Rockstar has taken over Master Chief Collection developer Ruffian Games

The Scottish studio, which also worked on Crackdown 2, will rebrand as Rockstar Dundee

Take-Two has acquired Crackdown 2 and Master Chief Collection developer Ruffian Games.

As detailed in official Companies House documents, first spotted by TheGamer and verified by VGC, the Scottish studio officially changed its name to Rockstar Dundee last week.

According to documents, Rockstar parent Take-Two has taken a controlling stake in the company (more than 75%) and changed its registered address to the GTA firm’s London HQ.

Ruffian announced last year that it was working on multiple games alongside Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar.

New job listings advertised by the studio asked for individuals with “generalised experience in multiplayer action games developed for PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and future platforms.”

Ruffian has recently completed work porting Halo Reach to Xbox One and PC with 343 Industries.

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

The Dundee developer is best known for 2010’s Crackdown 2, as well as supplementary work on Kinect Star Wars, Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Crackdown 3: Wrecking Zone.

A recent Kotaku report claimed work on the unannounced next GTA title was “still early in development” and that it could be “moderately sized” upon release, partly to reduce employee stress and crunch, before being regularly expanded over time.