s/ ROBERT A. BOWMAN

Robert A. Bowman

/s/ J MOSES

J Moses

/s/ MICHAEL SHERESKY

Michael Sheresky

/s/ SUSAN TOLSON

Susan Tolson

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

May 21, 2015

Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)

May 21, 2015

Lead Independent Director

May 21, 2015

Director

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Name

2K Australia Pty. Ltd.
2K Czech, s.r.o.
2K Games (Chengdu) Co., Ltd.
2K Games (Hangzhou) Co. Ltd.
2K Games (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
2K Games, Inc.
2K, Inc.
2K Marin, Inc.
2K Play, Inc.
2K Games Songs LLC
2K Games Sounds LLC
2K Games Tunes LLC
2K Vegas, Inc.
2KSports, Inc.
Cat Daddy Games, L.L.C.
Digital Productions S.A.
DMA Design Holdings Limited
Double Take LLC
Firaxis Games, Inc.
Frog City Software, Inc.
Gathering of Developers, Inc.
Gearhead Entertainment, Inc.
Indie Built, Inc.
Inventory Management Systems, Inc.
Irrational Games, LLC
Jack of All Games Norge A.S.
Jack of All Games Scandinavia A.S.
Joytech Europe Limited
Joytech Ltd.
Kush Games, Inc.
Maxcorp Ltd.
Rockstar Events Inc.
Rockstar Games, Inc.
Rockstar Games Songs LLC
Rockstar Games Sounds LLC
Rockstar Games Toronto ULC
Rockstar Games Tunes LLC
Rockstar Games Vancouver ULC
Rockstar International Limited
Rockstar Leeds Limited
Rockstar Lincoln Limited
Rockstar London Limited
Rockstar New England, Inc.
Rockstar North Limited
Rockstar San Diego, Inc.
T2 Developer, Inc.
Take 2 Interactive Software Pty. Ltd.
Take 2 Productions, Inc.

Subsidiaries of the Company

Exhibit 21.1

Jurisdiction of Incorporation

Australia
Czech Republic
China
China
China
Delaware
New York
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Washington
Luxembourg
United Kingdom
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Texas
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
Norway
Norway
United Kingdom
Hong Kong
California
Bermuda
New York
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
British Columbia
Delaware
British Columbia
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Delaware
United Kingdom
Virginia
Delaware
Australia
Delaware

Name

Jurisdiction of Incorporation

Take-Two Asia Pte. Ltd.
Take-Two Chile SpA
Take-Two Europe (Holdings) Limited
Take-Two GB Limited.
Take-Two Holdings II LLC
Take Two Holdings LLC
Take-Two Interactive Austria GmbH
Take-Two Interactive Benelux B.V.
Take-Two Interactive Canada Holdings, Inc.
Take-Two Interactive Canada, Inc.
Take-Two Interactive Espana S.L.
Take-Two Interactive France SAS
Take-Two Interactive GmbH
Take-Two Interactive Japan G.K.
Take-Two Interactive Korea Ltd.
Take-Two Interactive Software Europe Limited
Take-Two International B.V.
Take Two International GmbH
Talonsoft, Inc.
Techcorp Ltd.
Venom Games Limited
Visual Concepts China Co., Ltd.
Visual Concepts Entertainment
VLM Entertainment Group, Inc.
WC Holdco, Inc.

Singapore
Chile
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Delaware
Delaware
Austria
Netherlands
Ontario
Ontario
Spain
France
Germany
Japan
South Korea
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Switzerland
Delaware
Hong Kong
United Kingdom
China
California
Delaware
New York

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Form S-8 File Nos.
333-158735, 333-177822, 333-191993 and 333-198787 and Form S-3 File Nos. 333-189246, 333-204318 and
333-204339) of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., of our reports dated May 21, 2015, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. and the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. included in its Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended March 31, 2015 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Exhibit 23.1

New York, New York

May 21, 2015

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Section 302 Certification

Exhibit 31.1

I, Strauss Zelnick, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (the

‘‘registrant’’);

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under
which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this
report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and
internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the
registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and
procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over
financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding
the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and
presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and
procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting
that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in
the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation
of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the
registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal
control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability
to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a

significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

May 21, 2015

/s/ STRAUSS ZELNICK

Strauss Zelnick
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Section 302 Certification

Exhibit 31.2

I, Lainie Goldstein, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (the

‘‘registrant’’);

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a

significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

May 21, 2015

/s/ LAINIE GOLDSTEIN

Lainie Goldstein
Chief Financial Officer

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U. S. C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

EXHIBIT 32.1

In connection with the Annual Report of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (the ‘‘Company’’) on
Form 10-K for the period ended March 31, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
the date hereof (the ‘‘Report’’), I, Strauss Zelnick, as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the
Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-
Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial

condition and results of operations of the Company.

May 21, 2015

/s/ STRAUSS ZELNICK

Strauss Zelnick
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. and SUBSIDIARIES

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U. S. C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

EXHIBIT 32.2

In connection with the Annual Report of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (the ‘‘Company’’) on
Form 10-K for the period ended March 31, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
the date hereof (the ‘‘Report’’), I, Lainie Goldstein, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial

condition and results of operations of the Company.

May 21, 2015

/s/ LAINIE GOLDSTEIN

Lainie Goldstein
Chief Financial Officer

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TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC. 2015 ANNUAL REPORT

OFFICERS

CORPORATE OFFICERS

CORPORATE INFORMATION

STRAUSS ZELNICK
Chairman and
Chief Executive Ofﬁcer

KARL SLATOFF
President

LAINIE GOLDSTEIN
Chief Financial Ofﬁcer

DANIEL P. EMERSON
Executive Vice President and
General Counsel

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

STRAUSS ZELNICK
Chairman

MICHAEL DORNEMANN
Lead Independent Director

ROBERT BOWMAN
J MOSES
MICHAEL SHERESKY
SUSAN TOLSON

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS

Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
622 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
(646) 536-2842

Take-Two Interactive
Software Europe, Ltd.
Saxon House
2-4 Victoria Street
Windsor, Berkshire SL4 1EN

Take-Two Asia Pte. Ltd.
47 Scotts Road
#11-01 Goldbell Towers
Singapore 228233

PRINCIPAL OPERATING OFFICES

Rockstar Games, Inc.
622 Broadway
New York, NY 10012

2K Games, Inc.
2K Sports, Inc.
10 Hamilton Landing
Novato, CA 94949

STOCKHOLDER INFORMATION
A copy of the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K, as ﬁled with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission, will be furnished
without charge upon written
request to Investor Relations at
the Corporate Headquarters.

INVESTOR RELATIONS
IR@take2games.com

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
Ernst & Young LLP
5 Times Square
New York, NY 10036

TRANSFER AGENT
American Stock Transfer
& Trust Company, LLC
6201 15th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11219

COMMON STOCK INFORMATION
The Company’s common
stock is listed on the NASDAQ
Global Select Market under
the symbol TTWO.

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(646) 536-2842