GTA Co-Creator Dan Houser on How 9/11 and a ‘Kick Me’ Sticker Changed Rockstar Games Forever

As part of IGN Icons, Brian Altano sat down with co-founder of Rockstar Games & co-creator of some of the most iconic open world games of all time like Grand Theft Auto 3, GTA: Vice City, GTA: San Andreas, GTA 4, GTA 5, Bully, Red Dead Redemption, and RDR2. Dan Houser looks back on his career, highlighting how 9/11 helped shape the look of the iconic GTA cover art, how a ‘Kick Me’ sticker served as a moment of brilliance in the development of Bully, working with Axl Rose during the development of GTA San Andreas, and a look ahead at what he’s up to at Absurd Ventures.