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== Organization ==
== Organization ==
The Rockstar Games label was founded in 1998 by [[Sam Houser]], [[Terry Donovan]], [[Dan Houser]], Jamie King and Gary Foreman. Donovan has since left the company, to be replaced by former [[Capcom]] managing director, [[Gary Dale]]. Dale, along with Sam and Dan Houser is the leadership now.
The Rockstar Games label was founded in 1998 by [[Sam Houser]], [[Terry Donovan]], [[Dan Houser]], Jamie King and Gary Foreman. Donovan has since left the company, to be replaced by former [[Capcom]] managing director, [[Gary Dale]]. Dale, along with Sam and Dan Houser is the leadership now. Rockstar Games is headquartered in New York City, United States.


While many of the studios that Take-Two has acquired have been merged into the Rockstar brand, several other recent ones have retained their previous identities and have become part of the company's 2K Games division. Although Rockstar Games studios tend to concentrate on their own game development, collaborative projects involving multiple Rockstar Games studios are known, and certain elements from games developed by a Rockstar Games studio can emerge in games from another studio. In addition, many current Rockstar Games titles utilize the [[Rockstar Advanced Game Engine]], a dedicated game engine developed by [[Rockstar San Diego]]. Rockstar Games has also conducted limited merger exercises on studios, such as the absorption of [[Rockstar Vancouver]] into [[Rockstar Toronto]].
While many of the studios that Take-Two has acquired have been merged into the Rockstar brand, several other recent ones have retained their previous identities and have become part of the company's 2K Games division. Although Rockstar Games studios tend to concentrate on their own game development, collaborative projects involving multiple Rockstar Games studios have occurred (i.e. with [[wp:Red Dead Redemption|Red Dead Redemption]], [[wp:L.A. Noire|L.A. Noire]] and [[wp:Max Payne 3|Max Payne 3]]), and certain elements from games developed by a Rockstar Games studio can emerge in games from another studio. In addition, many current Rockstar Games titles utilize the [[Rockstar Advanced Game Engine]], a dedicated game engine developed by [[Rockstar San Diego]]. Rockstar Games has also conducted limited merger exercises on studios, such as the absorption of [[Rockstar Vancouver]] into [[Rockstar Toronto]].


Due to Rockstar Games rebranding policy of acquired studios, misconceptions of Rockstar Games being a single game developer are not uncommon, often assuming all games released under the Rockstar Games label are created by the same development team.
Due to Rockstar Games rebranding policy of acquired studios, misconceptions of Rockstar Games being a single game developer are not uncommon, often assuming all games released under the Rockstar Games label are created by the same development team.
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|[[wp: Vancouver| Vancouver]], Canada
|[[wp: Vancouver| Vancouver]], Canada
|Barking Dog Studios
|Barking Dog Studios
|They created [[Bully]] and [[Max Payne 3]], as well as working on the [[Grand Theft Auto: Double Pack]]. Dismantled and merged with [[Rockstar Toronto]] in [[2012]].
|They created [[Bully]] and [[Max Payne 3]], as well as worked on the [[Grand Theft Auto: Double Pack]]. Dismantled and merged with [[Rockstar Toronto]] in [[2012]].
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*''[[wp:Midnight Club Los Angeles|Midnight Club Los Angeles]]'' (2008)
*''[[wp:Midnight Club Los Angeles|Midnight Club Los Angeles]]'' (2008)
*''[[wp:Midnight Club LA Remix|Midnight Club LA Remix]]'' (2008)
*''[[wp:Midnight Club LA Remix|Midnight Club LA Remix]]'' (2008)
*''[[The Lost and Damned]]'' (2009)
*''[[The Lost and Damned|Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned]]'' (2009)
*''[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]'' (2009)
*''[[Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars]]'' (2009)
*''[[wp:Beaterator|Beaterator]]'' (2009)
*''[[wp:Beaterator|Beaterator]]'' (2009)
*''[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]'' (2009)
*''[[The Ballad of Gay Tony|Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony]]'' (2009)
*''[[Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City]]'' (2009)
*''[[Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City]]'' (2009)
*''[[wp:Red Dead Redemption|Red Dead Redemption]]'' (2010)
*''[[wp:Red Dead Redemption|Red Dead Redemption]]'' (2010)
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*''[[wp:L.A. Noire|L.A. Noire]]'' (2011)
*''[[wp:L.A. Noire|L.A. Noire]]'' (2011)
*''[[Max Payne 3]]'' (2012)
*''[[Max Payne 3]]'' (2012)
*''[[Grand Theft Auto V]] (In development, 2013)
*''[[wp:Agent (video game)|Agent]]'' (In development, release date TBA)
*''[[wp:Agent (video game)|Agent]]'' (In development, release date TBA)
*''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'' (In development, release date TBA)


===Films===
===Films===
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*The logo can be seen on the cap of a pedestrian wearing headphones.
*The logo can be seen on the cap of a pedestrian wearing headphones.
*The [[Sam Houser|clerk]] of the [[Ammu-Nation]] stores wears a sweater with the Rockstar name on the front.
*The [[Sam Houser|clerk]] of the [[Ammu-Nation]] stores wears a sweater with the Rockstar name on the front.
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|<gallery width="auto" perrow="5" style="font-size:95%; padding:0;" widths="160">
File:RockstarGames-GTAIII-advert.jpg|Rockstar Games billboard in Aspatria.
File:RockstarGames-GTAIII-pedestrian.jpg|A pedestrian with a Rockstar Games jacket.
File:RockstarGames-GTAIII-pedestrian2.jpg|A pedestrian with a Rockstar Games hat.
File:Ammu-Nationclerk-GTAIII.jpg|The Ammu-Nation clerk.
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===In [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]===
===In [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]===
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