Rockstar Games

Rockstar Games is a development division of video game publisher Take-Two Interactive, based in New York City, United States. The brand is most known for the Grand Theft Auto series. 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 1998 by Sam Houser, Terry Donovan, Dan Houser, Jamie King and Gary Foreman.

Location

Rockstar Games, located at 622 Broadway in New York City, NY 10012 is part of the Take-Two Interactive offices in New York. It is the head office of Rockstar's worldwide publishing enterprises. It is home to the marketing, public relations and product development departments.

== Rockstar studios ==

Logo 	Name 	Notes Rockstar Japan 	Responsible for the Japanese translations of Rockstar Games' video game franchises. 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. Rockstar Lincoln 	Quality assurance and localization studio. Previously known as Tarantula Studios. Rockstar London 	Formed in November 2005. Took over development of Manhunt 2 after Rockstar Vienna had been closed. 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. 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. 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. Rockstar Vancouver 	Previously known as Barking Dog Studios. They released the PlayStation 2 title Bully. Rockstar Vienna 	Previously known as neo Software; closed on May 11, 2006 [3]. Ported the Max Payne series to consoles. Created most of Manhunt 2 before being closed.