bros. interactive entertainment affiliate of square enix industry computer and video games founded december 13 2004 ; 11 years ago 2004 12 13 founder sefton hill jamie walker headquarters london united kingdom key people sefton hill jamie walker products batman arkham series urban chaos riot response owners time warner 74.9 % square enix 25.1 % number of employees 134 october 2016 1 website http www.rocksteadyltd.com rocksteady studios is a british video game developer based in kentish town london . they have developed four games and are best known for their work in the batman arkham series . contents 1 history 2 games developed 3 references 4 external links history edit rocksteady was founded on december 13 2004 by sefton hill and jamie walker . 2 the team hired many employees from the now defunct argonaut games . 3 the studio released urban chaos in 2006 then thanks to the huge success of arkham asylum in 2009 the studio was acquired by time warner in february 2010 although square enix europe formerly eidos interactive still holds stock at 25.1 % . 4 rocksteady studios has since became renowned for its critically acclaimed batman games batman arkham asylum batman arkham city and batman arkham knight . although a prequel arkham game was developed batman arkham origins rocksteady did not act as developer for the game ; instead development was handled by wb games montr al. games developed edit title engine release date platform s average metacritic note 1 batman arkham vr unreal engine 4 october 2016 playstation vr tba batman arkham knight unreal engine 3 23 june 2015 playstation 4 xbox one pc 87 % batman arkham city unreal engine 3 18 october 2011 playstation 3 xbox 360 pc macintosh wiiu 96 % batman arkham asylum unreal engine 3 25 august 2009 playstation 3 xbox 360 pc macintosh 91 % urban chaos riot response havok 13 june 2006 playstation 2 xbox 73 % scores are the average of the metacritic score for skus developed by rocksteady studios . sku not developed by rocksteady references edit http www.rocksteadyltd.com rocksteady website prell sam november 22 2014 . three years later calendar man reveals arkham city easter egg . gamesradar . retrieved july 12 2016 . fahey rob 2005 01 17 . sci funds new development studio . gamesindustry.biz . retrieved 2008 07 22 . plunkett luke 2010 02 23 . warner buys batman arkham asylum devs . kotaku . retrieved 2012 09 04 . external links edit rocksteady studios rocksteady studios entry at mobygames v t e rocksteady studios games urban chaos riot response 2006 batman arkham asylum 2009 batman arkham city 2011 batman arkham knight 2015 related eidos interactive square enix warner bros. interactive entertainment v t e batman arkham franchise rocksteady studios wb games montr al netherrealm studios armature studio turbine inc. games asylum city lockdown origins mobile blackgate knight characters batman joker catwoman nightwing robin harley quinn scarecrow two face penguin bane deathstroke azrael batgirl red hood arkham knight comics city unhinged film assault on arkham key people sefton hill paul dini ron fish eric holmes corey may dooma wendschuh adam beechen christopher drake related batman franchise media video games arkham asylum a serious house on serious earth injustice gods among us v t e warner bros. interactive entertainment franchises batman arkham f.e.a.r. game party gauntlet lego looney tunes middle earth mortal kombat scribblenauts sesame street spy hunter the witcher subsidiaries monolith productions netherrealm studios rocksteady studios tt games traveller s tales tt fusion tt games publishing turbine wb games montr al former subsidiaries midway games snowblind studios surreal software time warner interactive related articles eidos interactive list of warner bros. interactive entertainment video games time warner warner bros. ed boon sefton hill jon burton diane nelson v t e warner bros. founders jack l. warner harry warner albert warner sam warner executives kevin tsujihara chairman and ceo feature film production warner bros. pictures warner bros. family entertainment warner animation group new line cinema castle rock entertainment flagship entertainment joint venture with cmc cartoon network movies tv production and distribution broadcast tv the cw co owned with cbs cable tv channels warner channel with hbo latin america group and hbo asia wb channel with turner international india wb tv productions uk shed productions eyeworks alloy entertainment telepictures wb animation warner bros. television