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Rockstar Games founder Dan Houser leaves studio

Dan Houser, co-founder of Rockstar Games
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Co-founder of Rockstar Games, Dan Houser, is leaving the firm he started with his brother Sam in 1998.

Mr Houser was a main creative force behind two of the firm's biggest series, Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead.

His departure comes after an "extended break", Rockstar's parent company Take-Two Interactive said.

Rockstar's series have often courted controversy, but are among the best-selling and most critically-acclaimed games of the past two decades.

Mr Houser will officially depart in March, according to a notice Take-Two sent to US financial regulators. His brother Sam Houser will remain as the company's president.

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