Rockstar Games’ co-founder and vice president Dan Houser is going to leave the studio after the creation of the studio more than 20 years ago in 1998. The parent company Take-Two Interactive in a notice sent to the US financial regulators, saying that the departure comes after an extended break that began in the spring of last year.
The parent company also adds that they are extremely grateful for Houser’s contributions over the years for Rockstar Games. Douser has been the mastermind of many acclaimed titles made by the studio, which includes Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, and Bully.
After an extended break beginning in the spring of 2019, Dan Houser, Vice President, Creative at Rockstar Games, will be leaving the company. Dan Houser’s last day will be March 11, 2020. We are extremely grateful for his contributions. 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.
This comes after the departure of Rockstar Games’ former lead designer of GTA Les Benzies, who left the studio back in 2016 and was the president of Rockstar North based in Edinburgh. It is interesting to see how things are turning out for the studio, especially since there are rumors of a sixth title in the GTA franchise to be in development. Grand Theft Auto is undeniably the most successful game produced by Rockstar Games and remains so with their latest title Grand Theft Auto V and its online multiplayer mode that is still popular online.
On the other hand, his brother Sam Houser will remain as the president of the company, and that his roles in the company will remain unchanged. Both the two Houser brothers founded Rockstar Games back in 1998 and developed the Grand Theft Auto games over the years. Over the course of the next 20 years, Dan worked as the lead creator for the GTA franchise and as a writer for Red Dead Redemption and Max Payne.
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