History Creator / RoosterTeeth

* ''Podcast/RedWeb'', an audio-only mystery podcast hosted by Trevor Collins and Alfredo Diaz, where they discuss Internet mysteries and conspiracy theories. The show also has an animated spinoff, ''Red Web Animated'', which animates particularly notable segments.

On March 6, 2024, Rooster Teeth [[https://roosterteeth.com/g/post/af39b172-be74-4398-94f8-908c3f4c5d6e announced]] that the company will be shutting down after nearly 21 years. As Warner Bros. Discovery is currently in talks to sell their series, such as ''RWBY'', the fate of their properties remains up in the air. One of these properties, The Roost Podcast Network, has been sold to online talent management company Night. Rooster Teeth shut down at 11:59 PM CDT on May 15, 2024, closing its website and apps for good.[[note]]The studio's actual final day of operation was on May 10, 2024.[[/note]]
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On March 6, 2024, Rooster Teeth [[https://roosterteeth.com/g/post/af39b172-be74-4398-94f8-908c3f4c5d6e announced]] that the company will be shutting down after nearly 21 years. As Warner Bros. Discovery is currently in talks to sell their series, such as ''RWBY'', the fate of their properties remains up in the air. Rooster Teeth shut down at 11:59 PM CDT on May 15, 2024, closing its website and apps for good.[[note]]The studio's actual final day of operation was on May 10, 2024.[[/note]]

!!Podcasts Running before company shutdown.
* The ''Rooster Teeth Podcast'' (formerly ''Drunk Tank'') is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Rooster Teeth's main podcast]] which is hosted by Armando Torres, Andrew Rosas, and Griff Milton. The podcast generally discusses whatever topics that interests them at the time, compounded with drinking. Gus formerly hosted the podcast with Gavin, Barbara, and a rotating roster of guests after Burnie's retirement, but as of June 2023, he handed off the reins so he can focus on new and current projects that he's involved in. At the same time, Gavin and Barbara handed off their roles on the podcast so they can focus on their own projects, with their main ones being respectively Slow Mo Guys and ''F**kface'' and ''All Good No Worries''. The last episode aired on April 22nd, 2024, and the cast have plans to launch [[https://x.com/midnightsnackLA?t=BDQuHl7XhRfz5jqnfm6y0g&s=09 Midnight Snack]].

* ''Funhaus Podcast'', formerly named ''Dude Soup'', leans towards the latest trends in tech and gaming. The podcast's style is more like the former ''Patch''/''Glitch Please'' podcast. The current hosts are Ryan Hailey and Lindsey Washburn.
* ''Face Jam'', an audio-only podcast in which Michael Jones and Jordan Cwierz try out limited edition fast food gimmicks and rate them, with their producer Eric Baudour tagging along. It also has an animated spinoff, ''Face Jam Animated'', which animates particularly funny moments from the show, and a supplemental show, ''Spitting Silly'', where the structure is far more free-wheeling and random. The final episode of aired on May 7th, 2024 with the final Spitting Silly the week prior. [[https://twitter.com/100PercentEat/status/1787852420925522269?t=NAqi4Y6xaX6PwOkfT8zSWA&s=19 On the date of the final episode it was announced that the series would continue independently as 100% Eat, retaining full ownership of the previous show.]]

* ''F**kface'', an audio-only comedy podcast hosted by Geoff Ramsey, Gavin Free, and Andrew Panton, where they (primarily Andrew) discuss the comically bizarre mishaps that have happened in their lives and the various ways they've screwed over themselves. There is also an animated spin-off ''Regulation Animation'', which animates particularly bizarre stories from the show. Ended May 8th with the cast starting Regulation Podcast in its place.

* ''Tales From The Stinky Dragon'', an audio-only ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' campaign with Gus serving as the DM and Barbara, Blaine, Jon, and Chris as the players. [[https://twitter.com/StinkyDragonPod/status/1790201571319726385?t=v4yLXDGA4IQUFamdyUQ6Yg&s=19 The series has gone fully independent as of May 13th, 2024.]]

