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'''Rockstar Vienna''' (formerly '''neo Software Produktions GmbH''') was a Vienna, Austria-based developer of computer and video games, and a sub-division of [[Rockstar Games]]. Rockstar Vienna was founded on January 4, 1993, joined [[Take-Two Interactive]] in February 2001, and was announced to join Rockstar Games during the tenth anniversary of the company in 2003. As of 2005, the company claimed to employ an estimated 100 people.<ref name="RockstarGamesMerge">{{cite web | url = http://www.mobygames.com/company/rockstar-vienna/overview/list,1/ | title = Rap Sheet - Rockstar Vienna | work = MobyGames | accessdate = | accessyear =}}</ref> | '''Rockstar Vienna''' (formerly '''neo Software Produktions GmbH''') was a Vienna, Austria-based developer of computer and video games, and a sub-division of [[Rockstar Games]]. Rockstar Vienna was founded on January 4, 1993, joined [[Take-Two Interactive]] in February 2001, and was announced to join Rockstar Games during the tenth anniversary of the company in 2003. As of 2005, the company claimed to employ an estimated 100 people.<ref name="RockstarGamesMerge">{{cite web | url = http://www.mobygames.com/company/rockstar-vienna/overview/list,1/ | title = Rap Sheet - Rockstar Vienna | work = MobyGames | accessdate = | accessyear =}}</ref> | ||
Prior to the 2003 acquisition of the company, Rockstar Vienna had developed several personal computer games: Whale's Voyage (1993), Der Clou! (1994), Rent-a-Hero (1999), Alien Nations (2000) and The Sting! (2001). | Prior to the 2003 acquisition of the company, Rockstar Vienna had developed several personal computer games: ''Whale's Voyage'' (1993), ''[[wp:Der Clou!|Der Clou!]]'' (''The Clue!'' in English) (1994), ''Rent-a-Hero'' (1999), ''Alien Nations'' (2000) and ''The Sting!'' (2001). | ||
Recent releases include console ports of titles developed by other subsidiaries of Rockstar Games, including Max Payne for the [[Xbox]] (2001), Max Payne 2 for the [[PlayStation 2]] and Xbox (2003), and [[Grand Theft Auto: Double Pack]] (containing [[Grand Theft Auto III]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]) for the Xbox (2003). | Recent releases include console ports of titles developed by other subsidiaries of Rockstar Games, including Max Payne for the [[Xbox]] (2001), Max Payne 2 for the [[PlayStation 2]] and Xbox (2003), and [[Grand Theft Auto: Double Pack]] (containing [[Grand Theft Auto III]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]) for the Xbox (2003). | ||
On May 11, 2006, Take-Two Interactive closed their Rockstar Vienna office without any previous announcement, and employees were denied access to their workplace by security personnel in the morning. This is a rather unusual procedure for closing a company in Austria and considered rude in Europe. | On May 11, 2006, Take-Two Interactive closed their Rockstar Vienna office without any previous announcement, and employees were denied access to their workplace by security personnel in the morning. This is a rather unusual procedure for closing a company in Austria and considered rude in Europe. | ||
==Games== | |||
===as Rockstar Vienna=== | |||
* ''[[wp:Max Payne|Max Payne]]'' ([[Xbox]]) (with [[wp:Remedy Entertainment|Remedy Entertainment]] and [[Rockstar Leeds]]) | |||
* ''[[wp:Max Payne 2|Max Payne 2]]'' (Xbox, [[PlayStation 2]]) (with Remedy Entertainment) | |||
* ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]'' (Xbox) (with [[Rockstar North]]) | |||
* ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]'' (Xbox) (with Rockstar North) | |||
* ''[[wp:Manhunt 2|Manhunt 2]]'' (PS2, [[PlayStation Portable]], Wii) (with Rockstar North, [[Rockstar London]], [[Rockstar Leeds]], [[Rockstar London]] and [[Rockstar Toronto]]) ''Upon closure of the studio, Vienna's portion was shipped to Rockstar Toronto.'' | |||
==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||