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How 9/11 Gave Us Grand Theft Auto’s Iconic Cover Style

12:00PM October 20, 2011 | Owen Good

There was September 11. Then there was October 22, when Grand Theft Auto III released, at a time when the United States was extremely high strung about things like the violence and moral relativism for which the series is known. Rockstar Games’ Dan Houser, in a rare interview, said that the game did strip out some content as a concession to the tension of the current times. More »


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Why Hasn’t Rockstar Made A Grand Theft Auto Movie Yet?

11:40AM April 6, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

The makers of Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption and the upcoming L.A. Noire haven’t hopped on the “transmedia” bandwagon yet, meaning they haven’t tapped their best known franchises for movies, television shows or comic books. Why not? More »


Red Dead’s Zombies Are Like A 70′s Horror Movie

8:00PM October 19, 2010 | Brian Ashcraft

The dead walk the earth in the the zombie add-on for Red Dead Redemption, Undead Nightmare. While zombies are tres passe, Rockstar thinks it can put an original spin on them. Here’s why: More »


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Houser Interview Teases Grand Theft Auto V

8:00AM November 16, 2009 | Owen Good

Strauss Zelnick may be adamant about not announcing the next Grand Theft Auto, but Dan Houser, in a lengthy interview with The Times of London, so casually mentions work on the next GTA that it sounds rather inevitable. More »


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Rockstar Pretty Much Kiboshes The Idea Of GTA Film

3:00AM July 26, 2009 | Owen Good

Speaking of movies, forget about seeing one based on Grand Theft Auto. The Los Angeles Times, examining Ubisoft’s and Microsoft’s entries into filmmaking, went asking why Rockstar hasn’t thought of the same thing. More »


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Housers Named To Time’s ’100 Most Influential’ List

4:30AM May 4, 2009 | Owen Good

Time’s latest issue is its “Time 100″ in which they name the most influential people in the world, for this year anyway. Rockstar rockstars Dan and Sam Houser are in the “artists and entertainers” category. More »


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Grand Theft Auto Creators Just Hit Paydirt

11:20AM March 11, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

The Houser brothers (and other top Rockstar personnel) are, no doubt, already rich. Filthy rich. But today it was announced they’ve all become a lot richer.

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Rockstar’s Dan Houser Tops Industry’s Hottest Developer List

9:40AM March 3, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

Edge Online has published its annual list of the industry’s “hot” developers, a hundred men and women whose names you should know. Topping the list is Rockstar Games co-founder and VP of Creative Dan Houser.

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Rockstar’s Dan Houser Favours Creative Freedom Over Respect

3:40AM January 29, 2009 | Mike Fahey

Rockstar creative VP and lead GTA IV writer Dan Houser would rather have the creative freedom of writing for video games remain intact than be treated with respect.

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Take-Two Secures Rockstar Talent Through 2012

6:20AM December 18, 2008 | Mike Fahey

Take-Two moves to secure key talent within their Rockstar Games label, entering into new long-term employment agreements with key team members, including founding brothers Sam and Dan Houser.

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