!!Currently Running Podcasts
* The ''Rooster Teeth Podcast'' (formerly ''Drunk Tank'') is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Rooster Teeth's main podcast]] which is hosted by Armando Torres, Andrew Rosas, and Griff Milton. The podcast generally discusses whatever topics that interests them at the time, compounded with drinking. Gus formerly hosted the podcast with Gavin, Barbara, and a rotating roster of guests after Burnie's retirement, but as of June 2023, he handed off the reins so he can focus on new and current projects that he's involved in. At the same time, Gavin and Barbara handed off their roles on the podcast so they can focus on their own projects, with their main ones being respectively Slow Mo Guys and ''F**kface'' and ''All Good No Worries''.

* ''Face Jam'', an audio-only podcast in which Michael Jones and Jordan Cwierz try out limited edition fast food gimmicks and rate them, with their producer Eric Baudour tagging along. It also has an animated spinoff, ''Face Jam Animated'', which animates particularly funny moments from the show, and a supplemental show, ''Spitting Silly'', where the structure is far more free-wheeling and random.

* ''F**kface'', an audio-only comedy podcast hosted by Geoff Ramsey, Gavin Free, and Andrew Panton, where they (primarily Andrew) discuss the comically bizarre mishaps that have happened in their lives and the various ways they've screwed over themselves. There is also an animated spin-off ''Regulation Animation'', which animates particularly bizarre stories from the show.

* ''Tales From The Stinky Dragon'', an audio-only ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' campaign with Gus serving as the DM and Barbara, Blaine, Jon, and Chris as the players.

!!Discontinued Podcasts

On March 6, 2024, Rooster Teeth [[https://roosterteeth.com/g/post/af39b172-be74-4398-94f8-908c3f4c5d6e announced]] that the company will be shutting down after nearly 21 years. As Warner Bros. Discovery is currently in talks to sell their series, such as ''RWBY'', the fate of their properties remains up in the air. Rooster Teeth shut down at 11:59 PM CDT on May 15, 2024, closing its website and their apps for good.[[note]]The studio's actual final day of operation was on May 10, 2024.[[/note]]

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%% While Rooster Teeth has announced that they will be shutting down, they haven't shut down yet, they are currently still extant until May 15, 2024.
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[[https://www.roosterteeth.com Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC]] is an American digital media studio founded by Burnie Burns, Matt Hullum, Geoff Ramsey, Jason Saldaña, Gus Sorola, and Joel Heyman on April 1, 2003. Based in Austin, Texas, they are [[TropeMaker famous for pioneering]] ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' {{machinima}} and becoming its most mainstream success when they gained popularity through their first show, ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue''. In fact, ''Red vs. Blue'' was officially endorsed by Creator/{{Bungie}} and Creator/XboxGameStudios.

The studio is a unit of Warner Bros. Discovery Global Streaming & Interactive Entertainment, which itself is a subsidiary of Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery. As of 2019, Rooster Teeth was separated into three main divisions: RT Studios, RT Animation, and RT Games.

* Rooster Teeth Animation is in charge of producing animated content like ''Red vs. Blue'', ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', ''WebAnimation/CampCamp'', and ''WebAnimation/GenLock'' for the web.
* Rooster Teeth Games is the company's in-house division for developing games based on their properties, along with publishing titles like ''VideoGame/BendyAndTheInkMachine'' from independent developers.
* Finally, Rooster Teeth Studios is in charge of producing live-action movies, shorts, podcasts, and TV shows on the web; whether they be original or gaming-related. Because of their weekly upload schedule, RT Studios also included the following channels for their content:

