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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-08-023509
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080417
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080421
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080421

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ZELNICK STRAUSS
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001223489

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34003
		FILM NUMBER:		08768012

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O ZELNICKMEDIA
		STREET 2:		650 FIFTH AVE 31ST FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000946581
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE [7372]
		IRS NUMBER:				510350842
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1031

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		622 BROADWAY
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10012
		BUSINESS PHONE:		646 536 2842

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		622 BROADWAY
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10012
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    <periodOfReport>2008-04-17</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000946581</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>TTWO</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001223489</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>ZELNICK STRAUSS</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>622 BROADWAY</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10012</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Executive Chairman</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2008-04-17</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1500000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>1500000</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By ZelnickMedia Corporation</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
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        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents the grant of 1,500,000 shares of restricted stock to ZelnickMedia Corporation, of which Strauss Zelnick is a
 partner.  No shares of common stock are owned by Mr. Zelnick directly. Pursuant to the Second Amendment to the Management
 Agreement between the Issuer and ZelnickMedia Corporation (the &quot;Second Amendment&quot;), the obligation of the Issuer to grant
 such shares of restricted stock to ZelnickMedia Corporation became fixed at the 2008 annual meeting of stockholders of the
 Issuer on April 17, 2008, upon the approval by such stockholders of an amendment to the Issuer's Incentive Stock Plan to
 permit grants of equity awards to consultants and to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance under such plan.
 (Continued to footnote 2)</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">(Continued from footnote 1) Accordingly, the Issuer is required to grant such shares of restricted stock to ZelnickMedia
 Corporation on the earlier of (i) the fifth trading day following the filing of the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
 for its second fiscal quarter (ending April 30, 2008), currently anticipated to be in June 2008 and (ii) June 30, 2008.  For
 additional information regarding the shares of restricted stock and the Second Amendment, see the Issuer's Current Report on
 Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 15, 2008.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Adam Kansler, as Attorney-in-Fact for Strauss Zelnick</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2008-04-21</signatureDate>
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