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Rockstar London

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Rockstar London Limited
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Video games
Founded November 2005 ; 18 years ago  ( 2005-11 )
Founder Mark Washbrook
Headquarters
London
,
England
Products Manhunt 2
Parent Rockstar Games

Rockstar London Limited is a British video game developer and a studio of Rockstar Games based in London . Mark Washbrook established the company in November 2005 within Rockstar Games' European publishing offices. The studio's first game was Manhunt 2 , which it took over from Rockstar Vienna after that studio was shut down in May 2006. Rockstar London later developed Midnight Club: L.A. Remix and co-led the development of Max Payne 3 . Washbrook left the company in January 2011.

History [ edit ]

Mark Washbrook established Rockstar London for publisher Rockstar Games "from scratch". [1] The setup was in progress by November 2005 at Rockstar Games' European publishing headquarters, then also known as Rockstar London, on King's Road in London . [2] [3] Washbrook assumed the role of studio head . [4] After Rockstar Vienna was shut down in May 2006, Rockstar London was tasked with completing the former's Manhunt 2 . [5] The game was announced as Rockstar London's debut title in February 2007 and released that October. [6] [7] It developed Midnight Club: L.A. Remix , a PlayStation Portable adaptation of Midnight Club: Los Angeles , which was released in October 2008. [8]

In January 2011, Washbrook announced his resignation. [4] His departure coincided with that of Mark Lloyd, the studio head of Rockstar Lincoln . [1] [4] Rockstar Games stated that neither departure would affect the studios' active projects. [4] Washbrook went on to work for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and, alongside Lloyd, joined Activision 's mobile-focused Activision Leeds studio in May 2012. [1] Rockstar London was one of four studios?alongside Rockstar New England , Rockstar Toronto , and Rockstar Vancouver ?leading the development of Max Payne 3 , released in 2012. [9] The studio worked alongside all other Rockstar Games studios on Red Dead Redemption 2 , which was released in October 2018. [10]

Accolades [ edit ]

Rockstar London was a finalist for the "Best New UK/European Studio" award at the 2008 Develop Industry Excellence Awards . [11] [12]

Games developed [ edit ]

List of games developed by Rockstar London
Year Title Platform(s) Publisher(s) Notes
2007 Manhunt 2 PlayStation 2 , PlayStation Portable , Wii , Windows Rockstar Games
2008 Midnight Club: L.A. Remix PlayStation Portable
2012 Max Payne 3 macOS , PlayStation 3 , Windows, Xbox 360 Developed as part of Rockstar Studios
2013 Grand Theft Auto V PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 , PlayStation 5 , Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One , Xbox Series X/S Supportive development for Rockstar North
2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 PlayStation 4, Stadia , Windows, Xbox One Developed as part of Rockstar Games

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b c Martin, Matt (22 May 2012). "Ex-Rockstar bosses working with Activision Leeds studio" . GamesIndustry.biz . Archived from the original on 10 December 2017 . Retrieved 9 December 2017 .
  2. ^ Loughrey, Paul (22 November 2005). "Rockstar London establishes new development studio" . GamesIndustry.biz . Archived from the original on 22 September 2017 . Retrieved 9 December 2017 .
  3. ^ Carless, Simon (21 November 2005). "Rockstar To Open New London Development Studio" . Gamasutra . Archived from the original on 10 December 2017 . Retrieved 9 December 2017 .
  4. ^ a b c d Alexander, Leigh (27 January 2011). "Rockstar London Studio Head Resigns" . Gamasutra . Archived from the original on 10 December 2017 . Retrieved 9 December 2017 .
  5. ^ Carless, Simon (1 November 2007). " Manhunt 2 Gets Rockstar Vienna Crediting Controversy" . Gamasutra . Archived from the original on 10 December 2017 . Retrieved 9 December 2017 .
  6. ^ Kuchera, Ben (8 February 2007). "Manhunt 2 coming to the PS2, PSP, and... Wii?" . Ars Technica . Archived from the original on 1 December 2017 . Retrieved 9 December 2017 .
  7. ^ Bangeman, Eric (24 August 2007). "Manhunt 2 will see Halloween release date after getting M rating" . Ars Technica . Archived from the original on 13 December 2013 . Retrieved 9 December 2017 .
  8. ^ Brice, Kath (4 July 2008). "Rockstar working on Midnight Club: LA Remix for PSP" . Pocket Gamer . Archived from the original on 14 November 2020 . Retrieved 14 November 2020 .
  9. ^ Totilo, Stephen (6 October 2011). "We Watched them Play Max Payne 3 , and We Were Very Impressed" . Kotaku . Archived from the original on 3 October 2018 . Retrieved 9 December 2017 .
  10. ^ Crecente, Brian (24 October 2018). "The Story Behind the Story of 'Red Dead Redemption 2' " . Variety . Archived from the original on 13 July 2022 . Retrieved 13 July 2022 .
  11. ^ "Develop Industry Excellence Awards 2008" . GamesIndustry.biz . 5 June 2008. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017 . Retrieved 9 December 2017 .
  12. ^ "Develop Awards 2008" . GamesIndustry.biz . 31 July 2008. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017 . Retrieved 9 December 2017 .
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