The creator of Grand Theft Auto with a new game studio

Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser has formed a new studio after leaving Grand Theft Auto producer last year.

Absurd Ventures in Games

Users on GTA Forums and the French publication Rockstar Mag learned last week that Dan Houser has registered a new company in the UK. The name of the new company is Absurd Ventures in Games.

According to the UK Business Directory, Absurd Ventures in Games’ business is listed as “interactive software development for leisure and entertainment”, suggesting that the company is a new gaming studio.

Houser is listed as the director of the British company, but the company so far has no employees.

Two companies in the United States

In February, Houser registered two companies in the United States called Absurd Ventures LLC and Absurd Ventures in Games LLC, suggesting that he may have perspectives beyond the video game industry.

Key figure behind Grand Theft Auto

Dan Houser co-founded Rockstar in 1998 with, among others, his brother Sam. He was a key figure behind many of the company’s most successful titles. He wrote or co-wrote almost all the games in the Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption series, as well as Bully and Max Payne 3.

Houser’s latest titles, Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 2 alone, have sold a total of 150 million units.

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Among the 100 most influential

In 2009, both Dan and his brother Sam were listed on Time Magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

The Housers do Tom Wolfe’s work, they create tapestries in modern times that are as detailed as Balzac’s or Dickens’.

Time Magazine

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