GTA boss wanted to kill Niko in GTA 4 but they ‘couldn’t do it’

One of the best GTA protagonists almost met a grisly end, as Rockstar's former lead writer reveals why the series is ...

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 ...