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Type | Subsidiary of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
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Industry | Computer and video games |
Founded | 8 November 2004 |
Founder | Sefton Hill Jamie Walker[n 1] |
Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
Key people | Sefton Hill Jamie Walker |
Products | Batman: Arkham series Urban Chaos: Riot Response |
Owners | Time Warner 74.9% Square Enix 25.1% |
Number of employees | 134 (October 2016) [1] |
Website | rocksteadyltd |
Rocksteady Studios Limited is a British video game developer based in Kentish Town, London. Founded in 2004, they are best known for their work in the Batman: Arkham series.
History[]
Rocksteady was founded in December 2004 by Sefton Hill and Jamie Walker.[2] The team hired many employees from Argonaut Games, a London-based studio which had closed in October 2004.[3]
Rocksteady's first release was the 2006 first-person shooter Urban Chaos: Riot Response, developed using the Havok engine and published by Eidos Interactive for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. After Eidos obtained the rights to make a Batman game in spring 2007, they approached Rocksteady who presented their take to the Batman license, and by May 2007, they had begun developing the concept of Batman: Arkham Asylum, with full production beginning in September 2007.[4][5] The game was released in August 2009 to critical acclaim and huge commercial success and the studio was then acquired by Time Warner in February 2010, although Square Enix Europe (formerly Eidos Interactive) still holds 25.1 percent share of Rocksteady.[6]
Rocksteady Studios have thus became one of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment in-house studios, renowned for their acclaimed games in the Batman: Arkham franchise, as Arkham Asylum was followed by Batman: Arkham City in 2011, and Batman: Arkham Knight in 2015. Although a prequel Arkham game was also developed (Batman: Arkham Origins), Rocksteady did not act as developer for the game; instead, development was handled by WB Games Montréal.
In December 2016 Sefton Hill confirmed through his official Reddit account that a new project is currently in development at Rocksteady Studios[7].
Games developed[]
Title | Engine | Release date | Platform(s) | Metacritic score[n 2] |
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Urban Chaos: Riot Response | Havok | 13 June 2006 | PlayStation 2, Xbox | 73% |
Batman: Arkham Asylum | Unreal Engine 3 | 25 August 2009 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, macOS | 91% |
Batman: Arkham City | Unreal Engine 3 | 18 October 2011 | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Wii U | 96% |
Batman: Arkham Knight | Unreal Engine 3 | 23 June 2015 | PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows | 87% |
Batman: Arkham VR | Unreal Engine 4 | 11 October 2016 | PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows | 75% |
Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ http://www.rocksteadyltd.com | Rocksteady Website
- ↑ Prell, Sam (November 22, 2014). "Three years later, Calendar Man reveals Arkham City easter egg". GamesRadar. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
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: - ↑ Fahey, Rob (2005-01-17). "SCi funds new development studio". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
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: - ↑ Snider, Mike (August 24, 2009). "The rest of the story: 'Batman: Arkham Asylum'". USA Today. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on April 5, 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
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: ; deadurl - ↑ Graft, Kris (October 19, 2009). "Rocksteady's Sefton Hill Unmasks Batman: Arkham Asylum". Gamasutra. Think Services. Archived from the original on April 2, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
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: ; deadurl - ↑ Plunkett, Luke (2010-02-23). "Warner Buys Batman: Arkham Asylum Devs". Kotaku. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
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: - ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/5jrxnv/im_sefton_hill_creative_director_at_rocksteady/dbihdig/
External links[]
Rocksteady Studios | ||
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Games | Urban Chaos: Riot Response (2006) • Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009) • Batman: Arkham City (2011) • Batman: Arkham Knight (2015) | |
Related | Eidos Interactive • Square Enix • Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
Batman: Arkham | ||
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Games | Asylum • City (Lockdown) • Origins (mobile • Blackgate) • Knight • VR • Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League | |
Comics | City • Unhinged | |
Film | Assault on Arkham | |
Key people | Paul Dini • Corey May • Dooma Wendschuh • Adam Beechen • Ron Fish • Christopher Drake | |
Characters | Batman • Robin • Catwoman • Joker • Arkham Knight | |
Developers | Rocksteady Studios • WB Games Montréal • NetherRealm Studios • Armature Studio • WB Games Boston | |
Related | Batman in other media • Joker in other media • Batman franchise media (video games) • Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth |
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment | ||
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Current franchises | Batman: Arkham • F.E.A.R. • Game Party • Lego • Middle-earth • Mortal Kombat • Scribblenauts • Spy Hunter | |
Current subsidiaries | Monolith Productions • NetherRealm Studios • Rocksteady Studios • TT Games (Traveller's Tales • TT Fusion) • Turbine, Inc. • Warner Bros. Games Montréal | |
Former subsidiaries | Snowblind Studios • Surreal Software | |
Related | Diane Nelson • Eidos Interactive • List of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment video games • Midway Games • Time Warner • Warner Bros. |
Warner Bros. | ||
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Founders | Jack L. Warner • Harry Warner • Albert Warner • Sam Warner | |
Executives | Kevin Tsujihara (Chairman and CEO) | |
Feature film production | Warner Bros. Pictures • Warner Animation Group • New Line Cinema • Castle Rock Entertainment • Flagship Entertainment (joint venture with CMC) | |
TV production and distribution |
Alloy Entertainment • Telepictures • WB Animation • Warner Bros. Television • Warner Bros. International Television • Warner Bros. International Television Production (WB TV Productions UK • Shed Productions • Eyeworks | |
Broadcast TV | Terrestrial TV | The CW (co-owned with CBS) |
Cable TV | Warner Channel (with HBO Latin America Group and HBO Asia) • WB Channel (with Turner International India) | |
Warner Bros. Interactive |
Avalanche Software • Monolith Productions • NetherRealm Studios • Rocksteady Studios • TT Games (TT Games Publishing • TT Fusion • Traveller's Tales • TT Animation • Playdemic) • Turbine • WB Games Montréal • WB Games New York • WB Games San Francisco | |
Warner Bros. Digital Networks | DramaFever • Machinima, Inc. • Warner Archive Instant | |
DC Entertainment | DC Films • DC Comics (Mad • Vertigo) | |
Home video | Warner Home Video • Warner Archive Collection | |
Public attractions | Warner Bros. Studio Tours | |
Miscellaneous assets | Turner Entertainment Co. • Hanna-Barbera • WaterTower Music • Fandango (30%) |
Time Warner | ||
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Board of directors | William P. Barr • Jeff Bewkes • Robert C. Clark • Mathias Döpfner • Jessica Einhorn • Carlos Gutierrez • Fred Hassan • Paul Wachter • Deborah Wright | |
Other people | Richard Parsons • Steve Ross | |
Miscellaneous | Turner Broadcasting System • Warner Bros. • Home Box Office Inc. • MovieTickets.com |
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