Manhunt 2: Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due.
Rockstar has been on the hotplate for Manhunt 2 since the first screenshots were released. They have been known for causing a lot of controversy, but never have they been in trouble for anything other than poor taste. In a scathing blog post by Jurie Horneman, details of ill credited work on the game is revealed.
According to Horneman, the original Rockstar Vienna team that began work on the project was not properly credited for their work on the game.
To the best of my knowledge, apart from the people who briefly went to Rockstar London to assist with development there, nobody from Rockstar Vienna is mentioned in the credits of Manhunt 2,
A list of nearly 50 people is retroactively credited for their work on the game, none of which are mentioned in the game's credits.
I do not want to denigrate what Rockstar London did on Manhunt 2, but as far as I can tell (from analyzing screenshots, previews, etc.) the majority of the work we did at Rockstar Vienna is in the released game. Rearranged and modified, but it’s there.
It is impressive to think that Rockstar would simply "forget" to mention these people. I guess they didn't want an itemized list of all the people they let go that are bringing them in a truck load of money. Either way, I'm sure this is not the last we will hear on this subject.
Rockstar in crediting controversy [develop]
[via Joystiq]
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Posted to Hot Stuff, Video Games on 2 November 2007
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