UNITED STATES
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. )

                       TAKE TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.
                       -----------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)


                     Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
                 ----------------------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                    874054109
                              ---------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)


                                January 26, 2006
             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)


Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

                               [ ]  Rule 13d-1(b)

                               [X]  Rule 13d-1(c)

                               [ ]  Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).


                          Continued on following pages
                               Page 1 of 11 Pages
                             Exhibit Index: Page 10



                                 SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.: 874054109                                          Page 2 of 11 Pages
................................................................................
1.       Names of Reporting Persons.
         I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

         GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
................................................................................
2.       Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
         (a) [ ]
         (b) [ ]
................................................................................
3.       SEC Use Only
................................................................................
4.       Citizenship or Place of Organization

         Delaware
................................................................................
Number of          5.     Sole Voting Power            None
Shares             .............................................................
Beneficially       6.     Shared Voting Power          7,045,977
Owned by Each      .............................................................
Reporting          7.     Sole Dispositive Power       None
Person With        .............................................................
                   8.     Shared Dispositive Power     7,045,977
................................................................................
9.       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person           

         7,045,577
................................................................................
10.      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares   (See
         Instructions)

         [  ]
................................................................................
11.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

         9.9% based on 70,853,775 shares outstanding as of September 2, 2005.
................................................................................
12.      Type of Reporting Person:  

         OO



                                 SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.: 874054109                                          Page 3 of 11 Pages
................................................................................
1.       Names of Reporting Persons.
         I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

         GLENVIEW CAPITAL GP, LLC
................................................................................
2.       Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
         (a) [ ]
         (b) [ ]
................................................................................
3.       SEC Use Only
................................................................................
4.       Citizenship or Place of Organization

         Delaware
................................................................................
Number of          5.     Sole Voting Power            None
Shares             .............................................................
Beneficially       6.     Shared Voting Power          7,045,977
Owned by Each      .............................................................
Reporting          7.     Sole Dispositive Power       None
Person With        .............................................................
                   8.     Shared Dispositive Power     7,045,977
................................................................................
9.       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person           

         7,045,577
................................................................................
10.      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares   (See
         Instructions)

         [  ]
................................................................................
11.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

         9.9% based on 70,853,775 shares outstanding as of September 2, 2005.
................................................................................
12.      Type of Reporting Person:  

         OO



                                 SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.: 874054109                                          Page 4 of 11 Pages
................................................................................
1.       Names of Reporting Persons.
         I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

         GLENVIEW CAPITAL MASTER FUND, LTD.
................................................................................
2.       Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
         (a) [ ]
         (b) [ ]
................................................................................
3.       SEC Use Only
................................................................................
4.       Citizenship or Place of Organization

         Cayman Islands, British West Indies
................................................................................
Number of          5.     Sole Voting Power            None
Shares             .............................................................
Beneficially       6.     Shared Voting Power          4,305,497
Owned by Each      .............................................................
Reporting          7.     Sole Dispositive Power       None
Person With        .............................................................
                   8.     Shared Dispositive Power     4,305,497
................................................................................
9.       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person           

         4,305,497
................................................................................
10.      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares   (See
         Instructions)

         [X]
................................................................................
11.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

         6.0% based on 70,853,775 shares outstanding as of September 2, 2005.
................................................................................
12.      Type of Reporting Person:  

         CO



                                 SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.: 874054109                                          Page 5 of 11 Pages
................................................................................
1.       Names of Reporting Persons.
         I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

         LAWRENCE M. ROBBINS
................................................................................
2.       Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
         (a) [ ]
         (b) [ ]
................................................................................
3.       SEC Use Only
................................................................................
4.       Citizenship or Place of Organization

         United States of America
................................................................................
Number of          5.     Sole Voting Power            None
Shares             .............................................................
Beneficially       6.     Shared Voting Power          7,045,977
Owned by Each      .............................................................
Reporting          7.     Sole Dispositive Power       None
Person With        .............................................................
                   8.     Shared Dispositive Power     7,045,977
................................................................................
9.       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person           

         7,045,577
................................................................................
10.      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares   (See
         Instructions)

         [  ]
................................................................................
11.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

         9.9% based on 70,853,775 shares outstanding as of September 2, 2005.
................................................................................
12.      Type of Reporting Person:  

         IA



                                                              Page 6 of 11 Pages

Item 1(a).     Name of Issuer:

               Take Two Interactive Software, Inc. (the "Issuer)

Item 1(b).     Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

               100 Second Avenue South, Suite 1100S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701.

Item 2(a)      Name of Person Filing

               This  Statement  is  filed  on  behalf  of each of the  following
persons (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"):

               i)   Glenview  Capital   Management,   LLC   ("Glenview   Capital
                    Management");

               ii)  Glenview Capital GP, LLC ("Glenview Capital GP");

               iii) Glenview Capital Master Fund, Ltd. ("Glenview Capital Master
                    Fund"); and

               iv)  Lawrence M. Robbins ("Mr. Robbins").

