Update: Rockstar has now confirmed its acquisit🥂ion of 🌱Ruffian Games in a that's available online.
“We are 🌃thrilled to have Ruffian join the Rockstar Games family,” said Sam Houser, Rockstar Games founder. “The Ruffian team are a talented addition to Rockstar’s global studios, and we look forward to working together on future projects.”
Ruffian games will stꦯill be headed up by its founders - Gary Liddon and Billy Thomson - who are taking on the roles of co-studio directors at what's now called R🌌ockstar Dundee.
“We are incredibly excited to be joining the Rockstar team,” said Billy Thompson, co-founder of Ruffian. “Not only do we have the opportunity to work 🔯on some of the most successful entertainment properties in the world, but Rockstar’s investment in our studio is a great sign for the continued expansion of game development here in Scotland.”
Original Story: Rockstar now owns Ruffian Games and has rebranded the studio as Rockstar Dundee. , assisting in the developmen🤪t of Rockstar's titles.
The studio is home t𝔉o developers who have wor💙ked on both the Manhunt and Grand Theft Auto series.
According to a , the studio - which is best known for its work on Crackdown 2 and The Master Chief Col𒁏lection - was rebranded as Ro𝔍ckstar Dundee on October 6.
Rockstar Dundee is listed on🔥 the company's career page and was noticed by a keen-eyed Twitter user last month, bu🅘t the tweet went unnoticed:
TheGamer can now confirm that this new studio is🌟 Ruffian Games under a𓃲 new name.
Ru🍌ffian Games confirmed that it was working with Rockstar last year when it was looking for fresh talent to bolster its ranks. In a quote tweet, the official account put out a call for hires:
Since Ruffian has previo🍸us experience recreating old favourites with The Master Chief Collection, many fans are wondering if the studio will apply that same magic to some Rockstar classics, such as the original Red Dead Redemption.
It is more likely that Rock🅰star is gearing up to increase production into next-gen, during which the sಞtudio plans to re-release GTA 5 for PS5 and Xbox Series X.