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{{Short description|American video game publisher}}
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{{Use American English|date=July 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Rockstar Games, Inc.
| logo = Rockstar Games Logo.svg
| type = Subsidiary
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
| predecessor = BMG Interactive
| founded = {{Start date and age|1998|12}}
| founders = {{Unbulleted list|Terry Donovan|Gary Foreman|[[Dan Houser]]|[[Sam Houser]]|Jamie King}}
| hq_location_city = [[New York City]]
| hq_location_country = US
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Sam Houser (president)|Jennifer Kolbe (vice president)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gamerant.com/rockstar-games-gender-pay-gap-improvements/ |title=Rockstar Games Improves Its Gender Pay Gap Issues |last=McPhillips |first=Andrew |work=Game Rant |publisher=Valnet |date=April 6, 2022 |accessdate=April 9, 2022 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407161540/https://gamerant.com/rockstar-games-gender-pay-gap-improvements/ |archivedate=April 7, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
| products = {{Unbulleted list
| ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]''
| ''[[Manhunt (video game series)|Manhunt]]''
| ''[[Max Payne]]''
| ''[[Midnight Club]]''
| ''[[Red Dead]]''
| ''[[Bully (video game)|Bully]]''
| "[[Agent]]"
}}
| num_employees = >2,000
| num_employees_year = 2018
| parent = [[Take-Two Interactive]]
| subsid = See {{section link||Studios}}
| website = {{URL|https://www.rockstargames.com/|rockstargames.com}}
}}
'''Rockstar Games, Inc.''' is an American [[video game publisher]] based in New York City. The company was established in December 1998 as a subsidiary of [[Take-Two Interactive]], using the assets Take-Two had previously acquired from BMG Interactive. Founding members of the company were Terry Donovan, Gary Foreman, [[Dan Houser|Dan]] and [[Sam Houser]], and Jamie King, who worked for Take-Two at the time, and of which the Houser brothers were previously executives at BMG Interactive. Sam Houser heads the studio as president.<ref name="vulture">{{cite web |url=http://www.vulture.com/2018/10/the-making-of-rockstar-games-red-dead-redemption-2.html |title=How the West Was Digitized: The making of Rockstar Games' ''Red Dead Redemption 2'' |first=Harold |last=Goldberg |date=October 14, 2018 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]] |access-date=October 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181017150109/http://www.vulture.com/2018/10/the-making-of-rockstar-games-red-dead-redemption-2.html |archive-date=October 17, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Since 1999, several companies acquired by or established under Take-Two have become part of Rockstar Games, such as [[Rockstar Canada]] (later renamed Rockstar Toronto) becoming the first one in 1999, and [[Rockstar Dundee]] the most recent in 2020. All companies organized under Rockstar Games bear the "Rockstar" name and logo. In this context, Rockstar Games is sometimes also referred to as Rockstar New York, Rockstar NY or Rockstar NYC. Rockstar Games also sports a [[motion capture]] studio in [[Bethpage, New York]].<ref name="vulture" />
Rockstar Games predominantly publishes games in the [[Action-adventure game|action-adventure]] genre, while [[racing game]]s also saw success for the company. One of such action-adventure game franchises is ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'', which Rockstar Games took over from BMG Interactive, which published [[Grand Theft Auto (video game)|the series' original 1997 entry]]. The most recent main game in the series, ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'', has sold over 170 million copies since its release in September 2013, making it the second-[[best-selling video game of all time]]. Other popular franchises published by Rockstar Games are ''[[Red Dead]]'', ''[[Midnight Club]]'', ''[[Max Payne]]'' and ''[[Manhunt (video game series)|Manhunt]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-02-09-grand-theft-auto-5-has-now-sold-140m-copies |title=2020: Grand Theft Auto 5 has now sold 140m copies |website=[[Eurogamer]] |access-date=February 10, 2021 |archive-date=April 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402115102/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-02-09-grand-theft-auto-5-has-now-sold-140m-copies |url-status=live }}</ref>
== History ==
== Company philosophy ==
== Games ==
== Other projects ==
=== Rockstar Loft ===
=== Films ===
== Studios ==
