- Name
- Rockstar Vancouver
- Abbreviation
- Founded
- 1 May 1998
- Location
- Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
- Website
- http://www.rockstarvancouver.com/
- Aliases
- Barking Dog Studios, Ltd.
Rockstar Vancouver
Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
Rockstar Vancouver was located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, BC. As part of Rockstar's 2012 Canadian restructuring, RSV employees were merged and relocated to Rockstar Toronto. Rockstar Vancouver is now defunct.
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Barking Dog Studios was founded in May of 1998 in Vancouver, British Columbia by six ex-Radical Entertainment employees; Brian Thalken, Peter Grant, Sean Thompson, Christopher Mair, Glenn Barnes, and Michael Gyori. Barking Dog was purchased by Rockstar Games (Company) in August of 2002 and renamed Rockstar Vancouver. A full decade later, after the release of Max Payne 3, Rockstar decided to merge its Canadian studios into one unit 35km outside of Toronto. Rockstar Vancouver employees largely migrated to Rockstar Toronto (Company). Games developed under the name Barking Dog Studios;
- Homeworld: Cataclysm (Game)
- Counter-Strike (worked on beta 5, including maps Train (Location) and Backalley)
- Global Operations (Game)
- Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon
Games developed under the name Rockstar Vancouver;
- Bully (Game)
- Bully: Scholarship Edition (in coordination with Rockstar New England (Company) and Rockstar Toronto (Company))
- Max Payne 3 (Game)
Rockstar Vancouver also reportedly worked on a title in the Spec Ops (Franchise) series before Bully, though it was ultimately cancelled in early 2005.
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Disney's Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon (Game)
Set 5 years after the events of the movie, Battle at Procyon is a Space-Naval Strategy game that follows the continuing adventures of Jim Hawkins, who has enlisted in the Royal Navy. At no point during the game does a battle occur anywhere near Procyon.
Global Operations (Game)
As a member of an elite military force, accomplish team-specific missions like hostage rescue, bomb disarmament and VIP escort. Only as a team can you defeat the opposition in Global Operations.
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