Rockstar Games

Rockstar Games is a video game developer and publisher founded in December 1998 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. The company develops and publishes interactive entertainment through an integrated international network of development, technology, publishing, quality-assurance, localization, motion-capture and audio teams.

Rockstar is known for open-world action-adventure games that combine detailed environments, narrative-led design, real-time systems and large-scale online experiences. Its technical capabilities include proprietary engine development through the Rockstar Advanced Game Engine (RAGE), real-time physics and animation, artificial intelligence, procedural environment generation, performance capture, interactive audio and online multiplayer infrastructure.

Development and publishing

The company provides full-cycle game development and global publishing, alongside digital distribution and platform services through the Rockstar Games Launcher. Its operations also encompass live operations, quality assurance, localization, brand marketing and international community management.

Rockstar's studio network has grown through the incorporation of established development teams, including the studios that became Rockstar North, Rockstar San Diego, Rockstar Leeds, Rockstar Lincoln, Rockstar New England, Rockstar Dundee, Rockstar India and Rockstar Australia. The company also maintains dedicated performance-capture and motion-capture facilities.

Games

Its catalog includes major franchises and releases such as:

• Grand Theft Auto, including Grand Theft Auto V, Grand Theft Auto Online and Grand Theft Auto VI
• Red Dead, including Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online
• Max Payne
• Bully
• L.A. Noire
• Midnight Club
• The Warriors, Manhunt and Rockstar Games Presents Table Tennis

Grand Theft Auto V and its live-service companion Grand Theft Auto Online are among the company's defining releases. Red Dead Redemption 2 reflects Rockstar's approach to unified development across its global studio network.

Rockstar Games remains active in game development, publishing and online entertainment as part of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.