Dan Houser, chief writer for the vast majority of the Grand Theft Auto franchise (not to mention both Red Dead Redemption games), has officially unveiled his new outfit, Absurd Ventures, and with it, Houser intends to create original IP for "all platforms and formats". We got an at-times distressing announcement video featuring a hypnotic beat that's still ringing in our ears.
In 2020, Houser left Rockstar Games, the company he co-founded with his brother, Sam, more than two decades ago. Little has been heard about his next endeavour, until now, that is. Sam Houser remains president of Rockstar Games, where the next mainline Grand Theft Auto title is currently in development.
Absurd Ventures aims to create video games, books, graphic novels, podcasts, live-action series, and animation, creating new universes in which to tell great stories. They also have a fancy website. What do you think of Dan Houser's new operation? Let us know in the comments section below.
[source absurdventures.com]
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I won’t hold my breath waiting on games with thin (or absurd)story lines from these guys.
Always good to see creative people taking risks with new ventures.
"For all platforms" - well, we Switch users will be the judges of that.😜 And with bold statements like this, he may come to be thankful that Amico is in apparent limbo now.
Also, is the logo meant to be an optical illusion, or are its middle part's vibrations purely on my owl brain after getting up at half past seven?😵😅
Im all for this maye this will be early GTA stuff in their games.
I hope it will work out for them, we always need more creativity in games
Trailer felt like a weird fever dream, good fun
Cool trailer. I always love weird, surreal stuff like that. It'll be interesting to see what kind of game they release first.
That announcement video was so weird even Kojima is blushing. Looking forward to whatever they come up with!
Still pop in GTA 2 every couple of years.
@Texan_Survivor and create a brand new live service game? 🤪
An enormous creative mind for sure. The writing of both gta and rdr is one of the biggest reasons why the series is so brilliant.
That website is the messiest thing I have ever seen
If its single player games and not live service, I'll be interested in future projects.
Video wise, got that slightly out of touch but trying to be edgy kind of vibe. Hopefully the products translate better.
I teach his sons at a college. That is all. Thanks for listening
Expect games to release once every 10 years?
There is so much talent in the gaming industry compared to ten or twenty years ago, it'll be interesting to see if Dan Houser and his team can actually stand out in anyway.
I dont think. Hes have money, thats matter.he can do whatever he want.
@Korgon Agreed def got Kojima vibes, hopefully this team pumps out something I care about.
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