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National Employee Morale Day At Take-Two Interactive (TTWO)

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Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive (TTWO) announced better than expected earnings today but also said it would need to cut its staff.

Net revenue for the first fiscal quarter was $163.2 million, compared to $149.4 million for the same quarter of fiscal 2009. Take-Two’s fiscal period ended January 31.

The firm said it would cut 15% of its staff, which it calls corporate headcount, and lower other costs to save $15 million a year.

It is hard to justify firing the rank-and-file when Zelnick Media, which has a contract to run Take-Two, gets $2.5 million a year and a bonus of up to $2.5 million. Zelnick will apparently not be taking a pay cut. The company has routinely underperformed compared to expectations and management turned down a rich buyout offer from Electronic Arts (ERTS).

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Douglas A. McIntyre is the co-founder, chief executive officer and editor in chief of 24/7 Wall St. and 24/7 Tempo. He has held these jobs since 2006.

McIntyre has written thousands of articles for 24/7 Wall St. He is an expert on corporate finance, the automotive industry, media companies and international finance. He has edited articles on national demographics, sports, personal income and travel.

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