Rockstar Games Founders Direct

Dan Houser, the younger brother, followed a path in literature and history, eventually joining Sam at BMG. It was here that the brothers began to formulate a philosophy that would later define Rockstar: the idea that video games could possess the "cool" factor of rock and roll or hip-hop. They were dissatisfied with the whimsical, fantasy-driven narratives dominating the industry. They wanted something grittier, grounded in the cinema they loved—gangster films like The Godfather and Scarface , and British crime comedies like The Long Good Friday .