Rockstar Games co-founder Dan Houser couldn't kill GTA 4's Niko Bellic as fans needed to be able "to play forever," so he killed Red Dead Redemption's John Marston instead

Rockstar Games co-founder and the studio's former lead writer Dan Houser has revealed that he originally wanted to kill off Niko Bellic at the end of GTA 4, but the team abandoned the idea due to ...
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Niko Bellic’s fate explained: what happened after GTA IV?

Niko Bellic, the war-torn hero of Grand Theft Auto IV, made a lasting impression on gamers with his rich personality and moral conflicts. Players have speculated about his destiny ever since the game ...
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GTA 4 Was Destined for a Darker Ending, but Rockstar Didn’t Have the Nerve to Kill Niko Bellic

Dan Houser, a former co-founder of Rockstar, has recently revealed that Niko from GTA 4 was meant to die at the end. Here's why it didn't happen.