Rockstar Games is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month and it surely stands as the biggest entertainment studio on the planet. Marvel? Disney? Netflix? Pipsqueaks, when put against Rockstar in terms of revenue and audience.
But, to steal a moralistic quote from Marvel “with great power comes great responsibility”, and Rockstar, with its record label cool, industry bad boys reputation, and veil of secrecy, has seemingly, like many other gaming studios, remained free from social responsibility: other than to deliver to its audience kick-ass games. Does that matter?
