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'''Rockstar Leeds''' was founded in 1997 by Gordon Hall, Jason McGann, Dave Box and Ian Bowden as ''Mobius Entertainment''. In April 2004, publishing label [[Rockstar Games]] acquired the company, and rebranded it ''Rockstar Leeds''. | '''Rockstar Leeds''' was founded in 1997 by Gordon Hall, Jason McGann, Dave Box and Ian Bowden as ''Mobius Entertainment''. In April 2004, publishing label [[Rockstar Games]] acquired the company, and rebranded it ''Rockstar Leeds''. | ||
Today the company has a team consisting of over 30 games designers and programmers, dedicated to handheld game development. The company is situated in Pudsey, a town just outside of Leeds, England, in an 18th Century converted church. | Today the company has a team consisting of over 30 games designers and programmers, dedicated to handheld game development. The company is situated in Pudsey, a town just outside of Leeds, England, in an 18th Century converted church.<ref name="RockstarGamesMerge">[http://games.ign.com/objects/675/675904.html Rockstar Leeds] at IGN. URL accessed on May 23, 2006</ref> | ||
The company has developed both [[Grand Theft Auto]] games for the [[PSP]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|Liberty City Stories]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories|Vice City Stories]], and also helped develop the [[PS2]] port of the former. | The company has developed both [[Grand Theft Auto]] games for the [[PSP]], [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories|Liberty City Stories]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories|Vice City Stories]], and also helped develop the [[PS2]] port of the former. | ||