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CentOS, Linux and Operating Systems (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
Paul Williams writes “Develop Magazine has posted a fascinating multi-part interview with Sam Houser, president and founder of Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Games. Houser is rarely quoted outside of press releases, and almost never does interviews. So, reading his frank views on things like Rockstar’s critics, the creative secrets that make games like GTA [...]
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TechBlogger (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
Paul Williams writes “Develop Magazine has posted a fascinating multi-part interview with Sam Houser, president and founder of Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Games. Houser is rarely quoted outside of press releases, and almost never does interviews. So, reading his frank views on things like Rockstar’s critics, the creative secrets that make games like GTA [...]
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Endsights (Free subscription) | 08/15/2008
Rockstar Games have created some of the most critically and commercially acclaimed games in video game history. Rockstar’s President, Sam Houser, credits the company’s unwillingness to focus test their products as one of their reasons for success. “We don’t believe in focus testing ideas (it’s like asking an audience what album they want to hear – [...]
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AterSlash (Free subscription) | 08/16/2008
I never had the chance to play GTA IV yet but from hearing the things that are not present in the new game (i.e. airplanes, parachutes, jetpacks, etc..) and some user comments it seems that Rockstar has unfortunately stopped focusing primarily on ‘fun’.
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GamePolitics.com (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Develop has a terrific interview with Rockstar Games' co-founder Sam Houser who dishes about the direction of the company and offers his reaction to critics: I think we probably read most of [the criticism] – if you turn on a computer this stuff reaches you, usually forwarded by an old friend laughing at you. No [I don't pay attention to critics] – I think [he and brother Dan] are both depressed...
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Kotaku (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Rockstar Games gets lots of hate. And that's a shame, because Rockstar makes good games, which make lots of money. So we guess that balances it, so whatever. Here's company co-founder/president Sam...
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Destructoid (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Rockstar's Sam Houser has talked about the negative press he has received since becoming the evil mastermind who forced Grand Theft Auto IV into the screaming, refusing hands of innocent persecuted children. The game developer and part-time murderer has been talking about his many critics, offering this interesting response: I think we probably read most of [the criticism] – if you turn on a...
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Destructoid (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
Kev Levine, mastermind of 2007's BioShock , has shared some love for his 2K stablemates by referring to Rockstar's Houser brothers as "Spielbergs" of the industry. Claiming that Sam Houser made Grand Theft Auto IV by "digging his f*cking teeth in," Levine admitted to being a big fan. "He is absolutely the most intense guy in the world," said Levine of Sam. "He's like Rasputin, you know....
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GamesIndustry.biz (Free subscription) | 08/11/2008
BioShock's lead developer compares Houser to Spielberg and commends him for making "great stuff"
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QJ.NET (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
All ears were on Rockstar North 's Sam Houser , brother of co-founder Dan Houser , after the latest feature of MCV Legends ushered in the co-founder's life struggles and achievements over the years in the industry. In that same feature, Houser divulged one of the many challenges that he and the company had to face: people out to get Rockstar. Houser told MCV that "surviving...
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GamePolitics.com (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
In a rare interview, Rockstar Games co-founder Sam Houser told MCVUK that unnamed political forces have tried to bring the Grand Theft Auto publisher down: [My biggest challenge has been] surviving in an environment in which powerful people want to put you out of business for their own political or economic capital. Houser addresses several more topics in the interview. It's definitely...
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GameSpy Planets (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Games industry news website MCV today published an interview with Rockstar Games cofounder and Executive Producer of the GTA Series Sam Houser. The...
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Kotaku (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
, , , was an enormous success. Really, it doesn't get any bigger than that! So, imagine if you (yes, you) were one of the creative forces behind that title. You'd probably pack up and call it a day. Well, good thing you're not and Rockstar's Sam Houser is. The Rockstar honcho says that he (and gaming) are only getting started and that there's still so much left to be done. Says Houser:What...
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Kotaku (Free subscription) | 08/18/2008
Rockstar gets lots of things — like how to make and launch hugely successful games. But what's one thing Rockstar does not get? Like at all? Company co-founder Sam Houser explains: The...
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Computer And Video Games (Free subscription) | 08/14/2008
Sam Houser calls out the Daily Mail and co. The co-founder and president of Rockstar Games, Sam Houser, has been speaking about all the negative press the firm and its games get. And whether or not it all gets in the way. Click here to read the full article
