Rockstar Vancouver
Background
This company was founded in 1998 as "Barking Dog Studios" by ex-Radical Entertainment employees. In 2002, Take-Two Interactive Software purchased the company and renamed it Rockstar Vancouver. It was merged with Rockstar Toronto in 2012.
Barking Dog Studios
(September 12, 2000-October 31, 2002)
Logo: The basic design shows a slightly deformed dog with a big head standing and barking. The company's name appears below. There are variants for each game.
Variants:
- On Homeworld: Cataclysm, the dog appears on a yellow ellipse and is lighted by a blue spotlight.
- On Global Operations, the dog appears on a purple background with a purple frame.
- On Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon, the 3D-designed logo is seen on a blue oval with a weak computer grid in the background.
FX/SFX: Depends on the variant.
Music/Sounds: None.
Availability: Appeared on the three games named above.
Editor's Note: None.
Rockstar Vancouver
(October 17, 2006-October 21, 2008)
Logo: There is a green Rockstar shield appearing in a sequence with the New England shield and the usual Rockstar shield. See Rockstar Games for description.
FX/SFX: See Rockstar Games.
Music/Sounds: See Rockstar Games.
Availability: Appears on Bully and its Scholarship Edition.
Editor's Note: None.