Q 01/05

Rockstar Games was established in December 1998 as a subsidiary of which company?

A) Electronic Arts

B) Activision

C) Take-Two Interactive

D) Infogrames

Answer · why

C) Take-Two Interactive

It was set up as Take-Two's 'high-end' publishing label and formally announced on January 22, 1999.

Q 02/05

Rockstar was built from the assets of which dormant British publisher?

A) Psygnosis

B) Gremlin Interactive

C) Ocean Software

D) BMG Interactive

Answer · why

D) BMG Interactive

Take-Two paid 1.85 million shares, about 16% of its stock, for assets that included the original Grand Theft Auto.

Q 03/05

Which pair of brothers were among Rockstar's founders?

A) The Millers

B) The Housers

C) The Stampers

D) The Olivers

Answer · why

B) The Housers

Sam still heads the studio as president; Dan, the lead writer, left in March 2020 after Red Dead Redemption 2.

Q 04/05

Which Rockstar co-founder from Arista Records left in 2007 and was succeeded by Gary Dale?

A) Terry Donovan

B) Jamie King

C) Gary Foreman

D) Leslie Benzies

Answer · why

A) Terry Donovan

Donovan had been managing director; Dale became chief operating officer after a stint at Capcom Europe.

Q 05/05

Which studio, acquired in 1999, was the first to be organised under the label?

A) Rockstar North

B) Rockstar San Diego

C) Rockstar Canada

D) Rockstar Leeds

Answer · why

C) Rockstar Canada

It was later renamed Rockstar Toronto and went on to make The Warriors.