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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 · 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: Nov 13, 2012 7:40 pm. Sam and Dan Houser are...
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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.
2.Grand Theft Auto developer Leslie Benzies sues Rockstar
Leslie Benzies, former producer of Grand Theft Auto series, talks about his new project \"Everywhere\" with Amazon Lumberyard. He reveals the game's ambition, vision, and differences from Rockstar Games.
Jan 12, 2016 · Rockstar North President Leslie Benzies, a producer on every Grand Theft Auto game since GTA 3 as well as Red Dead Redemption, LA Noire, and Max Payne 3, has left the studio. His departure was...
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Aug 25, 2022 · Leslie Benzies is a Scottish developer who played a key role in the Grand Theft Auto series from GTA 3 to GTA 5. He left Rockstar in 2016 and is now working on Everywhere, an open-world game that aims to revolutionize gameplay and production values.
Dec 13, 2012 · Leslie Benzies, producer of the Grand Theft Auto series, talks about the design, development and legacy of GTA: Vice City, the 2001 open-world action game set in 1980s Miami. Learn how the game drew from pop culture references, celebrity voice cast and player progression to create a classic gaming experience.
