Rockstar London

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Rockstar London Limited
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Video games
FoundedNovember 2005;18 years ago (2005-11)
FounderMark Washbrook
Headquarters,
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.

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History

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

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

Games developed

List of games developed by Rockstar London
YearTitlePlatform(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 OneDeveloped as part of Rockstar Games

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