Rockstar founders load 4mm

Jamie King, Gary Foreman join former Image Metrics, NBC executives on new interactive entertainment studio; two projects chambered.

Sam and Dan Houser may be the two most high-profile names to be associated with Rockstar Games, but the house that Grand Theft Auto built was actually founded by five people in total. Today, two of those founders--Jamie King and Gary Foreman--announced that they would be joining forces with former Image Metrics general manager Nicholas Perrett and NBC executive Paul Coyne to form a new development studio, 4mm Games.

Note: This logo is not actually 4mm.

King and Foreman will hold the positions of president and chief technical officer, respectively, at 4mm. Together, the two contributed to such acclaimed Rockstar franchises as Grand Theft Auto, Midnight Club, Max Payne, and Bully. Perrett will fill the role of chief executive officer, while Coyne will assume an executive vice president position. The independent studio is based in New York City, New York.

4mm did not detail its plans for the future, saying only that more information will be available in the coming weeks. However, studio founders did speak with Variety, revealing that the game maker's first efforts will be introduced through online mobile platforms like Apple's ubiquitous iPhone, before being adapted for Nintendo's, Microsoft's, and Sony's platforms.

According to the trade, 4mm has two unannounced titles currently in development, with the first expected to launch this year. As part of its announcement, 4mm said that it has entered into a multiyear, multigame financial partnership with investment firm CEA Autumn Games. Terms of the investment were not revealed.

29 Comments

  • GraffittiGuy

    Posted May 27, 2009 7:57 am PT

    when will the gta iv exclusive for PS£ come out already!? Or at least give us a hint!

  • vietboi89

    Posted May 26, 2009 3:41 pm PT

    uhm... how about people just stop whining and make GAMES!! i dont care where they came from as long as they are great

  • rudeaz

    Posted May 26, 2009 2:39 pm PT

    globalconglomaretmultipuposedvideogameexecutives whats next

  • lhsjazzman

    Posted May 25, 2009 9:53 pm PT

    That's quite a resume of games they've made when you think about it!!

  • Zoomer30

    Posted May 24, 2009 8:17 pm PT

    Wonder if this has anything to do with the new IP for the PS3 that R* mentioned a few months back......

  • samthesolidman

    Posted May 23, 2009 7:49 pm PT

    @:Leinhartx
    You speak the truth.

  • maverick_76

    Posted May 23, 2009 5:49 pm PT

    If they bring games to the PSP that will warrant at least a gander.

  • PrimeLazarus

    Posted May 23, 2009 8:21 am PT

    In the words of a dog wiser than myself:

    This is a good company

    ...for me to poop on!

  • dbpvivi

    Posted May 23, 2009 6:01 am PT

    @bigelf72
    Not true. It uses OpenGL ES 2.0 to run games so its nothing like a PS2 infact its closer to a PSX in practice. Its a chip. A CPU, GPU, northbridge, southbridge all in one. The iphone actually uses OpenGL ES 1.1 so its nothing special.

  • dbpvivi

    Posted May 23, 2009 5:52 am PT

    "online mobile platforms like Apple's ubiquitous iPhone, before being adapted for Nintendo's, Microsoft's, and Sony's platforms."

    So they plan to make a bunch of crappy games on iPhone. Then port them over and try to pass them off to us on the DS, psp and as DLC for the consoles.

    Giving the fact that a lot of mainstream gamers really are as dumb as ..... I'm sure 4mm will do well. Good business plan, *sniff* *sniff* the sweet scent of money. Shame it doesn't help the gaming industry. At all!

  • bigelf72

    Posted May 23, 2009 2:26 am PT

    @Godspeed
    Look up Nvidia Tegra. This phone will get released by HTC in the fall. Graphics: Similar to Playstation 2, 720p HDMI out, 5.0mp camera.

  • GODSPEEDseven

    Posted May 22, 2009 6:55 pm PT

    Wow.. Cell phone games? If I can connect my GTX 280 and my 24" Monitor on my Cellphone.. MAYBE I'd give it a thought..

  • XanderKage

    Posted May 22, 2009 2:10 pm PT

    Butbutbutbut... They'll still be with R* too, right??? Because as great as the Housers are, it's never good for a company when 2 founding members quit...

  • dg3215

    Posted May 22, 2009 1:32 pm PT

    Am I the only person in the world who uses my cell phone for just communications anymore. Just wondering.

  • DotComBoris

    Posted May 22, 2009 1:16 pm PT

    Lets hope that the new games are as innovative as the first GTA, in which case I wish them well.

  • brendanhunt1

    Posted May 22, 2009 12:58 pm PT

    you were the founders of rockstar games and you want to start with a phone

  • StJimmy15

    Posted May 22, 2009 7:28 am PT

    @ Leinhartx damn straight. thats really what we need nowadays. Ppl just keep pushing out crap and all we want is for them to take their time and deliver a quality product. Quality over quantity.

  • Leinhartx

    Posted May 22, 2009 7:26 am PT

    I really don't care who you are and where you're from. Make a good game and I'll give you my money.

  • wwonka666

    Posted May 22, 2009 4:26 am PT

    Sounds like they are upset for not getting due credit for founding Rockstar Games. Anyone remember Daikatana and it's founder of a new studio that I can't remember right now? Sounds like this will probably suffer a similar fate. Anyone remember a company called Rare? It's still called the same, it just doesn't make good games anymore. Similar stuff, it's not about who founded it or your past success, just what you have done lately.

  • RoyaleWivCheese

    Posted May 22, 2009 2:53 am PT

    Reminds me of when a faction of Rare formed FreeRadical.. Let's hope 4mm don't meet the same fate.

  • WHIT3Y90

    Posted May 21, 2009 10:05 pm PT

    I don't care where you're from... Just make a good game

  • Pete5506

    Posted May 21, 2009 9:23 pm PT

    I hope they can do good things over there

  • Intrakitt

    Posted May 21, 2009 9:16 pm PT

    mrklorox: I, as well as many people, actually enjoy Crackdown immensely. I didn't buy it because of the Halo 3 beta but it didn't hurt that it came bundled with it. How could you not like an open world game where exploration on foot is more exhilirating than in a vehicle? I spent hours on end collecting those pesky orbs so that I could max my agility stats and jump sky scrapers with ease. To me, it sounds like you didn't give the game a proper chance and played the bare minimum, or simply jumped right into the Halo 3 beta. Crackdown is as fun as open world games get to me. Might I even add that inFamous would probably not be around if not for Crackdown? inFamous draws immense similarities to that game. Cut it some slack, it deserves respect for being more than just the game that came with a Halo 3 beta.

  • mrklorox

    Posted May 21, 2009 8:00 pm PT

    Sigh... sick of people claiming to be the source of the goodness that is GTA. These people are just using the name to get themselves noticed. Look ta David Jones. His last game was all about cashing in on the GTA legacy, and it failed miserably. Sure the norms bought it, but they buy anything that has the least common denominator bundled with it at the time. At the time of Crackdown, that LCD was Halo.

  • aswen

    Posted May 21, 2009 7:54 pm PT

    I agree gnrlstuart!! iphone section please!

  • gnrlstuart

    Posted May 21, 2009 4:25 pm PT

    iphone should have its own section by now. cmon

  • Lopur94

    Posted May 21, 2009 3:56 pm PT

    Thats a small studio...

    Lol anyways, looking forward to what they come up

  • Richmaester6907

    Posted May 21, 2009 3:50 pm PT

    news??? where........is there an Iphones section nooooooo!

  • gatsbythepig

    Posted May 21, 2009 3:25 pm PT

    This is a company to keep your eye on.

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