Updated Story:
After last night’s (15 September 2015), “factual drama”, Rockstar and some of their former employees took to Twitter to respond to the BBC’s efforts. This was the company’s response:
@BBC Was Basil Brush busy? What exactly is this random, made up bollocks?
— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) September 15, 2015
For those that don’t know, this is Basil Brush, star of British children’s television:
They also compared the drama to another bizarre children’s show, Rentaghost:
@BBC This new Rentaghost isn’t as good as I remember
— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) September 15, 2015
Multiple former developers also had their say, including Steve Hammond, Brian Baglow and Mike Dailly.
So I guess “Factual Drama” means… there was a true story, but we made one up.
— Mike Dailly™ (@mdf200) September 15, 2015
Hang on. Every innovation in GTA and they pick character customisation as the most important. Issuing my first #04FFFS #GameChanger
— Brian Baglow (@flackboy) September 15, 2015
Rockstar have been attempting to sue the BBC for improper use of their story and, as demonstrated by their reaction, they probably won’t be changing their mind any time soon.
Original Story:
Tonight, BBC 2 will be airing the TV movie The Gamechangers. The movie will follow Sam Houser, co-founder of Rockstar Games and writer on the Grand Theft Auto series, and Jack Thompson, a lawyer against violent video games and their battle against each other and explore the controversy surrounding Grand Theft Auto, Manhunt and Bully in the early 2000s. The movie stars Daniel Radcliffe as Sam Houser and Bill Paxton as Jack Thompson.
The BBC film is unauthorized by Rockstar or Take Two and the accounts in the movie are based solely off of what some people involved with the controversy have said. The film airs tonight at 9PM BST on BBC 2, no word yet if it will air in America at a later date.
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