DMA Design
DMA Design's logo, 2001–2002
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Formerly called
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| Industry | Video game industry |
| Fate | Reformed |
| Successor | Rockstar North |
| Founded | 1984 in Dundee, Scotland |
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| Defunct | 27 March 2002 |
| Headquarters | Edinburgh, Scotland |
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Key people
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David Jones |
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Number of employees
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25 (2001) |
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DMA Design Limited was a British video game developer based in Dundee, Scotland. The company was established in 1984 by David Jones, Russell Kay, Steve Hammond and Mike Dailly. During its early years, DMA Design was backed by its publisher Psygnosis, primarily focusing on Amiga, Atari ST and Commodore 64 games. During this time, they created successful shooters such as Menace, Blood Money and Walker. The company soon turned to platform games after the release of Lemmings in 1993, which scored massive international success and led to numerous sequels and spin-offs. After developing Unirally for Nintendo, DMA Design was set to become one of their main second-party developers, but this partnership quickly ended after Nintendo's disapproval of Body Harvest.
In 1997, DMA released Grand Theft Auto, which was hugely successful for the company; the game sparked numerous sequels and a successful series. The company was soon acquired by Gremlin Interactive, who published some of their games, including Space Station Silicon Valley and Tanktics. Following the release of Grand Theft Auto 2, Gremlin was acquired by Infogrames. As a result, DMA Design was acquired by Take-Two Interactive, and became a subsidiary of Rockstar Games, the publisher of Grand Theft Auto. DMA Design was ultimately renamed Rockstar North after the release of Grand Theft Auto III in 2001, and the company continues to develop hugely successful and popular games.
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