![]() ![]() ( Avatar, the highest-grossing movie ever, earned only a measly $2.8 billion in theaters.) In April of this year, GTAV - made on a reported budget of $265 million - passed $6 billion in sales, making it the highest-grossing entertainment product in history. Rockstar’s last release, Grand Theft Auto V, the 2013 action game for which Dan was the lead writer, earned $1 billion in its first three days and has sold nearly 100 million copies. On the company’s website, they refer to themselves as “impressionable idiots on a mission to entertain.”īut the work sells itself. And in exchange for that, you give up your whole soul.” Rockstar hasn’t had a booth at E3, the nation’s biggest game convention - which Sam considers “a big sort of willy-waving exercise” - in over a decade. With fame comes annoying obligations and, as Dan has observed by proximity to celebrities he’s worked with, “lots of girls who only want to speak to you or have sex with you because you’re famous. They hardly ever give interviews, and they’ve never taken a PR photo together. Dan and his brother, Sam, 47, who emigrated from London to New York to found Rockstar Games in the ’90s, prefer it that way. Along with the team he oversees, Dan Houser, 44, is in no small way responsible for a great portion of tens of billions of dollars in video-game sales, and unless you’re someone who pores over credits, you probably don’t know his name. Inside this highly secure enclave, one of the world’s most successful writers dwells. “You’re not supposed to be out here without someone watching you,” he says. Even in the bathroom, a placard jabs, “Lift the Seat Before You Leak: Offenders Will Be Sacrificed.” Outside it, a worker bee looks at me suspiciously and escorts me back to reception. Signs warn you not to post anything about your visit on social media. ![]() It’s quiet, save for a mix of Living Colour’s “Cult of Personality” and the sounds of a video game cowboy riding a horse on a nearby TV. ![]() After you’re buzzed inside, you’ll need to wear a laminated visitor’s pass to get beyond reception. If you make it past the downstairs lobby and up the elevator, a thick metal door blocks your way. You can’t simply stroll into the Manhattan offices of Rockstar Games. That includes Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy for $47.99, which will get you the free game while saving some money on the entire collection of early GTA games.Red Dead Redemption 2 will be available October 26. If you have Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy or intend to purchase it before January 5, you can head to this promotional link to pick up your free game or currency.Īdditionally, Rockstar is offering a large sale on its games so that you can snag most of the company's big releases at a considerable discount. Console versions and purchases made from third-party retailers (including console digital stores) are not eligible," reads Rockstar's FAQ on the giveaway. "The Holiday Sale Bonus Offer is available only for purchases of the PC version of Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy - The Definitive Edition made from the Rockstar Store. Related: The 5 Grand Theft Auto V Mods You Should Be Using Right Now ![]() A Great White Shark Cash Card for GTA Online. ![]()
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