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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000899140-07-000604
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20070304
FILED AS OF DATE:		20070312
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20070312

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

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			OPPENHEIMER FUNDS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000728889
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CO
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-29230
		FILM NUMBER:		07688329

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6803 SOUTH TUCSON WAY
		STREET 2:		N/A
		CITY:			CENTENNIAL
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80112-3924
		BUSINESS PHONE:		303-768-3200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6803 SOUTH TUCSON WAY
		STREET 2:		N/A
		CITY:			CENTENNIAL
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80112-3924

	FORMER NAME:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	OPPENHEIMER MANAGEMENT CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940131
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    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2007-03-04</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

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

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0000728889</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>OPPENHEIMER FUNDS INC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>TWO WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>225 LIBERTY STREET, 11TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10281</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>82810</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See footnotes</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">This Form 3 is filed on behalf of OppenheimerFunds, Inc., a Colorado corporation (&quot;OFI&quot;).  OFI is the investment manager of
 certain investment companies and separately managed accounts that own shares of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share
 (&quot;Common Stock&quot;), of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">As of the date of this filing, OFI owns no shares of Common Stock directly, and advisory clients of OFI directly own an
 aggregate of 17,842,313 shares of Common Stock.  In accordance with Rule 16a-1(a)(2) of the Exchange Act, OFI may be deemed
 to have an indirect pecuniary interest in 82,810 of such shares of Common Stock.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>OPPENHEIMERFUNDS, INC., By: /s/ Emmanuel Ferreira, Vice President</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-03-12</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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