               This Statement relates to Shares (as defined herein) held for the
accounts of Glenview  Capital  Partners,  L.P., a Delaware  limited  partnership
("Glenview Capital Partners"), Glenview Institutional Partners, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership ("Glenview Institutional Partners"), GCM Little Arbor Master
Fund,  Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company ("GCM Little Arbor Master Fund"),
GCM Little Arbor  Institutional  Partners,  L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
("GCM  Little Arbor  Institutional  Partners"),  and GCM Little Arbor  Partners,
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("GCM Little Arbor Partners").

               Glenview Capital  Management serves as investment manager to each
of Glenview Capital Partners,  Glenview Institutional Partners, Glenview Capital
Master  Fund,  GCM Little Arbor  Master  Fund,  GCM Little  Arbor  Institutional
Partners,  and GCM Little Arbor  Partners.  In such capacity,  Glenview  Capital
Management  may be deemed to have voting and  dispositive  power over the Shares
held  for  the  accounts  of  each  of  Glenview  Capital   Partners,   Glenview
Institutional  Partners,  Glenview  Capital Master Fund, GCM Little Arbor Master
Fund, GCM Little Arbor  Institutional  Partners,  and GCM Little Arbor Partners.
Glenview  Capital  GP is the  general  partner  of  Glenview  Capital  Partners,
Glenview Institutional Partners, GCM Little Arbor Institutional Partners and GCM
Little  Arbor  Partners.  Glenview  Capital GP also serves as the sponsor of the
Glenview  Capital  Master Fund and the GCM Little  Arbor  Master  Fund.  In such
capacities,  Glenview  Capital GP may be deemed to have  voting and  dispositive
power  over  the  Shares  held  for the  accounts  of each of  Glenview  Capital
Partners,  Glenview  Institutional  Partners,  Glenview Capital Master Fund, GCM
Little Arbor  Master Fund,  GCM Little  Arbor  Institutional  Partners,  and GCM
Little Arbor Partners.  Mr. Robbins is the Chief  Executive  Officer of Glenview
Capital Management and Glenview Capital GP.

Item 2(b).     Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence

               The address of the principal  business office of each of Glenview
Capital  Management,  Glenview  Capital GP, and Mr.  Robbins is 399 Park Avenue,
Floor 39, New York, New York 10022. The address of the principal business office
of Glenview Capital Master Fund is Harbour Centre, North Church Street, P.O. Box
8966T, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies.



                                                              Page 7 of 11 Pages

Item 2(c).     Citizenship

               i)   Glenview Capital  Management is a Delaware  limited
                    liability company;

               ii)  Glenview Capital GP is a Delaware limited liability company;

               iii) Glenview  Capital Master Fund is a Cayman  Islands  exempted
                    company; and

               iv)  Mr. Robbins is a citizen of the United States of America.

Item 2(d).     Title of Class of Securities:

               Common Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Shares")

Item 2(e).     CUSIP Number:

               874054109

Item 3.        If This  Statement  is Filed  Pursuant to  ss.ss.240.13d-1(b)  or
               240.13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:

               This Item 3 is not applicable.

Item 4.        Ownership:

Item 4(a).     Amount Beneficially Owned:

               (i) As of January 30, 2006, each of Glenview Capital  Management,
Glenview  Capital GP and Mr. Robbins may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of
7,045,977  Shares.  This amount  consists  of: (A)  374,940  Shares held for the
account of Glenview Capital Partners;  (B) 4,305,497 Shares held for the account
of Glenview  Capital Master Fund;  (C) 2,095,263  Shares held for the account of
Glenview Institutional  Partners; (D) 210,925 Shares held for the account of GCM
Little Arbor Master Fund,  (E) 55,746  Shares held for the account of GCM Little
Arbor Institutional  Partners,  and (F) 3,606 Shares held for the account of GCM
Little Arbor Partners.

               (ii) As of January 30, 2006,  Glenview Capital Master Fund may be
deemed to be the beneficial owner of 4,305,497 Shares held for its account.

Item 4(b).     Percent of Class:

               (i) The  number  of  Shares  of which  each of  Glenview  Capital
Management,  Glenview  Capital  GP  and  Mr.  Robbins  may be  deemed  to be the
beneficial owner  constitutes  approximately  9.9% of the total number of Shares
outstanding  (based upon  information  provided  by the Issuer in its  quarterly
report on Form 10-Q, there were  approximately  70,853,775 shares outstanding as
of September 2, 2005).

