Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) 3 Aug 202021 Q1 Earnings call transcript

Greetings, and welcome to Take-Two First Quarter Fiscal Year 2021 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to your host, Mr. Hank Diamond. Thank you.

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