A cofounder of the studio behind 'Grand Theft Auto' and 'Red Dead Redemption' is leaving the company

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Dan Houser cofounded Rockstar Games in 1998 and helped create hits like 'Grand Theft Auto' and 'Red Dead Redemption.'

Foto: Patrick McMullan / Getty Images Dan Houser and Rowan Hajaj attend Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People event in 2009.

Take-Two said Housing has been on an extended leave from the company since spring 2019 and will formally leave the company on March 11. „We are extremely grateful for his contributions,“ Take-Two said in the report. „Rockstar Games has built some of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful game worlds, a global community of passionate fans and an incredibly talented team, which remains focused on current and future projects.“

Rockstar’s latest release, „Red Dead Redemption 2,“ was the best-selling game of 2018 while „Grand Theft Auto V,“ first released in 2013, has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide. The studio has regularly garnered critical acclaim for creating massive open-world environments with detailed characters and mature storytelling.

 

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