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Rockstar Games is an American video game company. It was founded in 1998
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| name = Rockstar Games, Inc.
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| predecessor = BMG Interactive
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| founders = {{Unbulleted list|]|]|Terry Donovan|Jamie King}}
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| hq_location_country = ]
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Sam Houser {{small|(])}}|Dan Houser {{small|(])}}}}
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| website = {{URL|rockstargames.com}}
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'''Rockstar Games, Inc.''' is an American ] based in ]. The company was established in December 1998 as a subsidiary of ], and as successor to BMG Interactive, a dormant video game publisher Take-Two Interactive had previously acquired the assets of. Founding members of the operation were ] and ], Terry Donovan and Jamie King, who worked for Take-Two Interactive at the time, and of which the Houser brothers were previously executives at BMG Interactive. Since 1999, several companies acquired by or established under Take-Two Interactive became part of Rockstar Games, such was ] (later renamed Rockstar Toronto) the first one in 1999, and ] the most recent in 2016. All companies organized under Rockstar Games bear the "Rockstar" name and logo; in that context, Rockstar Games is sometimes also referred to as Rockstar New York or Rockstar NYC.


Rockstar Games predominantly publishes games in the ] genre, while ]s also saw success for the company. One of such action-adventure game franchises is '']'', which Rockstar Games took over from BMG Interactive, which published ]. The newset game in the series, '']'', has sold roughly 85 million copies since its release in September 2013, marking it one of the ], and Rockstar Games' most successful game yet. Other popular franchises published by Rockstar Games are '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']''.


== History ==
In May 1998, ] acquired the assets of dormant British ] BMG Interactive from its parent, BMG Entertainment (in turn a ] subsidiary), in exchange for 1.85 million shares, around 16% of the company's ].<ref>https://www.telecompaper.com/news/bmg-interactive-acquired-by-taketwo-interactive--132878</ref><ref>https://www.gamespot.com/articles/take-2-takes-bmg/1100-2462930/</ref> Through the acquisition, Take-Two Interactive gained rights to BMG Interactive-owned ], including '']'' and the upcoming '']''.<ref name="Design Museum">{{cite web |url=http://design.designmuseum.org/design/rockstar-games.html |title=ROCKSTAR GAMES: Multimedia Designers |website=] |accessdate=January 22, 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927090953/http://design.designmuseum.org/design/rockstar-games.html |archivedate=September 27, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> BMG Interactive executives ], ] and Jamie King, as well as Terry Donovan of BMG Entertainment-owned record label ], subsequently moved to ] to work for Take-Two Interactive.<ref name="Design Museum" /> In December 1998, the Houser brothers, Donovan and King established Rockstar Games as a ] of Take-Two Interactive, acting as the company's high-end publishing label.<ref name="Design Museum" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.develop-online.net/analysis/sam-houser-his-story/0116226 |title=Sam Houser: His-Story |website=] |date=August 15, 2008 |accessdate=March 17, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220065823/http://www.develop-online.net/analysis/sam-houser-his-story/0116226 |archivedate=December 20, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gta-rockstar-co-founding-brothers-squeeze-into-britain-s-1-000-richest-people-list-with-ps90-million/1100-6419714/ |title=GTA, Rockstar co-founding brothers squeeze into Britain's 1,000 richest people list with £90 million |website=] |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710051025/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gta-rockstar-co-founding-brothers-squeeze-into-britain-s-1-000-richest-people-list-with-ps90-million/1100-6419714/ |archivedate=July 10, 2017 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>http://www.playboy.com/articles/grand-theft-auto-sam-houser-interview</ref>


In January 2007, Take-Two Interactive announced that Donovan, until then ] for Rockstar Games, left the company following a four-month leave of absence.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/terry-donovan-leaves-rockstar/1100-6164173/ |title=Terry Donovan leaves Rockstar |last=Sinclair |first=Brendan |website=] |date=January 12, 2007 |accessdate=February 14, 2016 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416061844/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/terry-donovan-leaves-rockstar/1100-6164173/ |archivedate=April 16, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> He was succeded by Gary Dale, who became ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/capcom-exec-leaves-to-join-rockstar/1100-6163690/ |title=Capcom exec leaves to join Rockstar |website=] |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622090841/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/capcom-exec-leaves-to-join-rockstar/1100-6163690/ |archivedate=June 22, 2017 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Dale previously worked with the Houser brothers and King at BMG Interactive, but left the company when it was acquired by Take-Two Interactive, and joined ]'s European operations as managing director in 2003.<ref>http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/67318-Rockstar-Hires-New-COO</ref><ref>https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dale-drives-back-rockstar-as-127071</ref>


