sam-houser posts

The mainstream media seems to always throw PC and video games a bone when it comes to coverage of popular culture and Time magazine is no exception. In their 2009 edition of the Time 100, where they give their opinions of the 100 most influential people in the world, they name the Grand Theft Auto co-creator brother team of Sam and Dan Houser in their list.

Their entry in the list is written by Matt Selman, an executive producer on The Simpsons TV show. He manages to compare the GTA games and their comments on modern culture to earlier and more literary forms of art. He states, "The Housers are doing the work of Tom Wolfe, creating tapestries of modern times as detailed as those of Balzac or Dickens. At least, I assume that's true. Instead of reading those guys, I've been in Liberty City stealing tanks."