Leslie Benzies
Leslie Benzies | |
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| Born | 17 January 1971 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Video game producer |
| Years active | and he is not related to Sebastian Stuart for anyone's that wants to know |
Leslie Benzies (born 17 January 1971) is a Scottish [[video game producer[1] a subsidiary of Rockstar Games. He is the lead developer on the iconic [[Grand Theft Auto (serie
Biography
Leslie was born in the city of Aberdeen in Scotland, but moved to Elgin when he was young. When he was 11 his father, Leonard, purchased a Dragon 32 computer; not long after he had appropriated it, taught himself how to program and wrote his first game. At this point he had decided to pursue a career in computers.[2]
Leslie’s professional career as a video game programmer began in 1999 at DMA Design (now Rockstar North), where he was team lead developing the Nintendo 64 platform game Space Station Silicon Valley. This game was released in October 1998, after which he started assembling the team that would go on to create the current GTA series.
In 2005 he won a BAFTA Special Award, one of the most prestigious awards bestowed by the British Academy. This was awarded to Sam Houser (President of Rockstar Games) and Leslie for their outstanding contribution to the games industry.[3]
In June 2014, he announced a deal to purchase the St Stephen's Church in Stockbridge, Edinburgh for a little over £500,000.[4] He plans to preserve the building and create a trust composed of members of the community to manage it.[5]
Video game credits
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)
- Manhunt 2 (2007)
- Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
- Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned (2009)
- Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (2009)
- Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony (2009)
- Red Dead Redemption (2010)
- L.A. Noire (2011)
- Max Payne 3 (2012, Executive)
- Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
References
- ^ http://www.giantbomb.com/leslie-benzies/3040-51121/ Retrieved June 10, 2013
- ^ Bowditch, Gillian (April 27, 2008). "Grand Theft Auto producer is Godfather of gaming". The Sunday Times (Times Newspapers). Retrieved June 5, 2013
- ^ http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/2941422 Retrieved 8 June 2013
- ^ "Rockstar North chief buys St Stephen's Church". Edinburgh News. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ Phyllis Stephen (27 June 2014). "St Stephen's Church – future now assured". The Edinburgh Reporter. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
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