Rockstar Vienna
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| Rockstar Vienna | |
Formerly called | Neo Software Produktions GmbH (1993–2003) |
| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Video game industry |
| Fate | Closed |
| Successor | Games That Matter Productions GmbH |
| Founded | 4 January 1993 |
| Defunct | 11 May 2006 |
| Headquarters | Vienna, Austria |
Key people |
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Number of employees | 100+[1] (2006) |
| Parent | Rockstar Games |
Rockstar Productions GmbH (formerly Neo Software Produktions GmbH), doing business as Rockstar Vienna, was an Austrian Video game developer based in Vienna, Austria, and a subsidiary of Rockstar Games. Neo Software was founded on 4 January 1993 by Hannes Seifert and Niki Laber, and where acquired by Take-Two Interactive in February 2001. In 2003, during the company's tenth anniversary, the company was rebranded Rockstar Vienna. On 11 May 2006, the company was closed, leaving over 100 employees fired.[1] A successor to the company, Games That Matter Productions, was founded by former Rockstar Vienna employees Hannes Seifert, Niki Laber and Jürgen Goeldner.[2]
Games
as Neo Software
- Whale's Voyage (1993) Amiga, CD32 (with Flair Software)
- The Clue! (1994) Amiga, CD32
- Whale's Voyage II (1995) Amiga
- Cedric and the Lost Sceptre (1995) Amiga, CD32 (with Alcatraz Austria)
- Fightin' Spirit (1996) Amiga, CD32 (with Lightshock Software)
- Black Viper (1996) Amiga, CD32 (with Lightshock Software)
- Spherical Worlds (1996) Amiga, CD32 (with 4matted)
- Alien Nations (1999) Microsoft Windows (with JoWooD Entertainment)
- The Sting! (2001) Microsoft Windows (with JoWooD Entertainment)
- Max Payne (2001) Xbox (with Remedy Entertainment)
as Rockstar Vienna
- Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003) PS2, Xbox (with Remedy Entertainment)
- Grand Theft Auto III (2003) Xbox (with Rockstar North)
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2003) Xbox (with Rockstar North)
- Manhunt 2 (2004–2006) PS2, Xbox (moved to Rockstar London)
References
- 1 2 Gibson, Ellie (12 May 2006). "Rockstar Vienna shuts down". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ↑ Sinclair, Brendan (17 January 2007). "Rockstar Vienna vets make Games That Matter". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
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