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{{Company| title = Rockstar North ltd.
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| image = Rockstar North Logo.svg
|type = Private
 
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| type = Developer
|image = [[Image:Rockstar North Logo.jpeg|220px]]
 
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| business = Subsidiary
|founded = 1988
 
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| industry = Video game
|headquarters = Edinburgh, Scotland
 
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| foundation = {{Foundation|2002|||Video game}}
|products = [[Grand Theft Auto series]]
 
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| location = {{Country|United Kingdom}} [[Wikipedia:Edinburgh|Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]]
|parent = [[Rockstar Games]]
 
 
| products = [[Grand Theft Auto (series)|''Grand Theft Auto'' series]]
|website =
 
 
| parent_company = Rockstar Games
 
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'''Rockstar North''' (formerly '''[[DMA]] Design''') is a [[Video game developer|developer]] of computer and [[video games]], formerly based in [[Dundee, Scotland]], and now located in the [[Leith]] area of [[Edinburgh]]. It is the developer of ''[[Grand Theft Auto 3]]'', ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'', and now ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' three of the best-selling games of this console generation; in its earlier guise as [[DMA]], it was responsible for originating the monumentally successful ''[[Lemmings (computer game)|Lemmings]]'' franchise.
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'''''Rockstar North''''' (formerly '''[[DMA Design]]''') is a Scottish video game developer, best known for creating the ''Grand Theft Auto'' and ''Lemmings'' franchises in its earlier guise as DMA. The company is a part of Rockstar Games, owned by Take-Two Interactive. It is the primary developer of the ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, including Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which are three of the best-selling games on sixth-generation consoles, in addition to the best-selling Grand Theft Auto IV in the current generation of consoles.
   
 
==History==
 
==History==
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In 2002, a PC version of ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'' was released, as well as ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' for the [[PlayStation 2]], which retained the engine and core gameplay of ''Grand Theft Auto III'' while adding a number of refinements and a roster of top Hollywood voice talent. In 2003, the company released a PC port of ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'', as well as the ''[[Rockstar Games Double Pack]]'', a two-pack of both ''Grand Theft Auto III'' and ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' for Microsoft's Xbox console (porting assistance provided by [[Rockstar Vienna]]).
===From DMA to Rockstar North===
 
Whereas GTA2 had been an incremental improvement on the original, keeping the top-down 2D perspective and adding a few new features (namely a somewhat complicated system of forging alliances and rivalries with numerous competing gangs), In 2001, [[DMA]] was working on ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'', bringing the series into full 3D. It became the [[PlayStation 2]]'s biggest system seller in both the U.S. and Europe; [[Sony]], realising what a good thing they had, paid Rockstar to keep it a PS2 exclusive, while Rockstar bought [[DMA]] outright, renaming the company "Rockstar North" in early 2002. That same year saw the release of a PC version of GTA3, as well as ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' for the PS2, which retained the engine and core gameplay of GTA3 while adding a number of refinements (plus a roster of top Hollywood voice talent). In 2003, the company released a PC port of ''Vice City'', as well as a two-pack of both GTA3 and ''Vice City'' for [[Microsoft]]'s [[Xbox]] console (ported by [[Rockstar Vienna]]).
 
   
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Rockstar North's next release, ''[[Manhunt]]'', was released for the PlayStation 2 in November 2003 amidst a media frenzy surrounding the game's extremely violent content. Rockstar North released ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' for the PlayStation 2 in October 2004, and ports to Xbox and PC followed in 2005. The studio completed its next title in 2008, ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]'', which was released on the [[Xbox 360]] and [[PlayStation 3]] (and later on PC), and marked the debut of the developer's wildly popular GTA franchise on the seventh-generation of video game consoles. ''Grand Theft Auto IV'' was Rockstar North's biggest success yet, receiving universally rave reviews and becoming one of the most critically acclaimed video games of all time. ''Grand Theft Auto IV'' also broke sales records amongst all types of entertainment media and is hailed as the developer's finest work to date.
''[[Manhunt (video game)|Manhunt]]'', was released for the PS2 in 2003. The game is a violent stealth adventure in which a apparently executed death-row inmate finds himself the star of a ''[[The Running Man|Running Man]]''-esque [[game show]], fleeing expert killers in a struggle for survival. Rockstar North released ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' for the PS2 in [[October 26]], [[2004]], and is currently working on an as-yet-untitled GTA sequel for "next-generation" consoles (most likely the ''[[PlayStation 3]]''). A Grand Theft Auto title for the [[PlayStation Portable]] has been confirmed, to be developed by Rockstar Leeds, under Rockstar North's supervision.
 
