Update: Rockstar has now confirmed its acquisition of Ruffian Games in a Take-Two report that's available online.

“We are thrilled to have Ruffian join the Rockstar Games family,” said Sam Houser, Rockstar Games founder. “The Ruffian team are a talented addition to Rockstar’s global studios, and we look forward to working together on future projects.”

Ruffian games will still be headed up by its founders - Gary Liddon and Billy Thomson - who are taking on the roles of co-studio directors at what's now called Rockstar Dundee.

“We are incredibly excited to be joining the Rockstar team,” said Billy Thompson, co-founder of Ruffian. “Not only do we have the opportunity to work on some of the most successful entertainment properties in the world, but Rockstar’s investment in our studio is a great sign for the continued expansion of game development here in Scotland.”

Original Story: Rockstar now owns Ruffian Games and has rebranded the studio as Rockstar Dundee. Ruffian has been working with Rockstar since last year, assisting in the development of Rockstar's titles.

The studio is home to developers who have worked on both the Manhunt and Grand Theft Auto series.

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According to a Companies House listing, the studio - which is best known for its work on Crackdown 2 and The Master Chief Collection - was rebranded as Rockstar Dundee on October 6.

Rockstar Dundee is listed on the company's career page and was noticed by a keen-eyed Twitter user last month, but the tweet went unnoticed:

TheGamer can now confirm that this new studio is Ruffian Games under a new name.

Ruffian Games confirmed that it was working with Rockstar last year when it was looking for fresh talent to bolster its ranks. In a quote tweet, the official account put out a call for hires:

Since Ruffian has previous experience recreating old favourites with The Master Chief Collection, many fans are wondering if the studio will apply that same magic to some Rockstar classics, such as the original Red Dead Redemption.

It is more likely that Rockstar is gearing up to increase production into next-gen, during which the studio plans to re-release GTA 5 for PS5 and Xbox Series X.

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