Dan Ho, Co-creator of GTA, Leaves Rockstar Games
On March 11 2020, Dan Ho, co-founder of the Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption franchises, will leave the ranks of Rockstar Games. Unfortunately, the reasons for this surprising decision were not revealed.
Two days before the publication of Take-Two Interactive's latest financial report, surprising news appeared on the web - after over 20 years, Dan Ho, one of the company's co-founders, is leaving Rockstar Games. Dan managed the company together with his brother, Sam. Together with former head of Rockstar North, Leslie Benzies, they were responsible for the studio's major IPs, including Grand Theft Auto.
The information was announced by Take-Two Interactive through a special document. It reads that Dan Ho will leave Rockstar Games on March 11, this year. It is worth noting that for some time already, for almost a year to be precies, he remained on the sidelines after he went for an extended holiday. Unfortunately, the document does not provide the reasons for both of these decisions. The additional information that Gamesindustry.biz was able to obtain from Take-Two Interactive only shows that "the role of co-founder Sam Ho in the company will remain unchanged". It's probably about the time left until he leaves.
The news crashed only a few days after Rockstar Games has been accused of abusing tax credit for game developers in the UK.
Currently, Rockstar Games and Rockstar North are working on recent rumors, the production is scheduled to hit the market in the fall of 2021, primarily for Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. What impact will the departure of Dan Ho, co-author of all the modern installments of the series have on the shape of the game? We'll see about that in a few months.
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