Who owns Rockstar Games? The company is owned by Take-Two Interactive Software, a publicly traded US gaming company. Take-Two describes Rockstar Games as a wholly owned publishing label, alongside other major businesses including 2K and Zynga. Rockstar develops and publishes games under its own name, but Take-Two is the parent.
The distinction matters when you’re looking at Grand Theft Auto VI, Rockstar North and the studios behind other Rockstar titles. GTA VI lists Rockstar as developer and publisher, with Take-Two as the corporate owner. These are different roles within the group.
Who owns Rockstar Games in 2026?
Take-Two’s investor information names the owner directly. Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is headquartered in New York City and trades on the Nasdaq stock exchange under TTWO. It says it develops and publishes entertainment principally through Rockstar Games, 2K and Zynga.
For investors researching who owns Rockstar Games, the publicly traded parent is Take-Two Interactive, Nasdaq ticker TTWO. Rockstar doesn’t have a separate share listing. Buying TTWO shares gives you a stake in the parent company, including its sports and mobile games businesses.
Does Take-Two own Grand Theft Auto VI?
Ownership and development are different jobs. Rockstar Games has its own publishing organisation and a network of studios. It is the Rockstar label that appears as both the developer and publisher of Grand Theft Auto VI on Rockstar’s official store.
Take-Two owns Rockstar, but Rockstar North is one of its development studios. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland, Rockstar North is named in the original Grand Theft Auto V announcement as that game’s developer. Rockstar Games, the larger organisation, includes numerous studios and support teams outside Edinburgh.
Who owns Rockstar Games’ studios, including Rockstar North?
Rockstar North is a development studio, not the owner of the wider Rockstar group. Its studio name identifies a particular team. The wider Rockstar label operates offices in Edinburgh, Dundee, Leeds, Lincoln, London, New York, Toronto, San Diego and other locations.
Rockstar’s careers site lists its studios, while the GTA VI store credits Rockstar Games as developer. Modern productions combine programming, design, art, engineering, testing, production and publishing work across numerous teams.
Who develops and publishes GTA VI?
For GTA VI, Rockstar Games appears in the official credits as both developer and publisher. The game is scheduled for 19 November 2026 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. Our GTA 6 release date guide has the confirmed platform details and our trailer article covers the story footage.
Who owns Rockstar Games when it releases games on PlayStation and Xbox? Take-Two still does. Neither Sony nor Microsoft owns the developer. Console manufacturers provide platforms and distribution, whereas Take-Two remains the corporate parent of the developer.
Does Sony or Microsoft own Rockstar Games?
The question of who owns Rockstar Games also covers GTA Online. Rockstar operates that multiplayer game and its online services under the Rockstar brand, while Take-Two remains the corporate owner. GTA Online isn’t a separately traded company.
Rockstar’s UK staff are also scheduled to vote from 12 to 26 November on whether to recognise the IWGB for workplace representation. That is about collective bargaining, not a corporate takeover or a shareholder vote. Our Rockstar union vote guide has the dates and the issues under discussion.
Does the UK union vote change Rockstar ownership?
Who owns Rockstar Games? Take-Two Interactive owns the Rockstar label. Rockstar North is the Edinburgh development studio, and Rockstar Games is the wider development and publishing organisation behind GTA and Red Dead Redemption.
Official source: Take-Two Interactive corporate and investor information.