** Creator/{{Funhaus}} (pronounced "Funhouse"), which features members of the former Creator/{{Machinima}}, Inc. group Inside Gaming (now revived as of 2019 as mentioned below). They were made part of the studio on February 5, 2015.
** Inside Gaming, the company's gaming news division. Previously called The Know, after Machinima shuttered in January 2019, RT picked up the Inside Gaming brand, merged the former Inside Gaming team with The Know's team (which includes Inside Gaming founder Adam Kovic, among other former Inside Gaming employees), and rebranded The Know to the Inside Gaming name on Valentine's Day 2019.
** ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'', an animated series focused on hypothetical crossover fights between famous characters in popular culture. It used to be a show made by Website/ScrewAttack, which was made a division of Rooster Teeth on November 4, 2015, before later being rebranded as Death Battle in 2019. Their original website has since been turned into a redirect to the RT site.
Outside of these divisions and channels, Rooster Teeth had also partnered with other creators such as LetsPlay/TheCreatures (who dissolved in July 2017), Creator/CowChop (dissolved in 2019), Kinda Funny, Creator/SugarPine7, Music/JTMusic, LetsPlay/Criken2 (as part of the group Sideshow), LetsPlay/ChilledChaos, and [[WebVideo/WoolieVersus Castle Super Beast]]. They also held a popular annual convention called [[https://twitter.com/RTXEvent RTX]] at the company's hometown of Austin at the Austin Convention Center.[[note]]Despite the name's implication, the convention is ''not'' entirely focused on the company itself, nor is it called the "Rooster Teeth Expo".[[/note]] Much like the studio itself, the convention's main focus was on gaming and internet culture. They later expanded it to host international events such as in Sydney and London.

On March 6, 2024, Rooster Teeth [[https://roosterteeth.com/g/post/af39b172-be74-4398-94f8-908c3f4c5d6e announced]] that the company will be shutting down after nearly 21 years. As Warner Bros. Discovery is currently in talks to sell their series, such as ''RWBY'', the fate of their properties remains up in the air. Rooster Teeth will shut down on May 15, 2024.

!! Rooster Teeth and their works provides examples of:

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%% While Rooster Teeth has announced that they will be shutting down, they haven't shut down yet as of March 6, 2024; they have said that the shutdown process will be done over several months. Until then, they are currently still extant.
%% Please do not change to past tense until the shutdown has fully completed.

On March 6, 2024, Rooster Teeth [[https://roosterteeth.com/g/post/af39b172-be74-4398-94f8-908c3f4c5d6e announced]] that the company will be shutting down after nearly 21 years. As Warner Bros. Discovery is currently in talks to sell their series, such as ''RWBY'', the fate of their properties remains up in the air.

* AprilFoolsDay: {{Defied|Trope}} -- as stated, Rooster Teeth was founded on April 1st, and the staff have stated, in no uncertain terms, that they will ''never'' make any April Fool's jokes for this very reason. Indeed, every apparent gag production they've released on April 1st (such as ''WebAnimation/RWBYChibi'') ended up becoming full series. The one exception to this so far is April [=1st=], 2024, where they engaged in the common Discord meme of editing their channel symbol to make it seem that they made many more notifications than normal. Of course, by this point, [[EndOfAnEra Rooster Teeth was closing down]], so they had nothing to lose.

* AprilFoolsDay: {{Defied|Trope}} -- as stated, Rooster Teeth was founded on April 1st, and the staff have stated, in no uncertain terms, that they will ''never'' make any April Fool's jokes for this very reason. Indeed, every apparent gag production they've released on April 1st (such as ''WebAnimation/RWBYChibi'') ended up becoming full series.

* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueXRWBYSuperHeroesAndHuntsmen'': An upcoming two-part animated film adaptation of the crossover comic of the same name. Co-production with Creator/WarnerBrosAnimation.

* ''Off Topic'' is the Achievement Hunter podcast, hosted by Michael Jones.

* Rooster Teeth Animation was in charge of producing animated content like ''Red vs. Blue'', ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', ''WebAnimation/CampCamp'', and ''WebAnimation/GenLock'' for the web.
* Rooster Teeth Games was the company's in-house division for developing games based on their properties, along with publishing titles like ''VideoGame/BendyAndTheInkMachine'' from independent developers.
* Finally, Rooster Teeth Studios was in charge of producing live-action movies, shorts, podcasts, and TV shows on the web; whether they be original or gaming-related. Because of their weekly upload schedule, RT Studios also included the following channels for their content:

** ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'', an animated series focused on hypothetical crossover fights between famous characters in popular culture. It used to be a show made by Website/ScrewAttack, which was made a division of Rooster Teeth on November 4, 2015 before later being rebranded as Death Battle in 2019. Their original website has since been turned into a redirect to the RT site.

