Rockstar Games (sometimes abbreviated to Rockstar or R*) is a game developer based in New York, which produces games under the lable Take Two Interactive. Rockstar Games was founded in 1998 by Sam and Dan Houser, Terry Donovan, Jamie King and Gary Foreman. The company has eight studios in five different countries. Several of these studios were founded under a different name, but were bought by Rockstar Games.
Rockstar Games is mostly known for the Grand Theft Auto series. The company has been criticized for making controversial games like GTA, Manhunt and Bully.
Rockstar studio's
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Rockstar Games | New York City, United States | 1998 | Publisher of the Rockstar studio's | ||
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Rockstar Japan | Tokyo, Japan | 2005 | Translations to Japanese. | ||
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Rockstar Leeds | Mobius Entertainment | Leeds, England | 1997 | 2004 | Developing and porting of games for game consoles, such as GTA Liberty City Stories, GTA Vice City Stories (PSP & PS2) and Manhunt 2 (PSP). |
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Rockstar Lincoln | Tarantula Studios | Lincoln, England | 1997 | Testing and porting of the classic GTA's to the PlayStation. | |
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Rockstar London | London, England | 2005 | Manhunt 2 (PS2) | ||
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Rockstar New England | Mad Doc Software | Andover, United States | 1999 | 2008 | Xbox 360-version of Bully: Scholarship Edition. |
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Rockstar North | DMA Design | Edinburgh, Scotland | 1988 | Oldest and most known studio of Rockstar Games. Rockstar North is responsible for the development of the Grand Theft Auto serie, Manhunt, Manhunt 2 and as DMA Design of Lemmings, the classic GTA's and Wild Metal Country. | |
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Rockstar San Diego | Angel Studios | San Diego, California | 1984 | 2002 | Midnight Club series, Rockstar Presents Table Tennis and with this game the RAGE engine, |
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Rockstar Toronto | Rockstar Canada | Oakville, Canada | 1999 | 2002 | Max Payne (PS2), The Warriors and Manhunt 2 (Wii) |
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Rockstar Vancouver | Barking Dog Studios | Vancouver, Canada | 1998 | 2002 | Bully |
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Rockstar Vienna (Closed) |
Neo Software | Vienna, Austria | 1993 | 2001 | Rockstar Vienna was closed in 2003. The studio produced among others the console versions of the Max Payne series and the Rockstar Games Double Pack. |
External links
- RockstarGames.com - Official website
- Life During Wartime - Working at Rockstar Games - ex-employee about his job at Rockstar Games. Mirror: Archive.org
- The Road to Ruin: How Grand Theft Auto Hit the Skids - History of Rockstar Games and Grand Theft Auto
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