The ENTIRE History of Rockstar Games in 17 Minutes

#HistoryDocumentary #BusinessDocumentary #GamingHistory Rockstar Games history and the story of Grand Theft Auto: how a bug that made police cars go berserk in a Scottish racing game became the biggest game series on Earth, and how two brothers from London turned it into an empire, built on open cities, outrage, and the part of you that wants to ignore the mission and just drive. This history of Rockstar covers DMA Design, David Jones, Lemmings, how GTA started, Sam and Dan Houser, Take-Two, GTA III, Hot Coffee, GTA V, Red Dead Redemption 2, the 2022 leak, and everything we know about GTA 6 before its November 19, 2026 release. The Grand Theft Auto series has sold more than 470 million copies. GTA V alone has sold more than 230 million, and made about $800 million on its first day and $1 billion in three days, faster than any entertainment product before it. The first GTA 6 trailer drew more than 90 million YouTube views in 24 hours. This documentary follows the complete history of Rockstar Games: the Timex factory in Dundee, David Jones and DMA Design in 1987, Lemmings in 1991, Race'n'Chase and the police bug, Max Clifford and the 1997 tabloid outrage, BMG Interactive, Take-Two's 1998 acquisition, the founding of Rockstar Games in New York, Sam and Dan Houser, Rockstar North in Edinburgh, David Jones leaving after GTA 2, GTA III in 2001 and the 9/11 changes, the iconic cover redesign, Vice City and San Andreas, the GTA movie Rockstar turned down, the Hot Coffee scandal and FTC settlement, GTA IV, Red Dead Redemption, GTA V and GTA Online, Red Dead Redemption 2 and the crunch debate, Dan Houser's departure, the 2022 hack and leak, the record-breaking GTA 6 trailer, two GTA 6 delays, pre-order prices, the 2025 firings and the Rockstar union, and why GTA 6 may be the biggest entertainment launch in history. CHAPTERS 0:00 Rockstar History: The Bug That Became Grand Theft Auto 3:49 Dundee, DMA Design and Lemmings 4:50 Race'n'Chase: How GTA Was Born From a Bug 6:02 Max Clifford and the Outrage Machine 7:12 How Rockstar Games Started: The Houser Brothers 9:01 GTA III, 9/11 and the Open-World Secret 10:58 The Hot Coffee Scandal 12:02 GTA V, Red Dead Redemption 2 and the GTA 6 Leak 14:13 GTA 6 in 2026: Delays, Price and the Union Fight 16:22 Why GTA 6 Could Be the Biggest Launch Ever 17:19 The Broken Police Car in Dundee Losing a factory job could not stop it. A national scandal could not finish it. Even a hacker leaking its biggest secret could not slow it down. And on November 19, 2026, the whole entertainment industry will find out if one game can live up to more than a decade of waiting. This Rockstar Games documentary is built on company filings, regulatory records, developer interviews, and verified reporting. Every episode tells the full story of a company, from founder to today, and reveals the one thing it was really built on. SOURCES Kushner, D. (2012), Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto, Wiley Now I Know, The Glitch That Made Stealing Cars Fun MEL Magazine, How Max Clifford Sold Grand Theft Auto Kotaku, Grand Theft Auto's Iconic Cover Design Only Exists Because of 9/11 Game Developer (2006), FTC, Take-Two Settle Over GTA Hot Coffee Mod MCV (2013), GTA V makes $1bn in three days Push Square (2023), GTA 6 Trailer Pulls 90 Million Views in 24 Hours Gigazine (2025), Grand Theft Auto VI launch postponed to November 19, 2026 Yahoo Finance (2026), GTA 6 Pre-Orders Send Take-Two Stock Down Game Developer (2026), GTA V surpasses 230 million sales months before GTA VI touches down #RockstarGames #GTA6 #GrandTheftAuto #GTA #HistoryOfRockstar #GTAHistory #RedDeadRedemption #TakeTwo #GamingHistory #VideoGameHistory #BusinessDocumentary #HistoryDocumentary #CompanyHistory #Documentary