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|residence = [[Brooklyn, New York]], [[United States]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Dutton |first=Fred |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-03-21-rockstar-boss-buys-truman-capotes-new-york-mansion |title=Rockstar boss buys Truman Capote's New York mansion • News • |publisher=Eurogamer.net |date=21 March 2012 |accessdate=5 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/features/sweet-land-liberty |title=GTA4: Sweet Land of Liberty from |publisher=1UP.com |date=29 April 2008 |accessdate=5 July 2013}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1"/> |
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|birth_date = {{Birth year and age|df=yes|1971}} |
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|alma_mater =[[St Paul's School, London]]<br />[[University of London]]<br />[[University of Cambridge]] |
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|nationality = [[British]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Mark Butler |url=http://www.fmvmagazine.com/?p=12918 |title=Rockstar: “Grand Theft Auto Is A British Response To Americana” |publisher=FMV Magazine |date= |accessdate=7 May 2013}}</ref> |
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|birth_place = [[London]], England |
|birth_place = [[London]], England |
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|known_for = [[Grand Theft Auto (series)|''Grand Theft Auto'']] |
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'''Sam Houser''' (born 1971)<ref name="Houser's CV">{{cite web |url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/sam-houser-s-cv-in-his-own-words |title=Sam Houser's CV - in his own words | Games industry news | MCV |publisher=Mcvuk.com |date= |accessdate=7 May 2013}}</ref> is an [[English |
'''Sam Houser''' (born 1971)<ref name="Houser's CV">{{cite web |url=http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/sam-houser-s-cv-in-his-own-words |title=Sam Houser's CV - in his own words | Games industry news | MCV |publisher=Mcvuk.com |date= |accessdate=7 May 2013}}</ref> is an [[English]] [[video game producer]] and [[video game developer|developer]].<ref name="autogenerated1"/><ref>{{cite web|author= Mark Butler |url=http://www.fmvmagazine.com/?p=12918 |title=Rockstar: “Grand Theft Auto Is A British Response To Americana” |publisher=FMV Magazine |date= |accessdate=7 May 2013}}</ref> He is the co-founder and president of [[Rockstar Games]] and one of the creative driving forces behind the games in the ''[[Grand Theft Auto (series)|Grand Theft Auto]]'' franchise, being [[Game producer|producer]] since [[Grand Theft Auto III|the third game]]. He is responsible for taking ''GTA'' into the [[3D computer graphics|3D]]-environment era, creating realistic cities under fully 3D-engines and turning the series into huge profits during video gaming's [[History of video games (sixth generation era)|sixth-generation era]]. |
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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
Revision as of 00:20, 16 September 2015
Sam Houser | |
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Born | 1971 (age 52–53) London, England |
Nationality | British[1] |
Alma mater | St Paul's School, London University of London University of Cambridge |
Occupation | Video game producer |
Years active | 1998–present |
Organization | Rockstar Games (President) |
Known for | Grand Theft Auto |
Family | Walter Houser (father) Geraldine Moffat (mother) Dan Houser (brother) |
Sam Houser (born 1971)[2] is an English video game producer and developer.[3][4] He is the co-founder and president of Rockstar Games and one of the creative driving forces behind the games in the Grand Theft Auto franchise, being producer since the third game. He is responsible for taking GTA into the 3D-environment era, creating realistic cities under fully 3D-engines and turning the series into huge profits during video gaming's sixth-generation era.
Early life and education
Houser and his brother Dan were born in London[2] and are the sons of Solicitor Walter Houser and actress Geraldine Moffat.[5][6] They both attended St Paul's School, London, before going to London and Cambridge universities.[7] He became an American citizen in 2007.[8]
Career
Credited as executive producer, Houser is also the creator of several of the games in the Grand Theft Auto series with his brother Dan. On Grand Theft Auto III his responsibilities were, in his words, to be "militant on ensuring the game had a look, a sound, a story and a feel that worked."[9] His description of the series as a whole is that the three sixth-generation Grand Theft Auto games form a "trilogy, [featuring] our distorted look at the East Coast around the time of the millennium (Grand Theft Auto III), followed by our reinterpretation of '80s Miami (Vice City), and lastly, our look at early-'90s California (San Andreas)."[10]
Despite their status as creators on Grand Theft Auto and one of the most successful video game franchises of all-time, Houser and his brother Dan have shied away from the spotlight. They have focused on the Rockstar Games brand, rather than any one person getting the credit for the games' success.[11] In 2009, both Sam and Dan Houser appeared in Time Magazine's 100 most influential people of 2009 list.[12] Houser also produced Max Payne 3 and Grand Theft Auto V.
Writer
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- Body Harvest (1998)
- Space Station Silicon Valley (1998)
- Grand Theft Auto: London, 1969 (1999)
- Grand Theft Auto 2 (1999)
- Grand Theft Auto III (2001)
- Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
- 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 V (2013)
Voice actor
- Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) - Gangster (uncredited)
- Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) - Pedestrian (uncredited)
References
- ^ Mark Butler. "Rockstar: "Grand Theft Auto Is A British Response To Americana"". FMV Magazine. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Sam Houser's CV - in his own words | Games industry news | MCV". Mcvuk.com. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Mark Butler. "Rockstar: "Grand Theft Auto Is A British Response To Americana"". FMV Magazine. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ "Meet The Brains Behind Grand Theft Auto". Stuff.co. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "Grand Theft Auto: The reckoning | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. 24 August 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ "Grand Theft Auto: The reckoning | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. 24 August 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- ^ "GTA4: Sweet Land of Liberty from". 1UP.com. 29 April 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ IGN Staff (10 September 2001). "Rockstar's Sam Houser Mouths Off". IGN. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ "Sam Houser Interview". 1UP.com. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Ryan P. (18 May 2012). "Gaming Gods: Dan and Sam Houser". The Gamer's Hub. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Selman, Matt (30 April 2009). "Sam and Dan Houser - The 2009 TIME 100". Time Magazine. Retrieved 19 March 2013.