   
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''[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]'', a new installment for the [[PlayStation Portable]], was released in October 2005. It was developed by [[Rockstar Leeds]], under Rockstar North's supervision. It was been ported to the PlayStation 2 and features a slightly better framerate and draw distance than its PlayStation Portable counterpart. ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]'' was also developed by Rockstar Leeds, under Rockstar North's supervision for the PlayStation Portable, and released in October 2006. It was also ported to the PlayStation 2.
==Timeline (After namechange to Rockstar North)==
 
*''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'' (2001)
 
*''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' (2002)
 
*''[[Manhunt (video game)|Manhunt]]'' (2003)
 
*''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' (2004)
 
   
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Rockstar North continued work on ''Grand Theft Auto IV'' in the form of two pieces of episodic downloadable content; ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned]]'' was released on February 17, 2009, while ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony]]'' was released on October 29, 2009. Along with ''The Ballad of Gay Tony'', Rockstar released a disc-based version of both episodes for the Xbox 360, titled ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City]]''.
==External links==
 
*[http://www.rockstarnorth.com Official site (www.rockstarnorth.com)]
 
   
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On June 2, 2009 at Sony's E3 conference, it was announced that ''[[Agent]]'' was being developed by Rockstar North for the PlayStation 3. This was later confirmed in an interview with Ben Feder, President of Take-Two Interactive. The game is set in the world of the late 1970s. According to Rockstar North, it will "take players on a paranoid journey into the world of counter-intelligence, espionage, and political assassinations".
   
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Also in 2009, Rockstar North developed a new installment, ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]'' for the [[Nintendo DS]] and the PlayStation Portable.
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2010 would see released for [[macOS]] for ''Grand Theft Auto III'', ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'', ''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas''. Between 2010 and 2014, [[iOS]]. [[Fire OS]] and [[Android]] ports of ''Grand Theft Auto III'', ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'', ''Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'', ''Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories'' and ''Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars'' were also released.
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2013 saw the release of the latest installment in the [[Grand Theft Auto (series)|''Grand Theft Auto'' series]], ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'', and it's multi-player component, ''[[Grand Theft Auto Online]]''. ''Grand Theft Auto V'' was released to critical acclaim, having been extensively marketed and widely anticipated; the game broke industry sales records to become the fastest-selling entertainment product in history. Originally released for the PlayStation 3 and [[Xbox 360]], the game was so popular that it has been re-released since on [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[PlayStation 5]], [[Xbox One]] and [[Xbox Series X]]|[[Xbox Series S|X]].
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==Developed Video Games==
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!Year!!Title!!Platforms
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|2002||''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]''||[[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Xbox]]
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|2002||''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]''||[[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Xbox]]
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|2003||''[[Manhunt]]''||[[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Xbox]]
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|2004||''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''||[[PlayStation 2]]
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|-
 
|2004||''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''||[[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Xbox]]
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|-
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|2005||''[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]''||[[PlayStation 2]] and [[PlayStation Portable]]
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|-
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|2006||''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]''||[[PlayStation 2]] and [[PlayStation Portable]]
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|-
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|2007||''[[Manhunt 2]]''||[[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[PlayStation Portable]] and [[Wii]]
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|2008||''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]''||[[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]]
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|2009||''[[Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned]]''||[[Xbox 360]]
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|-
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|2009||''[[Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballard of Gay Tony]]''||[[Xbox 360]]
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|-
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|2009||''[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]''||[[iPhone]], [[iPod Touch]], [[Nintendo DS]], [[PlayStation Portable]]
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|2010||''[[Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned]]''||[[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 3]]
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|2009||''[[Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballard of Gay Tony]]''||[[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 3]]
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|2010||''[[Agent]]''||[[PlayStation 3]]
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|2013||''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''||[[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]]
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|2013||''[[Grand Theft Auto Online]]''||[[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]]
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|2014||''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''||[[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]]
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|2014||''[[Grand Theft Auto Online]]''||[[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]]
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|2015||''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''||[[Microsoft Windows]]
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|2015||''[[Grand Theft Auto Online]]''||[[Microsoft Windows]]
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|2022||''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]''||[[PlayStation 5]], [[Xbox Series X]]/[[Xbox Series S|S]]
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|2022||''[[Grand Theft Auto Online]]''||[[PlayStation 5]], [[Xbox Series X]]/[[Xbox Series S|S]]
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==External Links==
 
