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Rockstar London Limited
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryVideo games
FoundedNovember 2005;18 years ago(2005-11)
FounderMark Washbrook
Headquarters
London
,
England
ProductsManhunt 2
ParentRockstar Games

Rockstar London Limitedis a Britishvideo game developerand a studio ofRockstar Gamesbased inLondon.Mark Washbrook established the company in November 2005 within Rockstar Games' European publishing offices. The studio's first game wasManhunt 2,which it took over fromRockstar Viennaafter that studio was shut down in May 2006. Rockstar London later developedMidnight Club: L.A. Remixand co-led the development ofMax Payne 3.Washbrook left the company in January 2011.

History[edit]

Mark Washbrook established Rockstar London for publisherRockstar Games"from scratch".[1]The setup was in progress by November 2005 at Rockstar Games' European publishing headquarters, then also known as Rockstar London, onKing's RoadinLondon.[2][3]Washbrook assumed the role ofstudio head.[4]AfterRockstar Viennawas shut down in May 2006, Rockstar London was tasked with completing the former'sManhunt 2.[5]The game was announced as Rockstar London's debut title in February 2007 and released that October.[6][7]It developedMidnight Club: L.A. Remix,aPlayStation Portableadaptation ofMidnight 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 ofRockstar Lincoln.[1][4]Rockstar Games stated that neither departure would affect the studios' active projects.[4]Washbrook went on to work forSony Computer Entertainment Europeand, alongside Lloyd, joinedActivision's mobile-focused Activision Leeds studio in May 2012.[1]Rockstar London was one of four studios—alongsideRockstar New England,Rockstar Toronto,andRockstar Vancouver—leading the development ofMax Payne 3,released in 2012.[9]The studio worked alongside all other Rockstar Games studios onRed Dead Redemption 2,which was released in October 2018.[10]

Accolades[edit]

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

Games developed[edit]

List of games developed by Rockstar London
Year Title Platform(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 ofRockstar Studios
2013 Grand Theft Auto V PlayStation 3,PlayStation 4,PlayStation 5,Windows, Xbox 360,Xbox One,Xbox Series X/S Supportive development forRockstar North
2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 PlayStation 4,Stadia,Windows, Xbox One Developed as part of Rockstar Games

References[edit]

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  5. ^Carless, Simon (1 November 2007)."Manhunt 2Gets Rockstar Vienna Crediting Controversy ".Gamasutra.Archived fromthe originalon 10 December 2017.Retrieved9 December2017.
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  9. ^Totilo, Stephen (6 October 2011)."We Watched them PlayMax Payne 3,and We Were Very Impressed ".Kotaku.Archivedfrom the original on 3 October 2018.Retrieved9 December2017.
  10. ^Crecente, Brian (24 October 2018)."The Story Behind the Story of 'Red Dead Redemption 2'".Variety.Archivedfrom the original on 13 July 2022.Retrieved13 July2022.
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