Rockstar London

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Rockstar London Limited
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Video games
FoundedNovember 2005;19 years ago (2005-11)
FounderMark 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.

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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

References

  1. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 4 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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