Rocksteady Studios
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| Type | Subsidiary of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
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| Industry | Interactive entertainment Computer and video games |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
| Key people | Sefton Hill, Jamie Walker, Nathan Burlow |
| Products | Urban Chaos: Riot Response, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Batman: Arkham City |
| Owner(s) | Time Warner |
| Employees | ~90 (2011)[1] |
| Parent | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| Website | http://www.rocksteadyltd.com/ |
Rocksteady Studios is a British video game developer based in Kentish Town in London. The studio's titles are Urban Chaos: Riot Response, Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City.
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History [edit]
Rocksteady Studios was founded in 2004 by Sefton Hill and Jamie Walker.[2] The studio was acquired by Time Warner in February 2010.[3] Square Enix Europe (formerly Eidos) has confirmed that it still retains a 25% percent stake in Rocksteady.[4]
At the 2009 Spike Video Game Awards, Rocksteady Studios was named Studio of the Year.[5]
Games developed [edit]
| Year | Title | Platform(s) | |||||||
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| Mac | PC | PS2 | PS3 | Xbox | X360 | Wii U | |||
| 2006 | Urban Chaos: Riot Response | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | |
| 2009 | Batman: Arkham Asylum | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
| 2011 | Batman: Arkham City | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | |
Review Scores [edit]
Rocksteady Studios
| Game title | Year released | Platforms | GameRankings | Metacritic | Publisher |
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| Urban Chaos: Riot Response | 2006 | PS2, Xbox | 75%[6] | 73[7] | Eidos Interactive |
| Batman: Arkham Asylum | 2009 | PC, Mac, PS3, Xbox 360 | 92.02%[8] | 91[9] | Eidos Interactive,
Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment |
| Batman: Arkham City | 2011 | PC, Mac, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U | 96.09%[10] | 96[11] | Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
References [edit]
- ^ "Rocksteady Studios About". Rocksteady Studios. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
- ^ Fahey, Rob (2005-01-17). "SCi funds new development studio". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ^ Plunkett, Luke (2010-02-23). "Warner Buys Batman: Arkham Asylum Devs". Kotaku. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
- ^ Crossley, Rob (2010-02-23). "Eidos retains 25% stake in Rocksteady". Develop. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
- ^ "Spike TV Announces 2009 Video Game Awards Winners". PR Newswire. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
- ^ "Urban Chaos: Riot Response Reviews". Retrieved March 9, 2013.
- ^ "Urban Chaos: Riot Response Reviews". Retrieved March 9, 2013.
- ^ "Barman: Arkham Asylum Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
- ^ "Barman: Arkham Asylum Reviews". Retrieved March 9, 2013.
- ^ "Batman: Arkham City Reviews". GameRankings. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
- ^ "Batman: Arkham City Reviews". Retrieved March 9, 2013.
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