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'I Question if You Can Even Make a Good Open-World Spy Game' — Rockstar Co-Founder Dan Houser Finally Explains Why Agent Never Happened

Dan Houser said multiple versions of Agent failed to become fun games and the project was scrapped to focus on Rockstar's top franchises like Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption.

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Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser has offered the best explanation yet for why the developer's open-world spy thriller Agent fell by the wayside.

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VGC broke the news in on Monday, November 3, 2025.
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