Rockstar Games made their feelings about The Gamechangers very clear (Picture: BBC)

Rockstar Games weren’t very happy with the BBC’s The Game Changers.

The Game Changers tells the story of Daniel Radcliffe’s Sam Houser, the British co-founder of Rockstar Media, who went up against Christian lawyer Jack Thompson (Bill Paxton) who believed that video games were too blame for violence in children.

The BBC has said that the drama wasn’t authorised by the producers of Grand Theft Auto, and they’ve made their feelings known.

Rockstar Games’ official Twitter account tweeted the BBC with a short, sharp message.


‘Was Basil Brush busy? What exactly is this random, made up b******s?’ they said.

@BBC Was Basil Brush busy? What exactly is this random, made up bollocks? — Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) September 15, 2015

The tweet led people to speculate on whether the account, which has over 5 million followers, had been hacked, or whether it was a genuine reaction from Rockstar.

Daniel Radcliffe played Sam Houser, the British co-founder of Rockstar Media (Picture: BBC)

Viewers and game designers alike appeared to be just as unimpressed. Mike Dailly, a game designer who worked on GTA at DMA Design (the company that would eventually become Rockstar) seemed deeply unimpressed.



One of his tweets read: ‘I’ll admit it. I’m disappointed I wasn’t in it and being played by Brad Pitt. Perhaps I’m too good looking….yeah.’

One viewer posted on Twitter: ‘I like Daniel Radcliffe but him talking about game dev is like hearing my mum try to explain tagging photos on Facebook.’

Viewers and game developers alike were unimpressed with the BBC drama (Picture: BBC)

Another wrote: ‘Anyone who wants to know what game development is REALLY like, don’t watch The Game Changers. Imagine someone typing algebra…For Years’.

Other reaction was pretty much in a similar, disappointed vein:

@BBC This new Rentaghost isn’t as good as I remember — Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) September 15, 2015

One day, the media will talk about a game, and not try and make out only one person was responsible…one day #IHaveADream #TheGamechangers — Mike Dailly™ (@mdf200) September 15, 2015

Dear @RockstarGames I feel your pain….. Pass on my condolences to your hard working devs. #TheGamechangers — Mike Dailly™ (@mdf200) September 15, 2015

If you don't enjoy bitching about stupid stuff, then the games industry probably isn't for you. It's all we do really… #TheGamechangers — Mike Dailly™ (@mdf200) September 15, 2015

Dear screenwriters, No one has ever ever ever ever ever ever ever said to their little brother, 'hey, little brother'. #TheGamechangers — Jack Pelling (@jrpelling) September 15, 2015

@BBC #TheGamechangers was written with a blatant agenda, and was almost painfully cringeworthy — James Matthews (@Matthews_MTB) September 15, 2015

5 minutes into #TheGamechangers. This was clearly written by someone who doesn't play video games. — Lak Gill (@LakGill88) September 15, 2015

#TheGamechangers is absolutely awful. Bad expositional dialogue, cartoonish characters, dumb plot devices and a horrible yoof comedy tone. — Rob B. (@rbdriftin) September 15, 2015

Anyone who wants to know what game development is REALLY like, don't watch #TheGamechangers. Imagine someone typing algebra… … For Years — cliffski (@cliffski) September 15, 2015

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