In a compensation deal unique to the video-gaming industry, Sam and Dan Houser, the brothers responsible for Grand Theft Auto, will get the bulk of an expected $538 million in royalties Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. will pay to all employees for this year, according to an analyst. That’s thanks in large part to their latest title, Red Dead Redemption II, due Friday.
The British-born brothers and a few key insiders share half the profits of Rockstar Games Inc., the Take-Two subsidiary that makes both titles, according to a lawsuit filed by a former employee. Last year, Take-Two distributed $383 million in what it called internal royalties. More than 2,000 Rockstar employees receive bonuses, a company spokesman said.
