Rockstar Co-Founder Looks Back at Making GTA 3, Bully & Other Classics
Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser reflected on the development of classic titles like GTA 3 and Bully in a recent interview. He revealed that the iconic GTA box art was a last-minute creation following the 9/11 attacks and discussed the financial struggles the company faced in the early 2000s.
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Dan Houser shared memories of making classic games, including the last-minute change to GTA 3's box art, the struggled development of Bully, and more.
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Dan Houser, c o-founder of Rockstar Games and co-creator of some of the GTA titles, Bully, and Red Dead Redemption titles, who left the studio in 2020, had a comprehensive talk with IGN, in which he reflected on his career and remembered the creation of the signature GTA cover art, struggles in the development of Bully, and other peculiar facts from the time of developing earlier Rockstar games.
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