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How GTA pioneer Dan Houser’s Absurd Ventures will make great worlds with strong storytelling
South Korean game publisher Smilegate recently made a strategic investment and became a partner in Absurd Ventures, a game studio founded by Rockstar Games cofounder Dan Houser. Houser spent more than 20 years at Rockstar games and drove the creative direction of the Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption franchises, which have collectively sold more than 550 million […]
Houser spent more than 20 years at Rockstar games and drove the creative direction of the Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption franchises, which have collectively sold more than 550 million units worldwide. It’s a big opportunity for Smilegate — the maker of games such as Crossfire and Lost Ark — to team up with Houser, who creatively oversaw globally successful IPs that are cultural cornerstones and rooted in immersive storytelling. Houser is notoriously shy when it comes to press, but I did get to interview Harold Kim, vice president of business development at Smilegate, and Greg Borrud, head of games at Absurd Ventures.
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