Rockstar Games Acquires Video Games Deluxe, to be Renamed Rockstar Australia - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 03 March 2025 / 3,174 Views
Rockstar Games announced it has acquired Sydney-based development studio Video Games Deluxe. The studio will be renamed Rockstar Australia.
Video Games Deluxe was founded by L.A. Noire developer Team Bondi founder Brendan McNamara. The studio previously worked with Rockstar Games on the 2017 re-releases of L.A. Noire, L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files, as well as Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition for iOS and Android, Netflix, and modern consoles.
"After working together closely over many years, we are excited to have Video Games Deluxe join the team as Rockstar Australia," said Rockstar Games Head of Publishing Jennifer Kolbe.
Video Games Deluxe founder Brendan McNamara added, "It’s been an honor to work closely with Rockstar Games this past decade. We are thrilled to be a part of Rockstar Games and to continue our efforts to make the best games possible."
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Would be cool to see a sequel to LA Noire, really liked that game.
Brendan McNamara the jerk? lol
Yes it surprised me at first with McNamara's history, then I noticed that Games Deluxe had worked
on LA Noire and the GTA trilogy remaster's , so it looks like with Rockstar busy with getting GTA 6 out the door Games Deluxe were the obvious choice to increase their manpower needs with my guess being and I might be wrong being most likely to help with GTA 6 online content.
I remember this Mcnamara guy back from 2012. A real pain to work with.
It would be a dream come true to see Rockstar throw their support behind Whore of the Orient, but that's even less likely than North ever developing Agent.
Should have named it Ailartsua Ratskcor
How can rockstar acquire another company while being part of take 2 ? Shouldn't it be Take 2 who acquire it ?