Outside of its New York City headquarters, Rockstar Games operates nine subsidiary studios.<ref name="GameRevolution Studios" /><ref name="USgamer: Dundee">{{cite web |url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/crackdown-2-makers-ruffian-games-are-now-rockstars-newest-studio |title=Crackdown 2 Makers Ruffian Games Are Now Rockstar's Newest Studio |first=Mathew |last=Olson |date=October 12, 2020 |website=[[USgamer]] |access-date=November 20, 2022 |archive-date=November 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120184636/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/crackdown-2-makers-ruffian-games-are-now-rockstars-newest-studio |url-status=live}}</ref> All studios use the Rockstar Games logo with individual colors.<ref name="GamesRadar+: logos">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/5-iconic-game-company-logos-that-must-not-be-messed-with/ |title=5 iconic game company logos that must not be messed with |first=Matt |last=Cundy |date=June 3, 2010 |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |access-date=February 15, 2019 |archive-date=January 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124141548/http://www.gamesradar.com/5-iconic-game-company-logos-that-must-not-be-messed-with/ |url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2018, the company employs more than 2,000 people across all offices.<ref name="GIbiz: 2,000">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-10-26-houser-brothers-expected-to-receive-bulk-of-usd538m-red-dead-royalties |title=Analyst expects Houser brothers to receive bulk of $538m Red Dead royalties |first=James |last=Batchelor |date=October 26, 2018 |website=[[GamesIndustry.biz]] |access-date=October 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026172601/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-10-26-houser-brothers-expected-to-receive-bulk-of-usd538m-red-dead-royalties |archive-date=October 26, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> The studios frequently collaborate and are sometimes collectively credited as '''Rockstar Studios''', as is the case in ''[[Max Payne 3]]'' and ''[[Red Dead Redemption 2]]''.<ref name="GameRevolution Studios"/><ref>{{cite video game |title=Max Payne 3 |developer=[[Rockstar Studios]] |publisher=Rockstar Games |date=May 15, 2012 |platform=[[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]] |level=[http://www.rockstargames.com/maxpayne3/credits Credits]}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Logo
! Name
! Location
! Founded
! Acquired
! Notes
|-
| [[File:Rockstar Dundee Logo.svg|50px]]
| [[Rockstar Dundee]]
| [[Dundee]], Scotland
| 2008
| 2020
|
|-
| [[File:Rockstar India Logo.svg|50px]]
| [[Rockstar India]]
| [[Bangalore]], India
| 2016
| —
|
|-
| [[File:Rockstar Leeds Logo.svg|50px]]
| [[Rockstar Leeds]]
| [[Leeds]], England
| 1997
| 2004
| Developer of ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]'', ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|Liberty City Stories]]'', and ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories|Vice City Stories]]''
|-
| [[File:Rockstar Lincoln Logo.svg|50px]]
| [[Rockstar Lincoln]]
| [[Lincoln, England|Lincoln]], England
| 1992
| 2002
| Handles localization and quality assurance
|-
| [[File:Rockstar London Logo.svg|50px]]
| [[Rockstar London]]
| [[London]], England
| 2005
| —
| Developer of ''[[Manhunt 2]]'' and ''[[Midnight Club: L.A. Remix]]''
|-
| [[File:Rockstar New England Logo.svg|50px]]
| [[Rockstar New England]]
| [[Andover, Massachusetts]], US
| 1999
| 2008
| Developer of ''[[Bully: Scholarship Edition]]''
|-
| [[File:Rockstar North Logo.svg|50px]]
| [[Rockstar North]]
| [[Edinburgh]], Scotland
| 1987
| 2002
| Developer of the ''[[Grand Theft Auto]]'' series and ''[[Manhunt (video game)|Manhunt]]''
|-
| [[File:Rockstar San Diego Logo.svg|50px]]
| [[Rockstar San Diego]]
| [[Carlsbad, California]], US
| 1984
| 2002
| Developer of the ''[[Red Dead]]'', ''[[Smuggler's Run]]'', and ''[[Midnight Club]]'' series
|-
| [[File:Rockstar Toronto Logo.svg|50px]]
| [[Rockstar Toronto]]
| [[Oakville, Ontario]], Canada
| Early 1980s
| 1999
| Developer of ''[[The Warriors (video game)|The Warriors]]'' and several [[Windows]] ports
|}
=== Former ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Logo
! Name
! Location
! Founded
! Acquired
! Closed
! Notes
|-
| [[File:Rockstar Vancouver Logo.svg|50px]]
| [[Rockstar Vancouver]]
| [[Vancouver]], Canada
| 1998
| 2002
| 2012
| Developer of ''[[Bully (video game)|Bully]]'' and ''[[Max Payne 3]]''; merged into [[Rockstar Toronto]] in July 2012.
|-
| [[File:Rockstar Vienna Logo.svg|50px]]
| [[Rockstar Vienna]]
| [[Vienna]], Austria
| 1993
| 2003
| 2006
| Developer of several [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] ports; closed down in May 2006
|}
== Software ==
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