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.

'I would like to have killed Niko': Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser wanted to traumatise you in GTA 4, but the studio just didn't have the grit yet

RDR bucked that expectation when it straight-up killed poor ol' John Marston at the end. Sure, you could still keep playing ...
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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 4 character was nearly killed off reveals writer

One of the best GTA protagonists almost met a grisly end, as Rockstar's former lead writer reveals why the series is ...
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Rockstar Faced Shutdown Fears While Building GTA 4 After Hot Coffee Scandal

Amid GTA 4’s early development, Dan Houser feared Rockstar could be shut down due to the 2005 Hot Coffee scandal, ESRB Adults ...