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We take a look at the history of Rockstar Games and find out who currently owns the company.
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Introduction
Rockstar Games is an American video game developer and publisher based in New York City. The company was founded in December 1998 by Sam Houser, Dan Houser, Terry Donovan and Jamie King. The company’s debut game was the open-world action-adventure game Grand Theft Auto, which was released in October 1997 for the PlayStation.
History
Rockstar Games, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher based in New York City. The company was established in December 1998 as a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive, and as of 2014, it is one of Take-Two’s largest labels. Its headquarters are in the Rockstar New England building in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Take-Two Interactive
Take-Two Interactive is an American video game holding company based in New York City. The company owns two major publishing labels, Rockstar Games and 2K, itself composed of two divisions: 2K Games and 2K Play.
Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games, Inc. is an American video game developer and publisher based in New York City. The company was established in December 1998 as a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive, and as of 2014, is one of the largest video game developers in the world, and one of the most financially successful. Its headquarters are in New York City, with additional offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Toronto, Lincoln, England Essen, Germany Barcelona, Spain and Bangalore, India.
Grand Theft Auto
Rockstar Games is a video game publisher based in New York City. The company was established in December 1998 by take-Two Interactive co-founder and CEO Jamie King, and former Take-Two president Gary Gattis. The label’s first release was the 1998 sleeper hit Grand Theft Auto.
Other Games
In addition to the “Grand Theft Auto” series, Rockstar Games also owns the popular “Red Dead” franchise. The company has also developed other successful titles such as “Bully,” “L.A. Noire” and “Max Payne.” Rockstar Games is headquartered in New York City.
Controversies
Rockstar Games is a video game publisher best known for its Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead, and Max Payne franchises. The company has been mired in controversy for many years, largely due to the mature themes and content of its games.
Recent controversies include:
-The inclusion of a “hot coffee” minigame in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas that could be unlocked by modding the game. The minigame allowed the player to have simulated sex with an in-game character.
-The release of Grand Theft Auto V, which was The delay of mass effect 3’s ending DLC caused by XB1 and PS4’s poor development cycles according to industry experts. lambasted by some critics for its depiction of violence against women.
-The launch of Red Dead Redemption 2, which was delayed by several months and then released in an unfinished state, with many glaringbugs and glitches.
Future
Future plc is a British video game company headquartered in Brentford, London. The company was founded in 1985 as Games Workshop, and changed its name to Future Publishing in 1991 and then to Future plc in 2002. Future specialises in games, entertainment, technology, knitting, crafts and science fiction magazines. It is the fourth-largest consumer magazine publisher in the United Kingdom.
Conclusion
Rockstar Games is currently owned by Take-Two Interactive. Take-Two Interactive acquired Rockstar Games in 1998 for $28 million. Since then, Rockstar Games has gone on to create some of the most popular video game franchises of all time, including Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, and Max Payne.
References
Rockstar Games is an American video game publisher based in New York City. The company was founded in December 1998 by four members of the video game developer DMA Design—Sam Houser, Dan Houser, Terry Donovan, and Gary Foreman—who acquired the company’s name and logo from a previous business venture. Rockstar Games primarily publishes and develops Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead series, as well as other popular titles such as the Max Payne, Bully, L.A. Noire, Midnight Club, and Grand Theft Auto Online series.
Rockstar Games has a number of satellite studios located around the world, including Rockstar North in Edinburgh, Scotland (formerly DMA Design), Rockstar Leeds in Leeds, England, Rockstar New England in Quincy, Massachusetts (formerly Renovo Software), Rockstar Toronto in Toronto, Ontario (formerly Blade Interactive), and Rockstar India in Bangalore.
