“You needed guns, you needed these larger-than-life characters,” said the former lead writer and Rockstar Games co-founder.
Take-Two Interactive says they were terminated for "gross misconduct, and for no other reason," but didn't go into specifics.
“It’s a Grand Theft Auto. It’s going to be a game about being a criminal, but the way it’s going to be a game changes quite a lot."
"We had so many different versions of this game. We worked on it with so many different teams,” reveals the former Rockstar co-founder.
"You end up with something pretty derivative," said Take-Two's Strauss Zelnick, who also cited concerns with IP protection.
Massive maps, interesting activities, discoveries waiting to be made, and worlds that bring different time periods to life. But between Red Dead Redemption 2, Ghost of Yotei, and Horizon Forbidden Wes...
Former Rockstar lead writer Dan Houser provides some new insight on why the sequel never happened on his watch.
For the sake of context, Dan Houser has written for every GTA game since GTA: London 1969, as well as Max Payne 3 and RDR and RDR2.
The Grand Theft Auto games have featured funny takes on the real-life sites since the release of Grand Theft Auto 4 back in 2008.
"We try not to pump expectations. Rockstar's whole stock and trade is to have these extraordinary expectations and still beat them."
While the rumored current-gen version still hasn't been announced, the 2018 open-world epic continues to put up solid numbers.
"We’re highly focused on making sure that the experience is great," says Strauss Zelnick, because "consumers have paid a fair price for it."
Circana analyst Mat Piscatella refers to the current market as being like the Wild West, with big games available at different prices.
One of the analysts, Wedbush Securities' Michael Pachter, reiterated his belief that the game will cost $100 when it finally comes out.
Former Rockstar developer Obbe Vermiej talks about how it's already happening, with programmers making up "maybe 10, 15 percent" of teams.
This update has been the biggest one that Red Dead Online has seen a while, since its developers were moved over to work on GTA 6.
Rob Wiethoff, who voiced John Marston in Red Dead Redemption 2, apologised for the announcement not happening last week.
Voice actor Rob Wiethoff, who worked as John Marston in Red Dead Redemption 2, was teasing an announcement slated for this week.
With the update, players can now buy new businesses that give them bonuses as well as new types of missions to launder their money.
Roger Clark, who voiced Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2, he knows about Rob Wiethoff's tease about a new announcement.