We rarely come by news of stock movement in the games industry, but whenever we do hear of them, they usually come in the wake of some big waves. Take Square Enix for example: we learned their stock shares rose after announcing Final Fantasy XIII for the Xbox 360.

While that was something positive, this time around, misery loves company as both Take-Two Interactive and Electronic Arts lost some stock profile after EA's takeover offer was finally closed. The deal was shut down just yesterday, and already, both companies are feeling its effects - T2 most especially.

As Bloomberg reports, the Nasdaq Stock Market charts show that Take-Two's stock fell by $5.96 (27%) from US$ 21.89 to US$ 15.93. This is the biggest drop they've had since December, 2001. EA's decline isn't as substantial, clocking only a 2.7% drop (US$ 1.22), from US$ 44.99 to $43.77.

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