“Absurd Ventures:” New Media Company by Rockstar Co-Founder Dan Houser Unveiled

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Since leaving Rockstar Games in 2020, gaming industry legend Dan Houser has been kept – for the most part – mum about his upcoming projects. That has changed today: following a 2021 sighting of its registration details, Houser’s new media company “Absurd Ventures” has officially been revealed to the world today. The studio, headquartered in Santa Monica is seeking to create and tell stories “without regard to medium,” though no specific projects have been revealed as of yet.

The studio bears the characteristic markings of the Houser mind, described satirically as “an American institution everyone can hate” and its retro website putting sarcastic commentary on dystopian consumerism and capitalist disingenuity front and center. A video embedded on the website reflects these themes:

The studio describes itself as follows:

Absurd Ventures is building narrative worlds, creating characters, and writing stories for a diverse variety of genres, without regard to medium, to be produced for live-action and animation; video games and other interactive content; books, graphic novels, and scripted podcasts.

“We are building Absurd Ventures to create new universes and to tell great stories, wherever and however we can,” said Dan Houser.

At this time, the studio has not announced any upcoming projects or IP, though those interested can register on the website to receive “exclusive content and company updates.” Stay tuned here at MP1st for all further updates and new information about the studio.

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