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Take-Two Interactive says Dan Houser, Vice President, Creative at Rockstar Games, will be leaving

After an extended break beginning in the spring of 2019, Dan Houser, Vice President, Creative at Rockstar Games, will be leaving the company.

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MadLad1578d ago

Damn. Wasn't expecting this one.

NecrumOddBoy1578d ago

Its healthy for leadership to switch out every 5 years or so. I am very confident Rockstar will still continue to deliver and he may put some of that quality into another company.

Gaming1011578d ago

Dan Houser was part of the creative genius of Rockstar since GTA 3.

This isn't like a CEO leaving. The creative team can't be replaced as easily as managers who are just in charge of organizing people and tasks. The CEO already left in 2016 because of royalties not being paid. Dan Houser probably left for the same reason. There's millions of dollars month still being made off of GTA 5 and everyone wants a piece. It's still at the top of the top 10 list for game sales each and every month. Look it up!

roadkillers1578d ago

No, Sam Houser and Dan Houser started Rockstar games... Though Rockstar can attract the hottest talent with GTA.

With the kind of money he has made, I would go do something I am very passionate about.

wheresmymonkey1578d ago

It's healthy for one of the founders of the company and lead writer on every hit the company have had in the last two decades to leave. it'll be fine.

When the talent leaves, the ship sinks. Look at Bioware.

frostypants1577d ago (Edited 1577d ago )

"Its healthy for leadership to switch out every 5 years or so."

No it's not. That puts pressure on every newcomer to shake things up for the sake of shaking things up because they want to leave a mark in their short time, rather than doing what's truly best for the company. It breeds dysfunction and uncertainty. It's one of the worst aspects of modern corporate culture. As far as this dude goes though, he's been there for ages and ages...he helped found Rockstar 20+ years ago...so I don't blame him for moving on. My guess is he's done with the industry.

TheProfessional1577d ago (Edited 1577d ago )

"Its healthy", says the expert on n4g.

He's not just "leadership" this was one of the main creative forces at Rockstar since the PS2 era. Rockstar has already been getting disgustingly greedy and corporate with shark cards and gta online and now they just make one game every five years. With this guy leaving I would be surprised if things don't get worse. GTA will always sell though, maybe he had some influence on VI before he left since they've definitely been working on it

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Crazyglues1578d ago (Edited 1578d ago )

The real question I have now is how will this affect GTA 6... are we still on track, will there be delays, how much of the game has he already worked on..??? Will it be hard to continue the vision they have for the game or has that been locked in since back when GTA 5 came out..? Will the other brother now be the soul creator of the game...

So many questions..?
-This is just really shocking right now, to see the founder and main creator leave...

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NealGamby1578d ago

Uh oh. Not sure if this is good or bad news for future GTA games. I liked the style of satirical humor it had. The grass is not always greener on the other side.

sander97021578d ago

We will find out more Thursday but it's looking very bad right now, Dan Houser was basically the heart and soul of Rockstar games. I don't know how anyone can fill his shoes.

isarai1578d ago

Hmm, well that paints a very unsure future, but not like hes involved in EVERY R* game and they have always made great games so could be fine.

Atom6661578d ago (Edited 1578d ago )

Not sure if you're being sarcastic, but he's literally been involved in every R* game as a writer or producer for almost 20 years.

isarai1578d ago

Max Payne 1/2, Manhunt 1/2 and L.A. Noire he didn't have any involvement as writer and they were still very good games. Im not downplaying his massive involvement, just saying there are examples of great R* games without him as writer.

xenz1578d ago

@Isarai Max Payne 1/2 was made by Remedy. L.A Noire by Team Bondi and om regards to manhunt, only 1st was good.

isarai1578d ago

@xenz

So examples only matter if you like them?

Atom6661578d ago

True. He wasn't involved with the Remedy-developed Max Payne titles, and his brother was behind the manhunt titles.

Are those the "great" games you really feel represent R*? He's credited as an EP on LA Noire btw.

frostypants1577d ago (Edited 1577d ago )

@isarai you're confusing developing a game with publishing one. LA Noire for example was NOT developed by Rockstar. That's like saying a book publisher is responsible for writing the book.

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frostypants1577d ago

Here's one that works from a better source anyway.

https://www.theverge.com/20...

Smokehouse1577d ago

Thanks. I was wondering if he’s sticking in the industry but moving to a smaller team like many devs have but there is no mention of his future plans.

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Days Gone Director Says Bend's Project Costs Over $250M; Says PS Co-CEO Doesn't Want 2 Zombies Games

Days Gone director claims Sony has already poured in at least a $250M in Bend's project; says Days Gone sold more than Death Stranding.

shinoff218316h ago

Well that sucks. Seems they want more online trash. I'd rather of had the sequel if it was single player

MrNinosan1h ago

What online trash games did PS Studios release last 10 years?

-Foxtrot16h ago

It would be a shame if it was true that Hermen never gave the franchise a chance simply because he didn't like it and they already had a "Zombie" game with TLOU.

NaughtyDog are most likely moving onto a new IP next so it would have been the perfect time to do it.

ThinkThink8h ago

Here's where xbox steps in and releases state of decay 3 day and date on ps5.

Grilla1h ago

Days gone 2 was canceled before Herman was in charge. That happened like 4 years ago.

vfl52333m ago

4 years ago he was head of Playstation Studios. He would've probably had a hand in the cancelation.

excaliburps2h ago

Yep. Kind of weird since it wasn't a sales flop, no?

I know we have to take what Ross says with a grain of salt since we're hearing just one side of the story, but even so, the game wasn't bad at all. Heck, it's my brother's favorite last-gen game from what I recall.

