#484 – Dan Houser: GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Absurd & Future of Gaming

2025-10-31 · 174 min · 25 entities

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Link in episode "#484 – Dan Houser: GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Absurd & Future of Gaming": https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4
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Link in episode "#484 – Dan Houser: GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Absurd & Future of Gaming": https://miro.com/
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Link in episode "#484 – Dan Houser: GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Absurd & Future of Gaming": https://box.com/ai
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Link in episode "#484 – Dan Houser: GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Absurd & Future of Gaming": https://absurdventures.com/
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Link in episode "#484 – Dan Houser: GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Absurd & Future of Gaming": https://absurdventures.com/americancaper
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Link in episode "#484 – Dan Houser: GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Absurd & Future of Gaming": https://youtube.com/lexclips
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Link in episode "#484 – Dan Houser: GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Absurd & Future of Gaming": https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4
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Link in episode "#484 – Dan Houser: GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Absurd & Future of Gaming": https://miro.com/
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Link in episode "#484 – Dan Houser: GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Absurd & Future of Gaming": https://box.com/ai
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Link in episode "#484 – Dan Houser: GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Absurd & Future of Gaming": https://absurdventures.com/
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Link in episode "#484 – Dan Houser: GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Absurd & Future of Gaming": https://absurdventures.com/americancaper

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#484 – Dan Houser: GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Absurd & Future of Gaming

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Dan Houser is co-founder of Rockstar Games and is a legendary creative mind behind Grand Theft Auto (GTA) and Red Dead Redemption series of video games. Thank you for listening ❤ Check out our sponsors: https://lexfridman.com/sponsors/ep484-sc See below for timestamps, transcript, and to give feedback, submit questions, contact Lex, etc. Transcript: https://lexfridman.com/dan-houser-transcript CONTACT LEX: Feedback – give feedback to Lex: https://lexfridman.com/survey AMA – submit questions, videos or call-in: https://lexfridman.com/ama Hiring – join our team: https://lexfridman.com/hiring Other – other ways to get in touch: https://lexfridman.com/contact EPISODE LINKS: Absurd Adventures: https://absurdventures.com A Better Paradise: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0FCYSK8VD American Caper: https://absurdventures.com/americancaper SPONSORS: To support this podcast, check out our sponsors & get discounts: Box: Intelligent content management platform. Go to https://box.com/ai UPLIFT Desk: Standing desks and office ergonomics. Go to https://upliftdesk.com/lex CodeRabbit: AI-powered code reviews. Go to https://coderabbit.ai/lex Miro: Online collaborative whiteboard platform. Go to https://miro.com/ Lindy: No-code AI agent builder. Go to https://go.lindy.ai/lex Shopify: Sell stuff online. Go to https://shopify.com/lex LMNT: Zero-sugar electrolyte drink mix. Go to https://drinkLMNT.com/lex OUTLINE: (00:00) – Introduction (01:29) – Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections (11:32) – Greatest films of all time (23:45) – Making video games (26:36) – GTA 3 (29:55) – Open world video games (32:42) – Character creation (36:09) – Superintelligent AI in A Better Paradise (45:21) – Can LLMs write video games? (49:41) – Creating GTA 4 and GTA 5 (1:01:16) – Hard work and Rockstar’s culture of excellence (1:04:56) – GTA 6 (1:21:46) – Red Dead Redemption 2 (2:01:39) – DLCs for GTA and Red Dead Redemption (2:07:58) – Leaving Rockstar Games (2:17:22) – Greatest game of all time (2:22:10) – Life lessons from father (2:24:29) – Mortality (2:41:47) – Advice for young people (2:47:49) – Future of video games PODCAST LINKS: – Podcast Website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast – Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr – Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 – RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ – Podcast Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 – Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/lexclips