Rockstar Games, Inc.

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The Rockstar Games label, founded in 1998 by Sam Houser, Terry Donovan, Dan Houser, Jamie King and Gary Foreman, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software and is an umbrella/label for all other studios with the Rockstar name.

Divisions

Names in italics used to be subsidiaries, but no longer are as they were closed or sold off.

  • Rockstar North (formerly DMA Design - Dundee, Scotland, UK - acquired in 1999)
  • Rockstar Toronto (formerly Rockstar Canada / Take-Two Interactive Canada / GameTek Canada / Imagexcel - Toronto, Canada - reassigned from Take-Two Interactive in 1999)
  • Rockstar Vancouver (formerly Barking Dog Studios - Vancouver, Canada - acquired in 2002, merged with Rockstar Toronto in 2012)
  • Rockstar Lincoln (formerly Tarantula Studios / Spidersoft - Lincoln, England, UK - reassigned from Take-Two Interactive in 2002)
  • Rockstar San Diego (formerly Angel Studios - San Diego, USA - acquired in 2002)
  • Rockstar Vienna (formerly neo Software Produktions - Vienna, Austria - reassigned from Gathering in 2003, closed in 2006)
  • Rockstar New England (formerly Mad Doc Software - Andover, Massachussets, USA - acquired in 2008)
  • Rockstar Leeds (formerly Möbius Entertainment - Leeds, UK - acquired in 2004)
  • Rockstar London (London, UK - founded in 2005)
  • Rockstar India (Bangalore, India - founded in 2016)
  • Rockstar New York (New York, USA - founded cca 2020)
  • Rockstar Dundee (formerly Ruffian Games - Dundee, Scotland, UK - acquired in 2020)
  • Cfx.re (acquired in 2023)
  • Rockstar LA (formerly Standard Deviation - Los Angeles, USA - acquired in 2023)

Credited on 87 Games from 1999 to 2023

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Grand Theft Auto III: The Definitive Edition (2023 on Android, iPad, iPhone)
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition (2023 on Android, iPad, iPhone)
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - The Definitive Edition (2023 on iPhone, Android, iPad)
Red Dead Redemption (2023 on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch)
Grand Theft Auto: Online (2022 on Xbox Series, PlayStation 5)
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition (2021 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...)
Red Dead Online (2018 on PlayStation 4, Xbox Cloud Gaming, Xbox One...)
Red Dead Redemption II (2018 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...)
Red Dead Redemption II (Special Edition) (2018 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows)
Red Dead Redemption II (Ultimate Edition) (2018 on Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4)
Grand Theft Auto V: Premium Online Edition (2017 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One)
L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files (2017 on Windows, PlayStation 4)
Grand Theft Auto V & Megalodon Shark Cash Card Bundle (2016 on PlayStation 3)
Grand Theft Auto V & Whale Shark Cash Card Bundle (2016 on PlayStation 3)
Grand Theft Auto V & Great White Shark Cash Card Bundle (2015 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One)
Grand Theft Auto: iFruit (2014 on PS Vita)
Grand Theft Auto V (2013 on Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3...)
Grand Theft Auto V (Special Edition) (2013 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360)
Max Payne Complete (2013 on Windows)
Grand Theft Auto Complete Package (2013 on Windows)

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History +

April 2008

Company acquires Mad Doc Software and renames it Rockstar New England.

2005

Rockstar London is founded.

April 8, 2004

Rockstar acquires Möbius Entertainment and re-brands it to Rockstar Leeds.

2002

The company acquires DMA Design and renames it Rockstar North.

1998

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

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