The amount of zombies on screen, imagine that with the PS5 and SSD? That would be insanely fun!

Grilla1h ago

Most copies were sold on sale. Not enough ppl bought it at full price. I paid 20$ for it 6 -7 months after release.

P_Bomb1h ago

Well I don’t want 10 live service games, but they have no problem doing that lol. Ugh.

CrimsonWing691h ago(Edited 1h ago)

Oh great so we only get what the big wigs want… y’know, the people that really have their fingers on the pulse of what their consumers want. Faaaaantastic!

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Sony shares big new PS Plus stat, but not the one we want to see

PlayStation Plus has improved the split of PS4 and PS5 players on its priciest tiers, but Sony continues to hide total subscriber numbers.

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mandf17h ago

lol acting like it’s equivalent to ms numbers

Mr Logic17h ago

Uh...They're definitely not equivalent.

"Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass service now has 34 million subscribers."

"the total number of PS Plus subscribers across all tiers was 47.4 million"

darthv7217h ago(Edited 17h ago)

That PSN number seems like it should be much higher... especially when you consider that PS4 alone has a sell through of over 117m. To not even be at least half that is rather interesting.

To the XB side, having 34m to an install base of roughly 50m (XBO sell through) or even 85m (360 sell through) is a greater percentage of unit to member ratio than PSN.

bloop13h ago

That's not the "gotcha" you think it is Darth.

darthv7212h ago

^^it's not supposed to be bloop.... it's just an interesting observation.

Einhander197211h ago

darthv72

"That PSN number seems like it should be much higher... especially when you consider that PS4 alone has a sell through of over 117m. To not even be at least half that is rather interesting.

To the XB side, having 34m to an install base of roughly 50m (XBO sell through) or even 85m (360 sell through) is a greater percentage of unit to member ratio than PSN."

Have you ever heard of a PC before? I hear they are pretty popular.

fr0sty5h ago

MS started lumping gold subscribers in with those GP numbers... keep in mind.

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shinoff218316h ago(Edited 16h ago)

What. Definitely more os plus subscribers but that makes sense due to actual console sales

Darth the difference between the bases are huge your right but you gotta think. Ps players buy more games, where as the Xbox base relies on gamepass for their gaming. So it makes perfect sense

darthv7216h ago(Edited 15h ago)

What makes perfect sense though? You say PS players buy more games... so then logically there should be more PS+ subscribers given the increased number of online multiplayer games in the PS4 generation alone. The PS4 was the first time that + was required for online play much like Gold was for 360 users.

Keep in mind we are talking subscribers, not simply XB/PS users. I assume you meant to say offline single player games, which is most likely true as well. That gen also saw a significant increase in games with an online component comparted to the previous gen.

victorMaje15h ago

I for one will be going back to essential at the next renewal. When I feel a game is good & right up my alley, I’ll check trusted reviews & just buy it.

jznrpg14h ago(Edited 14h ago)

I have the top tier until 2028 as they gave me a massive discount for all the years I had left but I’ll most likely go to essential as well. I buy my games but my kids do use the service occasionally. They do prefer to own their games as well since any game can leave the rental service at some point and they don’t like that idea. They mostly use it to demo games then ask me to buy games if they really like it.

RedDevils9h ago

For me, I will cancel it all together but unfortunately I still have it till 2030 lol

meganick13h ago

I would like to see Sony add a fourth tier of PS Plus for people who just want to be able to play games online without any of the perks like monthly games, store discounts, or anything like that, and it should cost $20 annually, $30 maximum. There’s no way I’m paying $80 just to play games online. Even the original $60 fee was too much, and I would often wait for sales to re-up my subscription.

P_Bomb9h ago(Edited 9h ago)

Essential is too expensive, I agree. We’ve got one Essential and one Premium sub. Dropping the Premium when it expires.

gamerz6h ago

Just let my subscription lapse for the first time since 2010. Will sub again every now and then for a month or so to access my old ps+ games but for me it's the end of an era.

DivineHand1256h ago

Let those numbers continue to drop because it is now too expensive. $80 per year just to play online. I noticed they didn't offer any discounts on the subscription or controllers during this year's days of play for the first time in many years and they will feel it when people choose not to renew.

My subscription will lapse next month and it will stay that way until further notice.

KevtheDuff2h ago

There were savings on subs and controllers here in the UK? I bought a controller yesterday in the sale..
It would be weird if those deals were not in other territories too?

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Silent Hill Transmission Livestream

Konami has announced that a Silent Hill Transmission will take place on Thursday, May 30, at 4pm PT/7pm ET that will reveal game updates, a "deeper look at the film," and new merch. Join us at IGN to find out what's next for this beloved franchise.

RaidenBlack1d 11h ago

Hope SH2 gets more polish before release.

P_Bomb1d 11h ago

I’m not paying $94 CAD for what they’ve shown me. Looks rough as sin.

Fishy Fingers1d 11h ago

Ive seen better lip syncing during a Punch and Judy show

Sonic18811d 11h ago (Edited 1d 11h ago )

This looks terrible. Capcom should have done the remake 😂 The animations and gameplay looks stiff.

-Foxtrot1d 11h ago (Edited 1d 11h ago )

Okay. I was saying before in another article how SH2 looked better than the last trailer, which is true but damn this looks rough as hell.

I wanted RE4 / Dead Space remake quality

Sonic18811d 11h ago (Edited 1d 11h ago )

I wouldn't buy it for $70 dollars. Maybe when it's on sale.

-Foxtrot1d 11h ago

Yeah full price, deluxe editions, Konami are f***** tripping here.

CrimsonWing691d 11h ago

The characters look terrible to me… like it’s distracting.

repsahj1d 6h ago

I will give this game a chance!!! let's go!