GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 writer joins Rockstar co-founder's new studio
Nov. 28, 2023Lazlow Jones is now part of Absurd Ventures
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Two fellow GTA and Red Dead Redemption developers have joined a former Rockstar co-founders' new studio.
As highlighted by Axios' Stephen Totilo on Twitter, and reported byRockstarIntel, Lazlow Jones - who worked on several of Rockstar’s projects, including GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Bully, and more - has joined Absurd Ventures as an executive producer. Alongside them, Michael Unsworth who worked as a senior writer onGTA 5andRed Dead Redemption 2, has also joined the former Rockstar developers as head of story and creative management at the new studio.
Earlier this month, it was also revealed byVarietythat Wendy Smith - former head of communications for the talent agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) - has joined the team as chief operating officer of Absurd Ventures. In an interview with the outlet, Smith revealed that the company plans to announce more “in the weeks ahead,” and it should give us an idea of the kind of things currently in development.
In other Rockstar-related news, earlier this month it was revealed that we’ll finally be gettingour first look at GTA 6 in the form of a new trailernext month. There’s no word yet on when exactly the studio plans to drop the highly anticipated trailer, but I’m sure fans will be on high alert as soon as December 1, as well as during this year’s The Game Awards, which is set to take place on December 8.
You can find out everything we know so far about the sequel with ourGTA 6guide.
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