Rockstar Acquires Mad Doc Software, Forms Rockstar New England

April 4, 2008 2:08 PM

Rockstar Games today announced its acquisition of developer Mad Doc Software, which will now be reformed as Rockstar New England.

The Andover, Massachusetts-based studio had most recently worked on the Xbox 360 port of Rockstar's Bully: Scholarship Edition.

"The team at Mad Doc Software is extremely talented," said Rockstar founder Sam Houser. "Bringing them within the Rockstar Games family will enhance our core technology and further support our commitment to creating progressive and innovative gaming experiences."

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baron calamity

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April 4, 2008 2:31 PM

After their Bully port, I can't help but think this is a bad move.
- quanta88
  
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  April 4, 2008 2:46 PM
  
  Hmmm, they did Star Trek Legacy for Bethesda too - not a great game.
  - baron calamity
    
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    April 4, 2008 3:06 PM
    
    and Empire Earth 3. A game so bad they wiped all traces of it from their web page,
    - Murdoc.
      
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      April 4, 2008 4:06 PM
      
      Did stuff on Turok as well, I think
  - JimRune
    
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    April 6, 2008 10:53 AM
    
    Armada 2 was pretty fun, but it was a basic concept. Legacy was a horrible game because Mad Doc and Bethesda advertised the game in such a way that it seemed like it was going to be another Bridge Commander, and it ended up just being another simple game. I don't know why RockStar would want Mad Doc; "talented" is not the word I would use to describe their development skills.
- Lunaran
  
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  April 5, 2008 9:41 AM
  
  They're just trying to make EA less interested in taking them over.