GTA 6 maker Rockstar Games acquires developer of GTA trilogy update

Grand Theft Auto 6 maker Rockstar Games has acquired Australian video game developer Video Games Deluxe, the studio behind the 2024 updates to Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition. Video Games Deluxe has also worked with Rockstar on the 2017 re-releases of L.A. Noire and L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files.

In a press statement, Jennifer Kolbe, Head of Publishing, Rockstar Games, said: “After working together closely over many years, we are excited to have Video Games Deluxe join the team as Rockstar Australia.

“It’s been an honor to work closely with Rockstar Games this past decade,” said Video Games Deluxe founder Brendan McNamara in the press statement. “We are thrilled to be a part of Rockstar Games and to continue our efforts to make the best games possible.”

Rockstar Games had partnered with Brendan McNamara’s former studio, Team Bondi, for the detective thriller L.A. Noire. That’s how the GTA series developer first got in touch with the team at Video Games Deluxe.