LA Noire director returns to Rockstar ahead of GTA 6, as studio buys GTA Trilogy: Definitive Edition developer and renames it Rockstar Australia
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Rockstar Games has acquired Sydney-based developer Video Games Deluxe, renaming it Rockstar Australia. This acquisition consolidates their long-standing collaboration on projects like LA Noire re-releases and updates to the GTA Trilogy: Definitive Edition. Notably, Brendan McNamara, former director of LA Noire, returns to Rockstar as part of this deal. This strategic move hints at Rockstar Australia's potential involvement in developing the highly anticipated GTA 6, although official details remain forthcoming as the game nears its release.
"After working together closely over many years, we are excited to have Video Games Deluxe join the team as Rockstar Australia," Rockstar Games' head of publishing Jennifer Kolbe said in a release on the acquisition published by BusinessWire.
"It's been an honor to work closely with Rockstar Games this past decade," McNamara said in the release about Video Games Deluxe becoming Rockstar Australia, "We are thrilled to be a part of Rockstar Games and to continue our efforts to make the best games possible."
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