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Rockstar Games overview

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Rockstar Games is a multinational video game development and publishing company with a product portfolio that includes games such as Grand Theft Auto, Max Payne, L.A. Noire, The Warriors, Bully, Manhunt, Midnight Club, State of Emergency, and Red Dead. Rockstar Games has developed its own game engine called the Rockstar Advanced Game Engine (RAGE) to facilitate game development on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, Mac, and Wii systems. Along with The Rockstar Games Social Club, an online gaming service was created by Rockstar Games for use with its games. As of February 2014, Rockstar Games titles have shipped more than 250 million copies.
The staff at Rockstar Games come from unusually diverse demographic backgrounds. The company is 39.2% female and 39.8% ethnic minorities. Despite its diversity in other areas, Rockstar Games employees are noticeably lacking in political diversity. It has an unusually high proportion of employees who are members of the Democratic Party, at 79.0%. Employees seem to enjoy working in an otherwise diverse workplace that is dominated by members of the Democratic Party. Rockstar Games has great employee retention with staff members usually staying with the company for 4.2 years.
Based in New York, NY, Rockstar Games is a key player in the technology industry with 2,001 employees and an annual revenue of $63.0M.

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Cons of working at Rockstar Games

He didn't squeeze hard enough

Rockstar Games benefits

I was told I was still ' able to get the job done '.

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Tar and feather

How did you prepare for the Rockstar Games interview?

I showed up with a bow tie and a speedo. Someone asked if I had enough protein and my diet and I respectfully declined.

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Minimum wage at best, always thought it would be fun until the opioid pandemic really kicked into full gear.

What's the diversity at Rockstar Games like?

Not applicable, everyone is racist.

What brings you the most joy at Rockstar Games?

Quitting!

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The team at Rockstar Games

  • The founders of Rockstar Games are Sam Houser, Jamie King, Terry Donovan, Bill Paxton and Gary Foreman.
  • The key people at Rockstar Games are Aymon Labidi, Sam Houser and Jamie King.
Key people
Aymon Labidi
Sam Houser
Jamie King
Terry Donovan
Bill Paxton
Gary Foreman

Rockstar Games rankings

Rockstar Games is ranked #93 on the Best Technology companies to work for in New York list. Zippia's Best Places to Work lists provide unbiased, data-based evaluations of companies. Rankings are based on government and proprietary data on salaries, company financial health, and employee diversity.

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Rockstar Games salaries

Average Rockstar Games salary
$85,145
yearly
$40.94 hourly
Updated March 14, 2024

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Rockstar Games diversity

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We calculated Rockstar Games’s diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Rockstar Games’s workforce.
Rockstar Games diversity summary. Zippia estimates Rockstar Games's demographics and statistics using a database of 30 million profiles. Zippia verifies estimates with BLS, Census, and current job openings data for accuracy. We calculated Rockstar Games's diversity score by measuring multiple factors, including the ethnic background, gender identity, and language skills of Rockstar Games's workforce.
  • Rockstar Games has 2,001 employees.
  • 39% of Rockstar Games employees are women, while 61% are men.
  • The most common ethnicity at Rockstar Games is White (60%).
  • 18% of Rockstar Games employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 11% of Rockstar Games employees are Black or African American.
  • The average employee at Rockstar Games makes $85,145 per year.
  • Rockstar Games employees are most likely to be members of the democratic party.
  • Employees at Rockstar Games stay with the company for 4.2 years on average.

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