Rockstar Games

Rockstar Games is the premium content development division of game publisher Take Two Interactive. The brand is most renowned for titles such as the Grand Theft Auto series. It is comprised of studios that have been acquired and renamed as well as others that have been created internally. While many of the studios Take Two Interactive has acquired have been merged into the Rockstar brand, several other recent ones have retained their previous identities and have become part of the company's 2K Games division.

The Rockstar Games label, was founded in 1998 by Sam Houser, Terry Donovan, Dan Houser, Jamie King and Gary Foreman.

Rockstar Studios

Rockstar Vancouver was previously known as Barking Dog Studios. They are currently working on Bully.
Rockstar North is the best known Rockstar company, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. They were previously known as DMA Design. They are famous for their Grand Theft Auto series.
Rockstar Leeds was previously known as Mobius Entertainment and are based in Stanningley, Leeds. They were responsible for the PSP game Liberty City Stories.
Rockstar San Diego was previously known as Angel Studios of Midnight Club and Red Dead Revolver fame.
Rockstar Toronto is Take Two's in-house development team, previously known as Rockstar Canada. Their most well-known work is their adaptation of the cult classic film The Warriors.
Rockstar Vienna was previously known as neo Software; closed on May 11th, 2006 ^*.
Rockstar London, formed in November 2005.
Rockstar Lincoln, quality assurance and localisation studio, formerly Tarantula Studios.

Other companies that have developed for Rockstar Games

Bungie, of Combat Evolved fame, developed the game Oni.
Capcom had early development in Rockstar San Diego's Red Dead Revolver and currently owns the Japanese distribution rights to the Grand Theft Auto series.
Digital Eclipse Software collaborated with Rockstar North on Grand Theft Auto Advance.
Edge of Reality developed Monster Truck Madness 64.
Opus, in collaboration with ASCII Entertainment developed Surfing H3O.
Pixelogic developed the sleeper PlayStation hit The Italian Job.
Remedy Entertainment developed the Max Payne games.
VIS Entertainment is known for developing the State of Emergency game.
Z-Axis developed Thrasher presents Skate and Destroy.

Games

Bully (PlayStation 2, Xbox).*
Vice City Stories (PlayStation Portable).*
Grand Theft Auto IV (Playstation 3, Xbox 360).*
Liberty City Stories (PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2).
Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis (Xbox 360).
The Warriors (PlayStation 2, Xbox).
DUB Edition (PlayStation 2, Xbox)
Red Dead Revolver (Playstation 2, Xbox, PlayStation Portable)
San Andreas (PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox).
Red Dead Revolver (PlayStation 2, Xbox).
Grand Theft Auto Advance (Game Boy Advance).
Manhunt (PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox).
The Fall of Max Payne (PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox).
Midnight Club II (PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox).
Grand Theft Auto Double Pack (PlayStation 2, Xbox).
Vice City (PlayStation 2, PC).
State of Emergency (PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox).
The Italian Job (PlayStation).
Smuggler's Run Warzones (GameCube).
Max Payne (PlayStation 2, Xbox, PC).
Grand Theft Auto III (PlayStation 2, PC).
Oni (PlayStation 2).
Hostile Territory (PlayStation 2).
Smuggler's Run (PlayStation 2).
Street Racing (PlayStation 2).
Grand Theft Auto Collectors' Edition (PlayStation).
Surfing H3O (PlayStation).
Wild Metal Country (Dreamcast).
Grand Theft Auto (Game Boy Color).
London, 1969 (PlayStation, PC).
London, 1961 (PC).
Grand Theft Auto 2 (PlayStation, PC, Dreamcast, Game Boy Color).
Thrasher presents Skate and Destroy (PlayStation).

¹ PC and PlayStation version published by BMG Interactive in Europe and by ASC Games in North America – 1997
² PC version published by Gathering of Developers – 2001; Mac version published by MacSoft – 2002
³ PC and Mac versions published by Gathering of Developers – 2001
⁴ PC version published by Gremlin Interactive – 1999
* Upcoming titles to be released.

Other Media

Rockstar Games are credited as executive producers on the films Sunday Driver and The Football Factory.

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