Rockstar Interactive India LLP (trade name: Rockstar India) is an Indian video game developer and a studio of Rockstar Games based in Bangalore. The company was established in August 2016 and is led by studio director Daniel Smith. It absorbed Dhruva Interactive, India's oldest game developer, in May 2019.
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| Rockstar India | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | August 2016 |
| Headquarters | , India |
Key people | Daniel Smith (studio director) |
Number of employees | ≈800 (2019) |
| Parent | Rockstar Games |
History
editPrior to the creation of Rockstar India, Rockstar Games had collaborated with Technicolor India, the Bangalore studio of Technicolor SA, on games like 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 Rockstar Games' products.[2][3] Around August 2016, Rockstar Games established Rockstar India as an internal studio in Bangalore.[4] Daniel Smith was installed as the studio manager.[5] The studio was part of the development team on Red Dead Redemption 2, which was released in October 2018.[6] In May 2019, Rockstar Games agreed to acquire Starbreeze Studios's majority stake in Dhruva Interactive, the oldest game developer in India, for US$7.9 million. Dhruva Interactive's team of 300 people was to be integrated with Rockstar India, which had grown to approximately 500 employees by this time.[5] The acquisition was completed later that month.[7]
Games developed
edit| Year | Title | Platform(s) | Publisher(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | Windows, PlayStation 4, Stadia, Xbox One | Rockstar Games | Developed as part of Rockstar Games |
References
edit- ^ Scammell, David (5 October 2012). "Rockstar partners with Technicolor to establish dedicated 'high-end art team'". VideoGamer.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (4 October 2012). "Technicolor set to play vidgames with Rockstar". Variety. Archived from the original on 20 December 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ Caoili, Eric (10 October 2012). "Rockstar sets up new art unit with Technicolor India". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Starbreeze has closed the transaction of Indian subsidiary Dhruva" (Press release). Starbreeze Studios. 22 May 2019. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.