Rockstar Games was founded in 1998 by Sam Houser, Dan Houser, Terry Donovan, and Jamie King. Crucially, it was funded from inception by Gathering of Developers and, more significantly, became the cornerstone of the nascent Take-Two Interactive.
For two decades, discussing Rockstar's "owners" necessitated discussing Sam and Dan Houser. While they were technically employees of a subsidiary, they exercised a level of power usually reserved for founders and owners. rockstar games owners