Rockstar Games, the company behind hit games series聽Grand Theft Auto and聽Red Dead Redemption,聽 has acquired Dundee-based Ruffian Games.
The studio will operate under the new name of Rockstar Dundee. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Founded in 2008 by Gary Liddon and Billy Thomson, Ruffian partnered with Microsoft to work on the聽Crackdown聽series, and with 343 Industries on聽Halo: Reach聽from the Halo Master Chief Collection, among many other projects.
Ruffian鈥檚 team of just over 40 have development experience including on early Rockstar titles from the Grand Theft Auto聽and Manhunt series.
Both Liddon and Thomson will remain on-board as Co-Studio Directors of Rockstar Dundee.
鈥淲e are thrilled to have Ruffian join the Rockstar Games family,鈥� said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. 鈥淭he Ruffian team are a talented addition to Rockstar鈥檚 global studios, and we look forward to working together on future projects.鈥�
鈥淲e are incredibly excited to be joining the Rockstar team,鈥� said Billy Thompson, Co-Founder of Ruffian. 鈥淣ot only do we have the opportunity to work on some of the most successful entertainment properties in the world, but Rockstar鈥檚 investment in our studio is a great sign for the continued expansion of game development here in Scotland.鈥�
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