warner bros. international television warner bros. interactive monolith productions tt games traveller s tales tt games publishing tt fusion netherrealm studios rocksteady studios turbine wb games montr al dc entertainment dc films dc comics mad vertigo home video warner home video warner archive collection public attractions warner bros. studio tours miscellaneous assets the wb kids wb momlogic dramafever fandango media 30 % flixster rotten tomatoes turner entertainment co. watertower music v t e time warner board of directors herbert m. allison jim f. barksdale stephen bollenbach jeff bewkes frank j. caufield robert c. clark mathias d pfner jessica einhorn michael miles ken novack richard parsons deborah wright v t e turner broadcasting system north american television adult swim boomerang cartoon network cnn cnn airport cnn international hln nba tv1 tbs tnt toonami trutv turner classic movies wpch tv2 tbs europe boing africa france italy spain boomerang central & eastern europe europe middle east and africa france germany italy netherlands nordic portugal uk & ireland cartoon network arabic central & eastern europe france germany italy netherlands nordic pan middle east & africa poland portugal cis and southeastern europe turkey uk & ireland turner classic movies nordic uk & ireland tnt comedy film serie nordic nonstop television luxe.tv mezzo tv others cartoonito cnn international cnn t rk trutv uk and ireland toonami france tbs asia pacific cartoon network australia and new zealand china on demand india japan pakistan philippines4 southeast asia south korea taiwan cnn cnn news18 cnn international asia pacific cnn international south asia indonesia3 philippines 4 hbo cinemax hbo hbo family hbo hits hbo signature red by hbo others boomerang australia and new zealand boomerang southeast asia boomerang south korea china entertainment television imagine tv lumiere movies oh k pogo real toonami asia toonami india trutv turner classic movies wb channel warner channel world heritage channel tbs latin america boomerang boomerang brazil cartoon network latin america cartoon network brazil chilevisi n cnn chile cnn en espa ol cnn international esporte interativo glitz hispanictv i.sat space tbs tnt series tooncast warner channel trutv tv production distribution cartoon network development studio europe cartoon network studios cnn films turner entertainment turner sports world championship wrestling5 williams street hulu 10 % internet assets bleacher report cnnmoney super deluxe former boomerang spain cable music channel cartoon network spain cartoon network too cnn checkout channel cnnfn cnn si cnx cnn crime library gameloft nuts tv showtime scandinavia silver star scandinavia the smoking gun toonami uk & ireland toonami jetstream 50 % with viz media turner program services turner south now fox sports southeast voom hd international wret now wcnc tv note 1 owned by the nba operated by turner . note 2 operated by the meredith corporation under a local marketing agreement . note 3 co owned by trans media . note 4 co owned with nine media corporation and radio philippines network through a brand licensing agreement . note 5 assets now owned by wwe inc. through wcw inc. v t e warner bros. founders jack l. warner harry warner albert warner sam warner executives kevin tsujihara chairman and ceo feature film production warner bros. pictures warner bros. family entertainment warner animation group new line cinema castle rock entertainment flagship entertainment joint venture with cmc cartoon network movies tv production and distribution broadcast tv the cw co owned with cbs cable tv channels warner channel with hbo latin america group and hbo asia wb channel with turner international india wb tv productions uk shed productions eyeworks alloy entertainment telepictures wb animation warner bros. television warner bros. international television warner bros. interactive monolith productions tt games traveller s tales tt games publishing tt fusion netherrealm studios rocksteady studios turbine wb games montr al dc entertainment dc films dc comics mad vertigo home video warner home video warner archive collection public attractions warner bros. studio tours miscellaneous assets the wb kids wb momlogic dramafever fandango media 30 % flixster rotten tomatoes turner entertainment co. watertower music v t e home box office inc. tv channels hbo cinemax hbo asia red by hbo hbo europe hbo netherlands hbo 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