{"id":1719487,"date":"2026-10-14T12:52:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T12:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/max-payne-3-rockstar-dan-houser-failure-blame"},"modified":"2026-10-14T12:52:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T12:52:32","slug":"rockstar-co-founder-dan-houser-blames-himself-for-max-payne-3-a-large-amount-of-that-failure-was-on-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/rockstar-co-founder-dan-houser-blames-himself-for-max-payne-3-a-large-amount-of-that-failure-was-on-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser blames himself for Max Payne 3 &#8211; &#8220;a large amount of that failure was on me&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/rockstar-co-founder-dan-houser-blames-himself-for-max-payne-3-a-large-amount-of-that-failure-was-on-me.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/max-payne-3\">Max Payne 3<\/a> is a bit of a strange project. 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