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{{short description|Indian video game developer}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Rockstar Interactive India LLP
| logo = Rockstar India Logo.svg
| trade_name = Rockstar India
| type = [[Subsidiary]]
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2016|08}}
| founder = 
| hq_location_city = [[Bangalore]]
| hq_location_country = India
| key_people = Daniel Smith ([[studio director]])
| num_employees = ≈500
| num_employees_year = 2019
| parent = [[Rockstar Games]]
}}

'''Rockstar Interactive India LLP''' ([[trade name]]: '''Rockstar India''') is an Indian [[video game developer]] and a studio of [[Rockstar Games]] based in [[Bangalore]]. Established in 2016, it is headed by Daniel Smith as [[studio director]] and employs approximately 500 people. The company absorbed [[Dhruva Interactive]] in May 2019.

== History ==
Prior to the creation of Rockstar India, [[Rockstar Games]] had collaborated with Technicolor India, the [[Bangalore]]-based studio of [[Technicolor SA]], on various games, including ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'' (2010), ''[[L.A. Noire]]'' (2011), and ''[[Max Payne 3]]'' (2012).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.videogamer.com/news/rockstar-partners-with-technicolor-to-establish-dedicated-high-end-art-team |title=Rockstar partners with Technicolor to establish dedicated 'high-end art team' |first=David |last=Scammell |date=5 October 2012 |website=VideoGamer.com |access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref> In October 2012, Technicolor and Rockstar Games announced the opening of the "Rockstar Dedicated Unit" within Technicolor India, which was to size around 80–90 people and work solely on games published by Rockstar Games.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2012/digital/news/technicolor-set-to-play-vidgames-with-rockstar-1118060295/ |title=Technicolor set to play vidgames with Rockstar |first=Elsa |last=Keslassy |date=4 October 2012 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/179160/Rockstar_sets_up_new_art_unit_with_Technicolor_India.php |title=Rockstar sets up new art unit with Technicolor India |first=Eric |last=Caoili |date=10 October 2012 |website=[[Gamasutra]] |access-date=10 December 2017}}</ref>

Rockstar India was established as a subsidiary studio for Rockstar Games in Bangalore around August 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jeuxvideo.com/news/525461/rockstar-ouvre-un-nouveau-studio-en-inde.htm |title=Rockstar ouvre un nouveau studio en Inde |language=fr |trans-title=Rockstar opens a new studio in India |author=Silent_Jay |date=13 August 2016 |website=[[Jeuxvideo.com]] |access-date=30 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190210130230/http://www.jeuxvideo.com/news/525461/rockstar-ouvre-un-nouveau-studio-en-inde.htm |archive-date=10 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Rockstar India was part of the development team on ''[[Red Dead Redemption 2]]'', which was released in October 2018.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/inside-rockstar-games-culture-of-crunch-1829936466 |title=Inside Rockstar Games' Culture Of Crunch |first=Jason |last=Schreier |date=23 October 2018 |website=[[Kotaku]] |access-date=30 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024094359/https://kotaku.com/inside-rockstar-games-culture-of-crunch-1829936466 |archive-date=24 October 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2019, Rockstar announced that it had agreed to acquire a majority holding in [[Dhruva Interactive]], the oldest game developer in India, from [[Starbreeze Studios]].<ref name="Dhruva">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/rockstar-games-buys-india-studio-dhruva-interactiv/1100-6466895/ |title=Rockstar Games Buys India Studio Dhruva Interactive |first=Jeremy |last=Winslow |date=15 May 2019 |website=[[GameSpot]] |access-date=15 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706225016/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/rockstar-games-buys-india-studio-dhruva-interactiv/1100-6466895/ |archive-date=6 July 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Dhruva's team was to be integrated into Rockstar India.<ref name="Dhruva" /> At the time, Rockstar India had approximately 500 employees led by Daniel Smith as [[studio director]].<ref name="Dhruva" /> The acquisition of Dhruva closed on 22 May.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.starbreeze.com/2019/05/starbreeze-has-closed-the-transaction-of-indian-subsidiary-dhruva/ |title=Starbreeze has closed the transaction of Indian subsidiary Dhruva |author=Starbreeze |date=22 May 2019 |website=[[Starbreeze Studios]] |access-date=15 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707232628/https://www.starbreeze.com/2019/05/starbreeze-has-closed-the-transaction-of-indian-subsidiary-dhruva/ |archive-date=7 July 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Games developed ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Platform(s)
! Publisher(s)
! Notes
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Red Dead Redemption 2]]''
| [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Google Stadia|Stadia]], [[Xbox One]]
| [[Rockstar Games]]
| Developed as part of [[Rockstar Studios]]
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Rockstar Games}}
{{Take-Two Interactive}}

[[Category:Companies based in Bangalore]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 2016]]
[[Category:Indian subsidiaries of foreign companies]]
[[Category:Rockstar Games subsidiaries]]
[[Category:Take-Two Interactive divisions and subsidiaries]]
[[Category:Video game companies established in 2016]]
[[Category:Video game companies of India]]
[[Category:Video game development companies]]
[[Category:2016 establishments in Karnataka]]

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Rockstar India - Revision history

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