53 ABOUT
Founded: 1984 (as Angel Studios, rebranded to Rockstar San Diego in 2002) In-house (Owned by Rockstar Games/Take-Two) Location: Carlsbad, California, USA
www.rockstarsandiego.com
While the Western genre in cinema isn’t quite what it used to be, thanks to Rockstar San Diego the setting is making a bigger impact than ever in the world of games. The wider Rockstar company’s
knack for aping cinema once again shone in Red Dead Redemption. Protagonist John Marston’s tale of betrayal and bounty hunting enticed a wealth of pundits, becoming one of the 2010 super-hits, and contining to sell into 2011. Not bad for a studio that previously had Midnight Club and a RAGE- powered table tennis game to its name. The outfit was acquired by Rockstar in 2002 and now has some 140 development staff. Meanwhile Red Dead has become a modern classic in its short lifetime.
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ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO
develop 100 UK RETAIL REVENUE IN 2011
£6.6m
THE STUDIO THAT...
...revitalised the video games Western STUDIO’S 2011 BESTSELLERS
RED DEAD REDEMPTION
RED DEAD REDEMPTION: UNDEAD NIGHTMARE
RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY
MIDNIGHT CLUB: LOS ANGELES
FORMATS XBOX 360
XBOX 360 XBOX 360 XBOX 360
PLAYSTATION 3 TOTAL
PLAYSTATION 3 TOTAL
PLAYSTATION 3 TOTAL
PLAYSTATION 3 TOTAL
PUBLISHER TAKE 2 TAKE 2
TAKE 2 TAKE 2
TAKE 2 TAKE 2
TAKE 2 TAKE 2
RELEASE DATE TOTAL REV MAY 2012 MAY 2012
£1.94m £1.69m £3.63m
NOV 2010 £1.32m NOV 2010 £0.94m £2.26m
OCT 2011 OCT 2011
OCT 2008 OCT 2008
£0.24m £0.18m £0.42m
£0.23m £0.06m £0.29m
THE WORLD’S BEST GAME STUDIOS
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