               (ii) The number of Shares of which  Glenview  Capital Master Fund
may be deemed to be the beneficial owner constitutes  approximately  6.0% of the
total  number of Shares  outstanding  (based  upon  information  provided by the
Issuer in its quarterly report on Form 10-Q, there were approximately 70,853,775
shares outstanding as of September 2, 2005).



                                                              Page 8 of 11 Pages

Item 4(c).     Number of Shares of which such person has:

Glenview Capital Management, Glenview Capital GP, and Mr. Robbins:
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(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote:                                     0

(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:                          7,045,977

(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:                      0

(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:             7,045,977


Glenview Capital Master Fund:
-----------------------------

(i) Sole power to vote or direct the vote:                                     0

(ii) Shared power to vote or direct the vote:                          4,305,497

(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:                      0

(iv) Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:             4,305,497


Item 5.        Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

               This Item 5 is not applicable.

Item 6.        Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

               This Item 6 is not applicable.

Item 7.        Identification   and   Classification  of  the  Subsidiary  Which
               Acquired the  Security  Being  Reported on By the Parent  Holding
               Company:

               See disclosure in Item 2 hereof.

Item 8.        Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

               See disclosure in Item 2 hereof.

Item 9.        Notice of Dissolution of Group:

               This Item 9 is not applicable.

Item 10.       Certification:
               
               By signing below each of the Reporting Persons certifies that, to
the best of their  knowledge and belief,  the securities  referred to above were
not  acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing
or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired
and are not  held in  connection  with or as a  participant  in any  transaction
having that purpose or effect.



                                    SIGNATURE

               After  reasonable  inquiry  and to the best of my  knowledge  and
belief,  I certify  that the  information  set forth in this  statement is true,
complete and correct.

Date: January 30, 2006                      GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC


                                            By: /s/ Lawrence M. Robbins
                                                --------------------------------
                                            Name:   Lawrence M. Robbins
                                            Title:  Chief Executive Officer

Date: January 30, 2006                      GLENVIEW CAPITAL GP, LLC


                                            By: /s/ Lawrence M. Robbins
                                                --------------------------------
                                            Name:   Lawrence M. Robbins
                                            Title:  Chief Executive Officer

Date: January 30, 2006                      GLENVIEW CAPITAL MASTER FUND, LTD.

                                            By: Glenview Capital Management, LLC
                                                As Investment Manager


                                            By: /s/ Lawrence M. Robbins
                                                --------------------------------
                                            Name:   Lawrence M. Robbins
                                            Title:  Chief Executive Officer

Date: January 30, 2006                      LAWRENCE M. ROBBINS

                                            /s/ Lawrence M. Robbins
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                                                             Page 10 of 11 Pages


                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Ex.                                                                     Page No.
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B.   Joint Filing Agreement, dated January 30, 2006 by and among
     Glenview Capital Management, LLC, Glenview Capital GP, LLC,
     Glenview Capital Master Fund, Ltd. and Lawrence M. Robbins...            11



                                                             Page 11 of 11 Pages

                                    EXHIBIT B

                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

         The undersigned  hereby  agree that the statement on Schedule 13G  with
respect to the Common Stock of Take Two Interactive  Software, Inc.  dated as of
January 30, 2006  is,  and  any  amendments  thereto  (including  amendments  on
Schedule 13D) signed  by each of the undersigned shall  be,  filed  on behalf of
each of us  pursuant to  and in accordance with the  provisions of Rule 13d-1(k)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Date: January 30, 2006                      GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC


                                            By: /s/ Lawrence M. Robbins
                                                --------------------------------
                                            Name:   Lawrence M. Robbins
                                            Title:  Chief Executive Officer

Date: January 30, 2006                      GLENVIEW CAPITAL GP, LLC


                                            By: /s/ Lawrence M. Robbins
                                                --------------------------------
                                            Name:   Lawrence M. Robbins
                                            Title:  Chief Executive Officer

Date: January 30, 2006                      GLENVIEW CAPITAL MASTER FUND, LTD.

                                            By: Glenview Capital Management, LLC
                                                As Investment Manager


                                            By: /s/ Lawrence M. Robbins
                                                --------------------------------
                                            Name:   Lawrence M. Robbins
                                            Title:  Chief Executive Officer

Date: January 30, 2006                      LAWRENCE M. ROBBINS

                                            /s/ Lawrence M. Robbins
                                            ------------------------------------