[[http://www.roosterteeth.com Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC]] was an American digital media studio founded by Burnie Burns, Matt Hullum, Geoff Ramsey, Jason Saldaña, Gus Sorola and Joel Heyman on April 1, 2003. Based in Austin, Texas, they are [[TropeMaker famous for pioneering]] ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' {{machinima}} and becoming its most mainstream success when they gained popularity through their first show, ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue''. In fact, ''Red vs. Blue'' was officially endorsed by Creator/{{Bungie}} and Creator/XboxGameStudios.

The studio was a unit of Otter Media, which itself is a subsidiary of Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery. As of 2019, Rooster Teeth was separated into three main divisions: RT Studios, RT Animation, and RT Games.

On March 6th, 2024, Rooster Teeth [[https://roosterteeth.com/g/post/af39b172-be74-4398-94f8-908c3f4c5d6e announced]] that the company will be shutting down after nearly 21 years. As Warner Bros. Discovery is currently in talks to sell their series, such as ''RWBY'', the fate of their properties remains up in the air.

On March 6th, 2024, Rooster Teeth [[https://roosterteeth.com/g/post/af39b172-be74-4398-94f8-908c3f4c5d6e announced]] that they will be shutting down after nearly 21 years. As Warner Bros. Discovery is currently in talks to sell their series, such as ''RWBY'', the fate of their properties remains up in the air.

On March 6th, 2024, Rooster Teeth [[https://roosterteeth.com/g/post/af39b172-be74-4398-94f8-908c3f4c5d6e announced]] that they will be shutting down after nearly 21 years. As Warner Bros. Discovery is currently in talks to sell their series, such as '"RWBY'', the fate of their properties remains up in the air.

[[http://www.roosterteeth.com Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC]] is an American digital media studio founded by Burnie Burns, Matt Hullum, Geoff Ramsey, Jason Saldaña, Gus Sorola and Joel Heyman on April 1, 2003. Based in Austin, Texas, they are [[TropeMaker famous for pioneering]] ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' {{machinima}} and becoming its most mainstream success when they gained popularity through their first show, ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue''. In fact, ''Red vs. Blue'' was officially endorsed by Creator/{{Bungie}} and Creator/XboxGameStudios.

The studio is a unit of Otter Media, which itself is a subsidiary of Creator/WarnerBrosDiscovery. As of 2019, Rooster Teeth is separated into three main divisions: RT Studios, RT Animation, and RT Games.

* Rooster Teeth Animation is in charge of producing animated content like ''Red vs. Blue'', ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', ''WebAnimation/CampCamp'', and ''WebAnimation/GenLock'' for the web.
* Rooster Teeth Games is the company's in-house division for developing games based on their properties, along with publishing titles like ''VideoGame/BendyAndTheInkMachine'' from independent developers.
* Finally, Rooster Teeth Studios is in charge of producing live-action movies, shorts, podcasts, and TV shows on the web; whether they be original or gaming-related. Because of their weekly upload schedule, RT Studios also includes the following channels for their content:

Outside of these divisions and channels, Rooster Teeth had also partnered with other creators such as LetsPlay/TheCreatures (who dissolved in July 2017), Creator/CowChop (dissolved in 2019), Kinda Funny, Creator/SugarPine7, Music/JTMusic, LetsPlay/Criken2 (as part of the group Sideshow), LetsPlay/ChilledChaos, and [[WebVideo/WoolieVersus Castle Super Beast]]. They also hold a popular annual convention called [[https://twitter.com/RTXEvent RTX]] at the company's hometown of Austin at the Austin Convention Center.[[note]]Despite the name's implication, the convention is ''not'' entirely focused on the company itself, nor is it called the "Rooster Teeth Expo".[[/note]] Much like the studio itself, the convention's main focus is on gaming and internet culture. They've since expanded it to host international events such as in Sydney and London.

