Rockstar Games
New York video game publisher behind Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead; part of Take-Two Interactive.
At a glance
Who owns it
Controlled by Take-Two Interactive since Dec 1998.
People
Sam Houser (president (as of November 2026))
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- Rockstar Games is an American video game publisher based in New York City, set up in December 1998 as a label of Take-Two Interactive from the assets of BMG Interactive.
- Its founders were Sam and Dan Houser, Terry Donovan, Jamie King and Gary Foreman.
- It publishes Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead, Max Payne, Midnight Club and Manhunt; Grand Theft Auto V has sold over 220 million copies.
- Sam Houser heads it as president.
Key facts
- Founded
- December 1998, New York City, as a Take-Two Interactive label1
- Parent
- Take-Two Interactive1
- Series
- Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead, Max Payne, Midnight Club, Manhunt1
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Over 220 million copies sold from September 20131
Who owns it
Controlled by Take-Two Interactive since Dec 1998.
Parent company
- Take-Two Interactive
since Dec 1998 1
People
Before
Founded by until Mar 2020
Dan Houser (co-founder; head writer and vice president of creativity until he left on 11 March 2020) 2
Links
Sources
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