* [http://www.rockstarnorth.com/ Official Rockstar North website].
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* [http://www.mobygames.com/company/rockstar-north-ltd Rockstar North Limited] at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobyGames MobyGames].
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* [http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/4315/rockstar-founders-form-4mm-games-in-this-unprecedented-time Rockstar founders form 4mm Games]
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{{Take-Two Interactive}}

Latest revision as of 13:46, 28 March 2022


Rockstar North (formerly DMA Design) is a Scottish video game developer, best known for creating the Grand Theft Auto and Lemmings franchises in its earlier guise as DMA. The company is a part of Rockstar Games, owned by Take-Two Interactive. It is the primary developer of the Grand Theft Auto series, including Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which are three of the best-selling games on sixth-generation consoles, in addition to the best-selling Grand Theft Auto IV in the current generation of consoles.

History[ | ]

In 2002, a PC version of Grand Theft Auto III was released, as well as Grand Theft Auto: Vice City for the PlayStation 2, which retained the engine and core gameplay of Grand Theft Auto III while adding a number of refinements and a roster of top Hollywood voice talent. In 2003, the company released a PC port of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, as well as the Rockstar Games Double Pack, a two-pack of both Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City for Microsoft's Xbox console (porting assistance provided by Rockstar Vienna).

Rockstar North's next release, Manhunt, was released for the PlayStation 2 in November 2003 amidst a media frenzy surrounding the game's extremely violent content. Rockstar North released Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for the PlayStation 2 in October 2004, and ports to Xbox and PC followed in 2005. The studio completed its next title in 2008, Grand Theft Auto IV, which was released on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 (and later on PC), and marked the debut of the developer's wildly popular GTA franchise on the seventh-generation of video game consoles. Grand Theft Auto IV was Rockstar North's biggest success yet, receiving universally rave reviews and becoming one of the most critically acclaimed video games of all time. Grand Theft Auto IV also broke sales records amongst all types of entertainment media and is hailed as the developer's finest work to date.

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, a new installment for the PlayStation Portable, was released in October 2005. It was developed by Rockstar Leeds, under Rockstar North's supervision. It was been ported to the PlayStation 2 and features a slightly better framerate and draw distance than its PlayStation Portable counterpart. Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories was also developed by Rockstar Leeds, under Rockstar North's supervision for the PlayStation Portable, and released in October 2006. It was also ported to the PlayStation 2.

Rockstar North continued work on Grand Theft Auto IV in the form of two pieces of episodic downloadable content; Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned was released on February 17, 2009, while Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony was released on October 29, 2009. Along with The Ballad of Gay Tony, Rockstar released a disc-based version of both episodes for the Xbox 360, titled Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.

On June 2, 2009 at Sony's E3 conference, it was announced that Agent was being developed by Rockstar North for the PlayStation 3. This was later confirmed in an interview with Ben Feder, President of Take-Two Interactive. The game is set in the world of the late 1970s. According to Rockstar North, it will "take players on a paranoid journey into the world of counter-intelligence, espionage, and political assassinations".

Also in 2009, Rockstar North developed a new installment, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars for the Nintendo DS and the PlayStation Portable.

2010 would see released for macOS for Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Between 2010 and 2014, iOS. Fire OS and Android ports of Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars were also released.

2013 saw the release of the latest installment in the Grand Theft Auto series, Grand Theft Auto V, and it's multi-player component, Grand Theft Auto Online. Grand Theft Auto V was released to critical acclaim, having been extensively marketed and widely anticipated; the game broke industry sales records to become the fastest-selling entertainment product in history. Originally released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, the game was so popular that it has been re-released since on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|X.

Developed Video Games[ | ]

Year Title Platforms
2002 Grand Theft Auto III Microsoft Windows and Xbox
2002 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and Xbox
2003 Manhunt Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and Xbox
2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas PlayStation 2
2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Microsoft Windows and Xbox
2005 Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable
2006 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable
2007 Manhunt 2 Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and Wii
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360
2009 Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned Xbox 360
2009 Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballard of Gay Tony Xbox 360
2009 Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars iPhone, iPod Touch, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable
2010 Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3
2009 Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballard of Gay Tony Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3
2010 Agent PlayStation 3
2013 Grand Theft Auto V PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2013 Grand Theft Auto Online PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
2014 Grand Theft Auto V PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2014 Grand Theft Auto Online PlayStation 4, Xbox One
2015 Grand Theft Auto V Microsoft Windows
2015 Grand Theft Auto Online Microsoft Windows
2022 Grand Theft Auto V PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S
2022 Grand Theft Auto Online PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S

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