Key Grand Theft Auto Creators Extend Employment Contracts

[Tom Goldman]

Key Grand Theft Auto Creators Extend Employment Contracts

Take-Two has re-signed key employees of Rockstar Games whose contracts were set to expire in early 2012.

In an official announcement, Take-Two has revealed that longtime Rockstar Games employees Sam Houser, Dan Houser, and Leslie Benzies will be staying with the company for the foreseeable future. The trio's contracts were set to expire in January 2012, but they won't be leaving just yet.

The looming expiration date led Red Dead Redemption [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/106258-Pachter-GTA-V-Could-Sell-More-Than-Any-Game-Ever]. The Housers also co-founded Rockstar Games in the late 1990s.

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick told Reuters that the renewed contracts would last "several years" with similar financial compensation terms as previous contracts. Analysts believe that retention of the Housers and Benzies will help invigorate investor confidence in Take-Two.

Based on rumor [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/108314-Rumor-Grand-Theft-Auto-V-Codenamed-Rush], Rockstar Games was predicted to announce Grand Theft Auto V at E3 2011 or sometime this year. Now that this trio of key employees is staying with the company, it might not have to rush things quite as much.

Source: Reuters [http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/24/us-taketwointeractive-idUSTRE74N7H420110524]

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[Micah Weil]

Rough tranlsation: These are our assets. You cannot have them. Keep your grubby mits off of them, rest of the world.

Wise decision all around, regardless.

 

[vxicepickxv]

Rough tranlsation: These are our assets. You cannot have them. Keep your grubby mits off of them, rest of the world.

Wise decision all around, regardless.

Unless we get invited to go bowling again...

 

[Leefank137]

Smart Move Take-Two. Keep juicing those mind-grapes.

 

[Dark Harbinger]

Excellent move Take-Two. You have my confidence. Now get out there and whip up some more magic! ^^

 

[Micah Weil]

Now now...let's give them some credit.
I think they learned from THAT mistake... [/hope]

 

[unicron44]

Just no more 'friends' and all is good.

 

[GonzoGamer]

Rough tranlsation: These are our assets. You cannot have them. Keep your grubby mits off of them, rest of the world.

Wise decision all around, regardless.

Unless we get invited to go bowling again...

It's funny, that part of the game didn't bother me so much. I?d like them to stop being so serious... They just don?t do serious very well. Every time they try and make me cry they end up making me laugh.
Also, with the way they?re going this gen, I have a feeling that if we ever see a game as massive as San Andreas again it will cost us about $100 in additional dlc on top of the $60 disc.