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Grand Theft Auto Won't Leave the US. The Game's Co-Founder Explains Why

Outside of the London expansion for the first Grand Theft Auto video game, the series has settled on satirizing America ever since. Gamers have committed mass atrocities in fictionalized versions of New York, Los Angeles, and Miami, and there’s a simple reason for that: There’s no place like the good ol' United States.

Motor1

Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser couldn't kill GTA 4's Niko Bellic as fans needed to be able "to play forever," so he killed Red Dead Redemption's John Marston instead

John died so Niko could live

GamesRadar

After 15 years, Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser reveals the meaning behind Red Dead Redemption's Strange Man: "He's a manifestation of your shadow, your karma, the devil"

Rockstar added more storytelling because the game became "quite boring"

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Rockstar Games co-founder on why GTA didn't go back to a London setting – 'the game was so much about America'

Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser has discussed the Grand Theft Auto series in a new interview.

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Dan Houser says Rockstar Games only attempted GTA London once in 26 years because the series is “so much about America” that “it wouldn’t really have worked in the same way elsewhere”

"You needed guns, you needed these larger-than-life characters"

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Rockstar Games co-founder says GTA 6 is carrying so much hype “because they don’t come out that regularly” and the series has been “constantly innovating”

Dan Houser says the wait makes a new Grand Theft Auto game all the sweeter when it launches

GamesRadar

'I sometimes lie in bed thinking about it': Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser explains why open world spy game Agent never worked out

A rare interview from the former GTA and Red Dead Redemption writer and executive producer.

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This wildly ambitious Bully mod adds online multiplayer, racing minigames and even a rat-based deathmatch, but the modders' demand for lunch money has fans worried about Rockstar's response

Available to the mod's Ko-Fi subscribers from December.

PC Gamer

Gaming World Rocked as Rockstar Faces 'Biggest Union Row in Industry History

The studio behind the Grand Theft Auto title fired 30 to 40 employees after discovering supposed union activity

International Business Times UK

30 staff sacked at Grand Theft Auto developer in alleged ‘union-busting’ move

Union bosses have said the dismissals were ‘unlawful and retaliatory’.

Evening Standard

Rockstar accused of 'the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry' after firing dozens of employees who were allegedly attempting to form a union

Rockstar parent Take-Two Interactive says all the employees in question were fired for "gross misconduct."

PC Gamer

Rockstar accused of "ruthless" firing ahead of GTA 6, cutting over 30 employees tied to dev union: Take-Two claims "gross misconduct," labor group says "we won't back down"

Take-Two says, "We fully support Rockstar's ambitions and approach"

GamesRadar

Bully Online modder isn't worried about Rockstar's lawyers, but all the hype for the GTA Online-like mod is "a clear sign that Bully 2 wouldn't be such a bad idea"

"This is why we're planning on making the mod free for the public to enjoy in 2026"

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I need GTA 6 to learn this one key lesson from Battlefield 6 –perhaps on the PS6?

Ray-tracing in moderation, or not at all

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As the PS2 turns 25, its top 20 best-selling US games are revealed: GTA is still on top, and Kingdom Hearts beats Final Fantasy 10

Here we go again...

GamesRadar

Rockstar isn't making Bully 2, so fans are taking matters into their own hands with a GTA Online-inspired mode with "minigames, free-roaming, and roleplay"

And also a rat FPS

Inverse

20 Years Ago, Grand Theft Auto Did The Impossible For PlayStation

The often-overlooked 'Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories' was the system seller the PSP needed.

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Google's terrible AI Overview thought GTA 6 has a twerk button because one dedicated soul spent 3 months lying about it: "I didn’t even try to make anything with convincing evidence"

Grand Theft Auto 6 may or may not allow you to twerk

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It’s been quiet on the GTA 6 front for a while, but a new fan theory suggests (and hopes) that may change very soon

You really have to appreciate the dedication.

International Business Times UK

GTA 6 Trailer 3 Stirs Radical Debate — Are We Getting Gameplay or Just Another Teaser?

The community is fiercely divided over GTA 6 Trailer 3. Many fans are desperate for actual gameplay footage, believing Rockstar's unusual marketing approach — like releasing 70 screenshots — signals a major shift away from just cinematic teasers.

International Business Times UK

Is Another Trailer Coming Soon? GTA Fans Get Excited Over 'Hint' Posted On X

A GTA fan posted on X what they think are 'clues' that a third trailer for GTA VI might be coming out soon.

GamesRadar

GTA 6 theory crafting reaches the next level as one fan thinks the next trailer's release date has been under our noses for months

One to watch

PC Gamer

'A glimmer of hope': What does GTA 6 mean for Red Dead Online?

The beginning of the end or the end of the beginning?

Inverse

Five Halloween Games You Should Play This Month, From Tame To Scariest

Get into the Halloween spirit with five games that capture the magic of the spookiest holiday of the year.

GamesRadar

As Red Dead Redemption 2's reveal trailer turns nine years old, fans look back at the worst reactions to it: "The main character seems completely tasteless"

Red Dead 2 had some boos before launch

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