As of February 2014, Rockstar Games titles have shipped more than 250 million copies,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/rockstar-titles-have-now-shipped-250-million-copies-to-date/1100-6417508/ |title=Rockstar titles have now shipped 250 million copies to date |date=February 4, 2014 |website=] |accessdate=February 7, 2014 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207111044/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/rockstar-titles-have-now-shipped-250-million-copies-to-date/1100-6417508/ |archivedate=February 7, 2014 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> the largest franchise being the '']'' series, which alone has shipments of at least 250 million as of November 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/grand-theft-auto-life-time-sales-hits-250-million-gta-5-gta-online-ships-70-million-units-1589687 |title=Grand Theft Auto life-time sales hit 250 million, GTA 5 and GTA Online ships 70 million units |last=Cragg |first=Oliver |date=November 3, 2016 |website=] |accessdate=February 6, 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207112809/http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/grand-theft-auto-life-time-sales-hits-250-million-gta-5-gta-online-ships-70-million-units-1589687 |archivedate=February 7, 2017 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> '']'' alone shipped the highest number of units within the series' and the company's history, with over 85 million copies, becoming one of the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2016/07/08/here-are-the-five-best-selling-video-games-of-all-time/ |title=Here Are The Five Best-Selling Video Games Of All Time |last=Tassi |first=Paul |website=] |accessdate=February 6, 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207114838/http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2016/07/08/here-are-the-five-best-selling-video-games-of-all-time/ |archivedate=February 7, 2017 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/11/07/gta-5-has-sold-in-85-million-copies |title=GTA 5 Has Sold-In 85 Million Copies |last=Sirani |first=Jordan |date=November 7, 2017 |website=] |accessdate=November 19, 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109033934/http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/11/07/gta-5-has-sold-in-85-million-copies |archivedate=November 9, 2017 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>


At the ] in March 2014, Rockstar Games was honored with the ] for "creating intricately layered interactive worlds that have kept the company at the forefront of the gaming industry for over a decade, both critically and commercially".<ref>http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26417488</ref><ref>https://www.polygon.com/2014/3/3/5465544/rockstar-games-bafta-fellowship-gta</ref>


== Company philosophy ==
In October 2011, Dan Houser told '']'' that Rockstar Games was intentionally avoiding developing games in the ] genre, because it is "in ] to avoid doing what other companies are doing. he goalpoint of Rockstar is to have the players really feel what trying to do."<ref>http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/113855-Rockstar-Make-Good-Games-and-the-Money-Will-Follow</ref><ref>https://gamerant.com/rockstar-games-avoiding-first-person-shooters-tao-112680/</ref> Houser went on to say "Our games up to now have been different from any genre that existed at the time; we made new genres by ourselves with games like the ''GTA'' series. We didn't rely on testimonials in a business textbook to do what we've done. If we make the sort of games we want to play, then we believe people are going to buy them."<ref>http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2011/10/26/rockstar-assures-gamers-that-the-studios-priority-is-doing-new-things/</ref>


The company has been involved with charitable work ranging from supporting ], offering appearances in games as a raffle prize, and charity ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/rockstar-sponsors-movember-charity |title=Rockstar sponsors Movember charity |last=Purchese |first=Robert |date=October 26, 2009 |website=] |accessdate=February 3, 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204085340/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/rockstar-sponsors-movember-charity |archivedate=February 4, 2017 |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/rockstar-offers-game-appearance-prize-for-charity |title=Rockstar offers game appearance prize for charity |newspaper=] |accessdate=February 3, 2017 |deadurl=no |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204090542/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/rockstar-offers-game-appearance-prize-for-charity |archivedate=February 4, 2017 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>


