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After the success of Grand Theft Auto DMA was bought by Gremlin interactive, during this time DMA put out two games, Body Harvest for the PC and Wild Metal Country. in 1999 Gremlin was bought out by Infogrames , complicating things for DMA as they had an existing deal with Sony. In the end Gremlin sold DMA to Take Two Interactive and the existing deal with sony was called Rockstar Games. For the rest of the 1990s DMA released Wild Metal for the Dreamcast and GTA 2 for the PC and Playstation.
Best known for developing Grand Theft Auto and Lemmings, Rockstar North was known as DMA Design Limited before it was purchased by Rockstar in 2002.
History
1980s
DMA design was created in 1988 by David Jones , Russell Kay, Steve Hammond and Mike Dailly in Dundee , Scotland . They partnered with the UK based company Psygnosis, who would later create the Wipeout series, to make a number of 2D sidescrolling shooters including Menace for the Amiga and Comodore 64.1990s
DMA's major breakthrough was in 1990 with Lemmings a 2D platformer. It was released on the Amiga, NES and Mac selling over 20 million copies. The years beyond this were spent creating many more Lemmings games including Christmas special editions. In 1993 Psygnosis was bought out by Sony and this would start the beginning of their troubled relationship. DMA released Uniracers as their first game without Psygnosis shortly after. In 1994 DMA was asked my major console giant Nintendo to design a game for their upcoming Ultra 64 now known as the Nintendo 64. DMA designed a game called Body Harvest, however numerous changes were asked to be included in order appeal to the Japanese market. After many delays DMA dropped the idea and it was given to Midway.Grand Theft Auto
In the meantime DMA was releasing Grand Theft Auto on the PC while another developer ported it to the Playstation. It used a number of ideas from Body Harvest, the 2D top down perspective and the ability to get into any car was a major focus. The game followed a character who would make his way up the criminal ranks in three fictional US cities. The game sparked controversy because its violence, especially in the British newspaper the Daily Mail of whom said it should be banned. This controversy was likely a benefactor to the games success.
2000s
In 2001 Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto III using Criterions graphics RenderWare on the Playstation 2. The game became a huge success in the US and EU anc because of this Sony signed a deal to keep the game exclusive. It was at this point that Rockstar bought DMA and changed their name to Rockstar North in 2002. The following year would see the massive release of the PC version of Grand Theft Auto III and the release of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. In 2003 a port was made for Vice City and GTA 3 to Microsofts Xbox and to the PC. The developer would then change and go a different route in 2003 releasing the hyper violent Manhunt on PS2. The company then went back to GTA the following year releasing Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas to huge critical and commercial acclaim. The time from 2004 was spent readying Rockstar North for the next generation of consoles with the release of GTA IV on the Xbox 360 and PS3 in April 2008. Rockstar North is currently working two pieces of exclusive downloadable content for the Xbox 360.
| Company Name | Rockstar North |
| Street Address | 1 Greenside Row |
| City | Edinburgh |
| State | Scotland |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Website | http://www.rockstarnorth.com/ |
| Contact Email | pr@rockstargames.com |
| Phone Number | 1315247800 |
| Date Founded | Jan. 1, 1988 |
| Count of Games Published | 1 |
| Count of Games Developed | 34 |
| Aliases | DMA Design |
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Lazlow Jones first in Grand Theft Auto III |
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Phil Cassidy first in Grand Theft Auto III |
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Claude Speed first in Grand Theft Auto 2 |
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Kent Paul first in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City |
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Ken Rosenberg first in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City |
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Umberto Robina first in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City |
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Catalina first in Grand Theft Auto III |
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Niko Bellic first in Grand Theft Auto IV |
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Victor Vance first in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City |
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Jason Michaels first in Grand Theft Auto IV |
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