Rockstar Toronto
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Rockstar Toronto
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| Type | Subsidiary of Rockstar Games |
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| Industry | Game development |
| Founded | 1999 (as Rockstar Canada) 2002 (as Rockstar Toronto) |
| Headquarters | Oakville, Ontario, Canada |
| Products | The Warriors |
| Owner(s) | Take-Two Interactive |
| Parent | Rockstar Games |
| Website | http://www.rockstartoronto.com/ |
Rockstar Toronto (formerly Rockstar Canada) is an in-house game development team for Rockstar Games and Take-Two Interactive, located at 586 Argus in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, a town located approximately thirty-five kilometres west of Toronto. The company was renamed Rockstar Toronto in 2002 after Rockstar Games bought Vancouver-based Barking Dog Studios and renamed it Rockstar Vancouver.
While initially focusing on developing brand new titles such as The Warriors, in recent years Rockstar Toronto has taken the responsibility of porting Rockstar titles to the Wii console and PC. Their most recent project was co-developing a PC version of Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City with Rockstar North, which was released on April 13, 2010.
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Rockstar Toronto in the media
Rockstar Games has appeared numerous times in the media ranging from gaming magazines, websites, and television shows. Rockstar Toronto has gained the most media coverage for its development of the game The Warriors, based on the American cult classic 1970s movie of the same name. The Warriors game overall received positive reviews[1] and made about $37 million worldwide. A lawsuit was filed by Roger Hill (who played Cyrus in The Warriors movie) against the company for depicting him in the game without his permission. The claims were groundless and the company did indeed have rights to use Hill’s likeness in the game.[citation needed]
Collaborations
Rockstar Toronto collaborates with many of its fellow Rockstar studios around the world. Rockstar Toronto has developed games for every major gaming console and has worked with popular companies, such as Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo. Rockstar Toronto collaborated with Bungie (game developer famous for its Halo title) to port Oni to the PlayStation 2 in 2001, with Remedy Entertainment on Max Payne to bring it to the PlayStation 2 in 2001, with Rockstar London to bring Manhunt 2 to the Wii in 2007, with Rockstar Vancouver and Rockstar New England to bring Bully: Scholarship Edition to the Wii in 2008 and recently with Rockstar North to bring Grand Theft Auto IV and later its episodes to the PC in 2008 and 2010. Rockstar Toronto also works daily with other Rockstar studios on various other Rockstar developed titles.
Releases
| Name | Release Date | Platform | Collaboration |
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| Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969[2] | April 30, 1999 | PC, PlayStation | DMA Design, Tarantula Studios |
| Oni[3] | January 29, 2001 | PlayStation 2 | Bungie |
| Max Payne[4] | July 23, 2001 | PlayStation 2 | Remedy Entertainment |
| Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne[5] | December 3, 2003 | PlayStation 2 | Remedy Entertainment, Rockstar Vienna |
| The Warriors[6] | October 17, 2005 | PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, Xbox | Rockstar Leeds |
| Manhunt 2[7] | October 29, 2007 | Wii | Rockstar London, Rockstar Vienna |
| Bully : Scholarship Edition | March 4, 2008 | Wii | Rockstar Vancouver, Rockstar New England |
| Grand Theft Auto IV[8] | December 2, 2008 | PC | Rockstar North |
| Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City | April 13, 2010 | PC | Rockstar North |
| Max Payne 3 | May 15, 2012 | PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox360 | Rockstar Vancouver, Rockstar London, Rockstar New England |
References
- ^ "The Warriors for PlayStation 2 Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/the-warriors. Retrieved 2010-11-28.
- ^ "Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 - PC - GameSpy". Pc.gamespy.com. 1999-05-25. http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/grand-theft-auto-london-1969/. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- ^ "Oni - PlayStation 2 - GameSpy". Ps2.gamespy.com. http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/oni/. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
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- ^ "Careers at Rockstar Toronto | Rockstar Games". Rockstartoronto.com. http://www.rockstartoronto.com/games-maxpayne.php. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- ^ "The Warriors - PlayStation 2 - GameSpy". Ps2.gamespy.com. http://ps2.gamespy.com/playstation-2/the-warriors/. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- ^ "Manhunt 2 - Wii - GameSpy". Wii.gamespy.com. http://wii.gamespy.com/wii/manhunt-2/. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
- ^ "Grand Theft Auto IV - PC - GameSpy". Pc.gamespy.com. http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/grand-theft-auto-iv/. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
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