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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Dan Houser Wanted To Kill Niko Bellic At The End Of Grand Theft Auto IV – Should He Have Died?

Dan Houser has revealed in a recent interview that he wanted to kill off Niko Bellic at the end of Grand Theft Auto IV.
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Rockstar Co-Founder Reveals Iconic Grand Theft Auto Protagonist Was Almost Killed Off

Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser has revealed that iconic protagonist Niko Bellic was almost killed off in the original ending of Grand Theft Auto 4. It's no secret that Grand Theft Auto 4 features a ...
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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.

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 ...