Rockstar India
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| Rockstar India | |
| Type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | August 2016 |
| Headquarters | , India |
Key people | Daniel Smith (studio director) |
Number of employees | ≈500 (2019) |
| Parent | Rockstar Games |
Rockstar Interactive India LLP (trade name: Rockstar India) is an Indian video game developer and a studio of Rockstar Games based in Bangalore. Established in 2016, it is headed by Daniel Smith as studio director and employs approximately 500 people. The company absorbed Dhruva Interactive in May 2019.
History[]
Prior to the creation of Rockstar India, Rockstar Games had collaborated with Technicolor India, the Bangalore-based studio of Technicolor SA, on various games, including Red Dead Redemption (2010), L.A. Noire (2011), and Max Payne 3 (2012).[1] In October 2012, Technicolor and Rockstar Games announced the opening of the "Rockstar Dedicated Unit" within Technicolor India, which was to size around 80–90 people and work solely on games published by Rockstar Games.[2][3]
Rockstar India was established as a subsidiary studio for Rockstar Games in Bangalore around August 2016.[4] Rockstar India was part of the development team on Red Dead Redemption 2, which was released in October 2018.[5] In May 2019, Rockstar announced that it had agreed to acquire a majority holding in Dhruva Interactive, the oldest game developer in India, from Starbreeze Studios.[6] Dhruva's team was to be integrated into Rockstar India.[6] At the time, Rockstar India had approximately 500 employees led by Daniel Smith as studio director.[6] The acquisition of Dhruva closed on 22 May.[7]
Games developed[]
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Stadia, Xbox One | Rockstar Games | Developed as part of Rockstar Studios |
References[]
- ^ Scammell, David (5 October 2012). "Rockstar partners with Technicolor to establish dedicated 'high-end art team'". VideoGamer.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (4 October 2012). "Technicolor set to play vidgames with Rockstar". Variety. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ Caoili, Eric (10 October 2012). "Rockstar sets up new art unit with Technicolor India". Gamasutra. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ Silent_Jay (13 August 2016). "Rockstar ouvre un nouveau studio en Inde" [Rockstar opens a new studio in India]. Jeuxvideo.com (in French). Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ Schreier, Jason (23 October 2018). "Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 24 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Winslow, Jeremy (15 May 2019). "Rockstar Games Buys India Studio Dhruva Interactive". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ Starbreeze (22 May 2019). "Starbreeze has closed the transaction of Indian subsidiary Dhruva". Starbreeze Studios. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
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