Rockstar Games is an American video game developer and publisher based in the United States, owned by Take-Two Interactive. The brand is mostly known for the Grand Theft Auto, Max Payne, Midnight Club, and now the Red Dead series and the use of open-world settings in their games. It comprises 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 New York City in 1998 by the English video game producers Sam Houser, Dan Houser, Terry Donovan, Jamie King, and Gary Foreman.
Studios[]
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Rockstar Japan | Responsible for the Japanese translations of Rockstar Games' video game franchises. |
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Rockstar Leeds | Previously known as Mobius Entertainment. Based in Armley, Leeds. They created Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories for the PlayStation Portable. |
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Rockstar Lincoln | Quality assurance and localization studio. Previously known as Tarantula Studios. |
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Rockstar London | Formed in November 2005. Took over development of Manhunt 2 after Rockstar Vienna had been closed. |
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Rockstar New England | Previously known as Mad Doc Software. Based in Ballardvale, Massachusetts. They developed Wii, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows ports for Bully: Scholarship Edition. |
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Rockstar North | Based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Previously known as DMA Design. They are famous for the Grand Theft Auto series and stealth games Manhunt and Manhunt 2, as well as the original Lemmings games. |
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Rockstar San Diego | Previously known as Angel Studios. Developed Red Dead Revolver, the Smuggler's Run series, the first two Midtown Madness games and the Midnight Club series. They are also responsible for the RAGE game engine. |
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Rockstar Toronto | 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. |
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Rockstar Vancouver | Previously known as Barking Dog Studios. They released the PlayStation 2 title Bully. Merged into Rockstar Toronto in December 2012. |
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Rockstar Vienna | Previously known as neo Software; closed on May 11, 2006. Ported the Max Payne series to consoles. Created most of Manhunt 2 before being closed. |
Closed Studios[]
These studios that were owned by Rockstar have been closed:
- VIS Entertainment - Developed State of Emergency and Partially developed its sequel, closed in 2006
- Rockstar Vancouver - Closed in 2012 after merging with Toronto.
- Rockstar Vienna - Closed in 2006
- Team Bondi - Closed in 2011
Games[]
| Game | Release | Format |
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| Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2018 | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows |
| Grand Theft Auto V | 2013 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows |
| Agent | TBA | PlayStation 3 |
| Max Payne 3 | 2012 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows |
| L.A. Noire | 2011 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
| Red Dead Redemption | 2010 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
| Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony | 2009 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows |
| Beaterator | 2009 | PlayStation Portable |
| Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars | 2009 | Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, iPhone |
| Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and the Damned | 2009 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows |
| Midnight Club: Los Angeles | 2008 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 |
| Grand Theft Auto IV | 2008 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows |
| Bully: Scholarship Edition | 2008 | Xbox 360, Wii, Microsoft Windows |
| Manhunt 2 | 2007 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2, Wii |
| Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories | 2006 | PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2 |
| Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix | 2006 | PlayStation 2, Xbox |
| Bully (Canis Canem Edit) | 2006 | PlayStation 2 |
| Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis | 2006 | Xbox 360, Wii |
| Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories | 2005 | PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2 |
| The Warriors | 2005 | PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation Portable |
| Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition | 2005 | PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation Portable |
| Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | 2004 | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows |
| Grand Theft Auto Advance | 2004 | Game Boy Advance |
| Red Dead Revolver | 2004 | PlayStation 2, Xbox |
| Manhunt | 2003 | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows |
| Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne | 2003 | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows |
| Midnight Club II | 2003 | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows |
| Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | 2002 | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows |
| Smuggler's Run Warzones | 2002 | Nintendo GameCube |
| State of Emergency | 2002 | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows |
| The Italian Job | 2002 | PlayStation, Microsoft Windows |
| Grand Theft Auto III | 2001 | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows |
| Max Payne | 2001 | PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Advance |
| Oni | 2001 | PlayStation 2 |
| Smuggler's Run 2: Hostile Territory | 2001 | PlayStation 2 |
| Smuggler's Run | 2000 | PlayStation 2 |
| Surfing H3O | 2000 | PlayStation 2 |
| Midnight Club: Street Racing | 2000 | PlayStation 2 |
| Wild Metal: Reclaim the Future | 2000 | Dreamcast |
| Thrasher Presents Skate And Destroy | 1999 | PlayStation |
| Grand Theft Auto 2 | 1999 | PlayStation, Dreamcast, Game Boy Color, Microsoft Windows |
| Grand Theft Auto: London, 1961 | 1999 | Microsoft Windows |
| Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969 | 1999 | PlayStation, Microsoft Windows |
| Grand Theft Auto | 1997 | PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Color |
Other Wikis[]
The following is a list of Wikia-hosted wikis for other Rockstar Games titles.
- Grand Theft Wiki, wiki based on Grand Theft Auto series.
- The Max Payne Wiki, wiki based on Max Payne series.
- Red Dead Wiki, wiki based on Red Dead series.
- Wikihunt, wiki based on Manhunt series.
External links[]
- Rockstar Games
- Rockstar Japan
- Rockstar Games entry at MobyGames