* ''Cult Podcast'', an audio-only TrueCrime and comedy podcast, hosted by Paige Wesley and Armando Torres, where they discuss cults, cult leaders, and cult-esque organizations and concepts. Independently owned and run, and began to be hosted on the Rooster Teeth website in October 2020.

[[caption-width-right:960: The New Logo]]
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[[caption-width-right:960:The Original Logo 2003 - 2023]]

* LamePunReaction: Barbara has become notorious for cracking bad puns in spite of the inevitable groans from the rest of the staff.

** Creator/AchievementHunter broadcasted how-to guides on how to get various achievements in several video games, along with a couple Website/YouTube channels that invoked LetsPlay videos and other nonsense. They later became more focused on the [[https://www.youtube.com/user/LetsPlay Let's Plays]] than anything as achievement video guides grew past them. On October 1, 2023, following an announcement on September 18, it was succeeded by a new channel called Dogbark. [=LetsPlay=], [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the division's channel focusing]] on LetsPlay videos, will continue but will be under ''F**kface'', a brand started by Achievement Hunter and Rooster Teeth co-founder Geoff Ramsey as a podcast (see below), involving more than just the former AH crew.

** Creator/AchievementHunter broadcasted how-to guides on how to get various achievements in several video games, along with a couple Website/YouTube channels that invoked LetsPlay videos and other nonsense. They later became more focused on the [[https://www.youtube.com/user/LetsPlay Let's Plays]] than anything as achievement video guides grew past them. On October 1, 2023, following an announcement on September 18, it was succeeded by a new channel called Dogbark. [=LetsPlay=], [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the division's channel focusing]] on LetsPlay videos, will continue but will be under '''F**kface'', a brand started by Achievement Hunter and Rooster Teeth co-founder Geoff Ramsey as a podcast (see below), involving more than just the former AH crew.

** Creator/AchievementHunter broadcasts how-to guides on how to get various achievements in several video games, along with a couple Website/YouTube channels that invokes LetsPlay videos and other nonsense. They're much more focused on the [[https://www.youtube.com/user/LetsPlay Let's Plays]] than anything these days, especially ''[[LetsPlay/AchievementHunterMinecraftSeries Let's Play Minecraft]]'' and ''[[LetsPlay/AchievementHunterGrandTheftAutoSeries Let's Play Grand Theft Auto]]'' among other videos. On September 18, 2023, it was announced that the division would be dissolving after fifteen years in October and succeeded by a new channel called Dogbark. [=LetsPlay=], [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnThetin the division's channel focusing]] on LetsPlay videos, will continue but will be under Rooster Teeth in general, involving more than just the former AH crew.

** Creator/AchievementHunter broadcasts how-to guides on how to get various achievements in several video games, along with a couple Website/YouTube channels that invokes LetsPlay videos and other nonsense. They're much more focused on the [[https://www.youtube.com/user/LetsPlay Let's Plays]] than anything these days, especially ''[[LetsPlay/AchievementHunterMinecraftSeries Let's Play Minecraft]]'' and ''[[LetsPlay/AchievementHunterGrandTheftAutoSeries Let's Play Grand Theft Auto]]'' among other videos.

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', a computer-animated series created by Creator/MontyOum and produced by Rooster Teeth, first shown as a trailer after the final episode of ''Red vs. Blue: Season 10''. Often considered to be Rooster Teeth's second BreakoutHit after ''[=RvB=]'', and is easily their most popular work [[CashCowFranchise in terms of merchandise]]. Taking place in the ConstructedWorld of [[AfterTheEnd Remnant]], the series follows the titular team of four rookie [[SuperSoldier Huntresses]] and their friends in their trials and tribulations against the insidious [[OurMonstersAreDifferent Grimm]], a hidden malicious conspiracy, and [[TeethClenchedTeamwork occasionally each other]]. The first episode was aired at RTX in the summer of 2013, then released on the website on July 18. As of March 2021, it has completed its eighth season. It can be viewed [[https://roosterteeth.com/series/rwby here.]]

* TheWikiRule: [[http://roosterteeth.wikia.com/wiki/The_Rooster_Teeth_Wiki The Rooster Teeth Wiki]].