== Games published ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
! Year(s)
! Title
! Developer(s)
|-
| 1999–2013
| ]
| {{Unbulleted list|]{{efn|Until 2001 as DMA Design.}}|] {{small|(GBC)}}|] {{small|(''Advance'')}}|] {{small|(''Stories'' and ''Chinatown Wars'')}}}}
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1999
| '']''
| ]
|-
| '']''
| ]
|-
| '']'' {{small|(Nintendo 64; North America)}}
| ]
|-
| '']''
| rowspan="3" | Tarantula Studios
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2000
| '']''
|-
| '']''
|-
| '']'' {{small|(Dreamcast)}}
| DMA Design
|-
| 2000–2002
| ]
| {{Unbulleted list|]|] {{small|(GBA)}}}}
|-
| 2000–2008
| ]
| {{Unbulleted list|Rockstar San Diego{{efn|Until 2002 as Angel Studios.}}|Rebellion Developments {{small|(GBA version of ''Street Racing'')}}|] {{small|(''L.A. Remix'')}}}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2001
| '']'' {{small|(PlayStation)}}
| Pixelogic
|-
| '']'' {{small|(PlayStation 2)}}
| ]
|-
| 2001–2012
| ]
| {{Unbulleted list|] {{small|(''Max Payne'' and ''Max Payne 2'')}}|Rockstar Studios{{efn|name=Studios|Rockstar Studios is a collaborative effort between ], ], ], ], ], ], and ].}} {{small|(''Max Payne 3'')}}}}
|-
| 2002
| '']'' {{small|(PlayStation 2, Xbox)}}
| ]
|-
| 2003–2007
| ]
| {{Unbulleted list|Rockstar North {{small|(''Manhunt'')}}|Rockstar London {{small|(''Manhunt 2'')}}}}
|-
| 2004–2018
| ]
| {{Unbulleted list|Rockstar San Diego|Rockstar Studios {{small|(''Red Dead Redemption 2'')}}}}
|-
| 2005
| '']''
| ]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2006
| '']''
| ]
|-
| '']''
| Rockstar San Diego
|-
| 2009
| '']''
| Rockstar Leeds
|-
| 2011
| '']''
| ]
|-
| {{TBA}}
| '']''
| Rockstar North
|}


== Films produced ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
! Year
! Title
!! Genre
|-
| 1999
| '']''
| Crime drama
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004
| '']''
| Drama
|-
| '']''
| Crime drama
|-
| 2005
| '']''
| Documentary
|-
| 2010
| '']''
| Western drama
|}


== Subsidiaries ==


=== Current ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="100%"
! Logo
! Name
! Location
! Years
! Notes
|-
| ]
| ]
| ], ], ]
| 2004–present
| In-house ] team at Rockstar San Diego. Responsible for the development and maintainance of the ].
|-
| ]
| ]
| ], ]
| 2016–present
| Works in conjunction with the Rockstar Dedicated Unit at ].
|-
| ]
| Rockstar International
| ], ]
| 2003–present
| The international publishing headquarters for Rockstar Games. Located in the same offices as Rockstar London.
|-
| ]
| ]
| ], England
| 2004–present
| Created '']'', '']'' and '']''. Also ported '']'' to ].
|-
| ]
| ]
| ], England
| 2002–present
| Dedicated quality assurance and localization house for games published by Rockstar Games.
|-
| ]
| ]
| ], England
| 2005–present
| Completed the development on '']'' and '']''. Located in the same offices as Rockstar International.
|-
| ]
| ]
| ], ], U.S.
| 2008–present
| Responsible for '']''.
|-
| ]
| ]
| ], ]
| 2002–present
| Responsible for '']'' and the '']'' series.
|-
| ]
| ]
| Carlsbad, California, U.S.
| 2002–present
| Responsible for the '']'', '']'' and '']'' series.
|-
| ]
| ]
| ], ], ]
| 1999–present
| Responsible for '']''. Also developed Microsoft Windows ports for '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''.
|}


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! Name
! Location
! Years
! Notes
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| 2002–2012
| Responsible for '']''. Merged into ] in July 2012.
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| ]
| ]
| ], ]
| 2003–2006
| Porting house with a focus on ]. Closed in May 2006, down during the development of '']'', which was shifted to ].
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== Technology ==

=== RAGE ===
{{Main|Rockstar Advanced Game Engine}}
Rockstar Advanced Game Engine (RAGE) is a ] developed by the ]-internal ], created to facilitate game development on the ], ], ], ], ], ] and ] systems.

=== Social Club ===
{{Main|Rockstar Games Social Club}}
Rockstar Games Social Club is an online gaming service created by Rockstar Games for ] and ] applications within their games.

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.rockstargames.com/}}

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