Talk:Rockstar North
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[edit] DMA vs. Rockstar
This page is really misleading.
DMA Design is not Rockstar North, and although all the history for DMA seems to be right, it's completely wrong to lump it together on the same page with Rockstar.
It makes no sense to give the history of DMA on this page, I suggest you split them into two separate pages.
Even though RSN bought DMA, they shut the Dundee studio and most of the original employees left.
RobertAnderberg 00:51, 17 March 2006 (UTC)
- Rockstar North didn't buy DMA -- DMA became Rockstar North. As MobyGames explains (citing the company itself) at http://www.mobygames.com/company/rockstar-north-ltd : "Rockstar North, formally DMA Design, has been part of the Rockstar Games family of companies since September 1999 when it was acquired by the parent company Take 2 Interactive Inc." So, while the spirit of the studio may have changed significantly, DMA Design and Rockstar North are (at least officially) the same company. It would be interesting to include more information about the changes that occured along with the rebranding, but you'd need a source for that info.
[edit] Dundee Modern Arts
I am completely mystified about the name of DMA being "Dundee Modern Arts". If so, this must have taken place after 1997. Does anyone have a citation for this? I was an employeed of DMA up to that point and whilst it was a joke to begin with "Doesn't Mean Anything" definitely became official. - snap2grid
