Rockstar Games - External Developers

External Developers

• Bungie developed the game Oni for Windows and Macintosh, which was then ported by Rockstar to the PS2 and published by them. Before Bungie was bought by Microsoft, their breakthrough product, Halo, was planned for release on video game consoles with Rockstar as publisher.
• Capcom had early development in Rockstar San Diego's Red Dead Revolver and previously owned the Japanese distribution rights to the Grand Theft Auto franchise.
• Digital Eclipse Software collaborated with Rockstar North while developing Grand Theft Auto Advance.
• Edge of Reality developed Monster Truck Madness 64.
• Opus, in collaboration with ASCII Entertainment developed Surfing H3O.
• Remedy Entertainment and 3D Realms developed the Max Payne series. 3D Realms also developed the Xbox Live Arcade version of Duke Nukem 3D, which is published by Rockstar.
• Team Bondi an Australian independent gaming developer who developed L.A. Noire with Rockstar.
• VIS Entertainment is known for developing the State of Emergency game.
• Z-Axis developed Thrasher presents Skate and Destroy.
• Image Metrics has done most of the facial animation in most of Rockstar's games.
• War Drum Studios ported Grand Theft Auto III and Max Payne to the iOS and Android platforms.