The Rockstar Family

The two first Rockstar owned companies were formed in 1999 known as;

      Rockstar Toronto -   This company was originally known as Rockstar Canada, with their most well- known work being The Warriors, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City and an adaptation of the  cult classic film and the Pc version of Grand Theft Auto IV. Rockstar Toronto has gained the most media coverage for the development of The Warriors game which gained overall $37 million world

    Rockstar Lincoln -  Formerly known as Tarantula Studios, Rockstar Lincoln are responsible for game testing and translating games developed by Rockstar Games who believe that Rockstar Lincoln are their dedicated quality assurance and software localistaion studio.Before becoming solely a quality assurance facility, Rockstar Lincoln developed video games, including the Game Boy Color version of Grand Theft Auto.

Rockstar then in 2002 formed two more companies to further expand their image known as;

       

   Rockstar Vancouver -  This company was originally known as Barking Dog Studios. They created the PlayStation 2 title Bully and the third game in the Max Payne series, Max Payne 3. Vancouver will be merging with Rockstar Toronto over the next six months.

       Rockstar North -  Previously known as DMA design, Rockstar North are probably one of /if not the most successful company owned by Rockstar Games with them being the creators of Manhunt franchises, as well as the original Lemmings games.  However, Rockstar North are most famously known for being the primary developer of the Grand Theft Auto series, including Grand Theft Auto III, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which are three of the best-selling games on sixth-generation consoles, in addition to the best-selling Grand Theft Auto IV in the current generation of consoles.

Over the years Rockstar Games have had many successful companies, some listed above, and their most recent additions to expanding and creating convergence with these companies where in 2004 and 2005 known as;

          Rockstar Leeds - Rockstar Leeds was formly known as Mobius Entertainment when it was founded  in 1997. It has gone on to become a top runner in the convergence of companies ran by Rockstar Games along with Rockstar North. They created Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories for the PlayStation Portable, Max Payne for the Game Boy Advance, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, and the music game Beaterator. The studio's most recent work is the Microsoft Windows version of L.A. Noire.

          Rockstar Japan -  Set up in 2005, Rockstar Japan is the Japanese version of Rockstar. They work in conjunction with 'Capcom' to produce versions of the original games for the Asian market.