Red Dead Wiki
Register
Advertisement
Rockstar Games

Rockstar Games (often stylized as R*) is a British video game publisher and a subsidiary of the American holding-company Take-Two Interactive.

Rockstar Games predominantly publishes games in the action-adventure genre, while racing games also saw success for the company. They are best known for developing and publishing the Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead, Midnight Club, and Max Payne franchises.

Background[]

Rockstar Games was established in December 1998 as a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive, using the assets Take-Two had previously acquired from BMG Interactive (the predecessor to Rockstar). Founding members of the company include Dan and Sam Houser, previous executives at BMG Interactive who would go on to become the creative minds, producers, and writers behind many of the Rockstar's key franchises, with Dan Houser also serving as a writer for 2010's Red Dead Redemption.

Since 1999, several companies acquired by or established under Take-Two have become part of Rockstar Games, including Rockstar North (the company's biggest development studio) and Rockstar San Diego (the developers of Red Dead Revolver and Red Dead Redemption). All companies organized under Rockstar Games bear the "Rockstar" name and logo. The company also notably uses their own software, RAGE, to facilitate game development for many of their video games.

Aside from its internal studios, Rockstar Games has also worked with several external developers and publishers, including Bungie, Capcom and Team Bondi. In addition to aforementioned franchises and IPs, Rockstar Games has also developed and published the Smuggler's Run and Manhunt series, along with other critically acclaimed games like Bully, L.A. Noire, and The Warriors.

Red Dead[]

Red Dead Revolver[]

Red Dead Revolver was developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games. It was released in the United States on May 4, 2004 and June 11, 2004 in Europe.

Red Dead Redemption[]

Red Dead Redemption was also developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games. It was released May 18, 2010 in the United States and May 21, 2010 in Europe.

Red Dead Redemption 2[]

Red Dead Redemption 2 was developed by various Rockstar studios and published by Rockstar Games. It was released October 26, 2018 worldwide.

Rockstar Games Social Club[]

250px-RockstarSClogo

Social Club

Main article: Social Club

The Social Club is a free online community-based service provided by Rockstar to allow the players to compare stats and complete challenges. Completing certain challenges can lead to unlocking exclusive content only available through the Social Club.

External Links[]

Advertisement