Rockstar co-founder and GTA veteran Dan Houser has revealed the Absurdaverse IP which will be the basis for Absurd Ventures' first game.

Dan Houser left Rockstar back in 2020 to form a new studio in 2021, Absurd Ventures, and four years on the developer has revealed the name of another of its universes: Absurdaverse.

Dan Houser will publish his debut novel A Better Paradise Volume One: An Aftermath, an adaptation of his #1 podcast, this fall. The book is the first title from the new publishing arm of his ...

That Dan Houser, Rockstar's co-founder and longtime creative engine, left the company not just for personal reasons – but because of a series of failed story pitches for Grand Theft Auto VI.

Houser also claimed to be pulling off hundred hour work weeks toward the end of Red Dead Redemption 2 ‘s development, making it hard to imagine how he could have time to also work on GTA 6.

Smilegate will benefit from Houser and his team’s proven narrative, triple-A game and business expertise in the Western market, while Absurd will benefit from Smilegate’s expertise in the ...