Lex Fridman Podcast

#484 – Dan Houser: GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Absurd & Future of Gaming

Freitag, 31. Oktober 2025 · 2 h 54

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Dan Houser is co-founder of Rockstar Games and is a legendary creative mind behind Grand Theft Auto (GTA) and Red Dead Redemption series of video games.

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OUTLINE:

() – Introduction

() – Sponsors, Comments, and Reflections

() – Greatest films of all time

() – Making video games

() – GTA 3

() – Open world video games

() – Character creation

() – Superintelligent AI in A Better Paradise

() – Can LLMs write video games?

() – Creating GTA 4 and GTA 5

() – Hard work and Rockstar’s culture of excellence

() – GTA 6

() – Red Dead Redemption 2

() – DLCs for GTA and Red Dead Redemption

() – Leaving Rockstar Games

() – Greatest game of all time

() – Life lessons from father

() – Mortality

() – Advice for young people

() – Future of video games

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