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Leslie Peter Benzies (born 17 January 1971) is a Scottish video game producer and the former president of Rockstar North, a subsidiary of Rockstar Games. He was the lead developer on the Grand Theft Auto series, taking responsibility from Grand Theft Auto III to Grand Theft Auto V (including Grand Theft Auto Online ).
Nov 13, 2012 · GTA 5. Grand Theft Auto 5’s Unseen Mastermind. IGN talks exclusively with Leslie Benzies, the man pulling the strings at Rockstar North. By Alex Simmons. Updated: Mar 16, 2017 11:42 pm. Posted:...
Jan 12, 2016 · Leslie Benzies, one of the driving forces behind GTA, has left Rockstar. News. By Andy Chalk. published 12 January 2016. Comments. Rockstar North President Leslie Benzies, a producer on...
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Leslie Benzies may not have the name recognition among video game fans of a Hideo Kojima or a John Romero. But during a career of a decade and a half at Rockstar North, he served as one of the...
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Leslie Benzies is a Scottish video game producer, and the former president of Rockstar North, a subsidiary of Rockstar Games, until 2016.
Benzies was first credited as producer on Grand Theft Auto III, and subsequently on Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Grand Theft Auto IV, Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned, Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars and Grand Theft Auto V.
He was additionally credited as development director on Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, president of Rockstar North on Grand Theft Auto Advance, game designer on Grand Theft Auto V and designer & director on Grand Theft Auto Online.
At Rockstar North, he was also credited as the producer on Manhunt and Manhunt 2 and as executive producer on Red Dead Redemption, L.A. Noire and Max Payne 3.
Benzies served as president of the company from the start of the development of Grand Theft Auto III until he resigned on January 12, 2016 following a 17-month sabbatical, with Aaron Garbut and Rob Nelson taking over the lead of Rockstar North.
On April 13, 2016, Benzies launched legal action against Rockstar Games, claiming $150m in unpaid royalties. On February 7, 2019, Benzies' litigation with Take-Two had officially come to an end. All parties involved in the case successfully executed a confidential settlement, with each agreeing to bear its own costs and expenses, including, without limitation, attorney's fees.
Benzies is currently president of Build a Rocket Boy Games and is currently working on a new game titled Everywhere.
Producer
•Grand Theft Auto III (2001) •Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) •Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) •Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005) •Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006) •Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) •Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned (2009) •Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony (2009) •Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (2009) •Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
Development Director
•Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
President of Rockstar North
•Grand Theft Auto Advance (2004)
1."Rockstar North Boss Leslie Benzies Is Out After Nearly Two Decades" - Kotaku. January 12, 2016.
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Aug 25, 2022 · At Gamescom 2022, Leslie Benzies showed off Everywhere, and gamers should be excited since the developer has a long history with Grand Theft Auto.
Aug 23, 2022 · Tue, Aug 23, 2022 · 1 min read. Build a Robot Boy. Gamescom 2022 opened with the reveal of Everywhere, a new game from Grand Theft Auto producer Leslie Benzies. "We want the community to build...
