Dan Houser on the impact of GTA IV
- Posted April 21st, 2008 at 06:14 EDT by Mike Harradence
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Dan Houser, the Co-Founder and Creative Vice President of Rockstar Games, has said that he hopes the upcoming Grand Theft Auto IV will have as much of an impact on players as its predecessor, Grand Theft Auto III.
Speaking with variety, Houser commented, "What we wanted was the feeling when you saw GTA III after GTA II.”
"The feeling when [you] see IV compared to III, hopefully it's not difficult to see differences."
He also commented that, while the company is not set against the idea of taking the series into other forms of media, the firm strongly believes that the GTA brand is better in its current videogame incarnation.
“The intellectual property is the main asset in the company,” he said. “That's why 'GTA' is still relevant ten years later. We haven't put one out every year. We haven't fleeced it. And we haven't put it on 50 different formats.”
"We're not per se against moving properties between different media but for GTA it just seems so perfect as a game. You lose a lot of what makes it what it is if you move it into being, say, a movie. It just never seemed interesting creatively."
Grand Theft Auto IV is due out worldwide on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on April 29.
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princevegeta1980
- 6:31am BST - April 21st, 2008
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gta4 is gonna make a huge impact on alot of gamers, gta3 was the revolution this ojne is gonna be a major evolution for the series!
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Drazden
- 7:00am BST - April 23rd, 2008
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The game will no doubt be exciting on some level even for those who have never been a GTA player (whoever those maybe), but for some reason i can't get over the thought that the massive potential that this game undoubtedly had was somehow hindered when it was decided to be a multiplatform venture.. As good as the 360 is I do believe that this game could have been pushed more had it been a PS3 exclusive..but with that said, I think fans will be happy with the game and if those first time players get in on it then I think GTA will earn a few more.
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dingusbuck
- 5:21am BST - May 6th, 2008
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i cant wait to buy gta 4 , but its sold out over ere in england,, ive just bought my ps3 having got rid of the x box 360,,, just had a quick go of medal of honour 4,,,,,, wow what a game and graphics and everything ,, like being there with out the chance of coming home in a body bag ,, great machine ,, ive joined the club , go away x box ,, u are nothing ,, hahahaah
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