10 Best Video Game Developers Working In 2016

2. Rockstar Games

Soon to announce one of the most hotly-anticipated games of all time in the next Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar aren't one for letting off the gas pedal for too long. Granted, Grand Theft Auto is their pride and joy, and also the most successful gaming franchise of all time, but for my money, their side projects have always shown their narrative potential far more.

Bully in particular was a brilliant adaptation of the 'GTA formula' to a completely different setting, fleshing out the various cliques and social stigmas inherent in your average high school, whereas the aforementioned Red Dead contains what is easily the greatest ending in video game history.

Sans spoilers just in case - somehow - you've not played the setup, the close of John Marston's tale involves instilling within you the genuine want and need to enact revenge on another character. The way it all plays out is of your own volition, and once you've riddled them with bullets and sent their carcass floating off down the river, there's a feeling thatRockstarhavemasteredthe medium in a way almost no other developers have ever come close to.

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