Synergy and Symbiosis

Synergy is basically when two or more parties in a certain company/organisation work together to create greater outcomes by inventing connections between directly related areas of entertainment. For example, media institutions exploit various platforms to sell products relatnig to the other product which may be a video game for example. This happened when Assassins Creed was released and then bedsheets, posters, mugs, t-shirts etc were all released based on the Assassins Creed game.
Symbiosis is when various different companies come together to promote a series of products. This happens to receive profits through different ways from a product. An example of this is when toys are created which are based off of a certain game, when the toys are sold, they are not only getting profit for the company that created them, they are also advertising the game by selling them. The money that the company made, a fraction of that goes to the game developers because a licence is needed to create the toys based on the game.

Rockstar Studios

Rockstar North

Rockstar North was founded in 2002 and is based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was previously known as DMA Design. They're known for the Grand Theft Auto and Manhunt franchises, as well as the original Lemmings games. It's owned by Take-Two Interactive. It's the primary developer of the Grand Theft Auto series, which has three of the best-selling games on sixth-generation consoles, in addition to the best-selling Grand Theft Auto IV in the current generation of consoles.

Rockstar Japan

Rockstar Japan was founded by Rockstar in 2005 and it produces the Japanese translations of Rockstar Games software. Rockstar Japan was the Japanese localisation headquarters of Rockstar Games. They worked in conjunction with Capcom. Rockstar Japan localise for the Asian market.

Rockstar Leeds

Rockstar Leeds was founded in 2004 and it was previously known as Mobius Entertainment and was based in Lower Wortley, Leeds, England. These were the creators of Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Vice City Stories for the PlayStation Portable, Max Payne for the Game Boy Advance, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, and the music game Beaterator. Rockstar Leeds' most recent work is the Microsoft Windows version of L.A. Noire.

Rockstar London

Rockstar London was discovered in November 2005, it took over the development of Manhunt 2 after Rockstar Vienna closed. It also recently developed the portable adaption of Mightnight Club: Los Angeles, Midnight Club LA Remix.

Rockstar Toronto

Rockstar Toronto was previously known as Rockstar Canada, it was discovered in 1999 and is best known for their work The Warriors, an adaptation of the cult classic film and the PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV and Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.

Rockstar Vancouver

Rockstar Vancouver was previously known as Barking Dog Studios, it was discovered in 2002 and created the PlayStation 2 title Bully and third game in the Max Payne series, Max Payne 3. Vancouver will soon be merging with Rockstar Toronto.