Take-Two has sold its North America retail distribution business Jack of All Games to IT software distributor Synnex, reports Edge-Online.  Take-Two closed the deal for $43.25 million, worth about $36 million in upfront cash plus an additional $7 million based on incentives.  The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2010.  Once the sale is finalized, Synnex will act as distributor of Take-Two products to Jack of All Games customers.  Take-Two head Ben Feder says the sale is in line with the publisher’s stated focus on creating games.

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