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词条 Leslie Benzies
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  1. Biography

  2. Works

  3. References

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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). Benzies is no longer working for Rockstar, and is in a lawsuit with its parent company, Take-Two Interactive, over unpaid royalties.

Biography

Leslie was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, but moved to Elgin when he was young. When he was 11 his father, Leonard, purchased a Dragon 32 computer. Leslie taught himself how to program and wrote his first game.[2]

Leslie’s professional career as a video game programmer began in 1995 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 create Grand Theft Auto III.

In 2005 he and Sam Houser, President of Rockstar Games, received a BAFTA Special Award.[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]

Benzies took sabbatical leave from Rockstar on 1 September 2014. In January 2016 it was announced that he had left the company.[6] On 12 April 2016, Leslie Benzies started legal action against Rockstar Games and its parent Take Two Interactive claiming $150 million in unpaid royalties.[7][8]

In January 2017 he set up five new companies including Royal Circus Games which intends to develop games for consoles, PCs and mobile devices.[9]

On 29 March 2018, Benzies' litigation against Rockstar and Take-Two suffered a significant setback when the companies succeeded in dismissing 12 out of 18 of his claims, though the court did rule that Benzies "remains entitled to receive certain royalties" as part of his compensation.[10][11][12]

On October 1, 2018, it was announced that Leslie Benzies' new company was called Build a Rocket Boy Games.[13]

Works

YearGame titleRole
2001 Grand Theft Auto III Producer[14]
2002 Vice City Producer[15]
2003 Manhunt Producer, development director
2004 San Andreas Producer
2005 Liberty City Stories Producer
2006 Vice City Stories Producer
2007 Manhunt 2 Producer
2008 Grand Theft Auto IV Producer
2009 The Lost and Damned Producer
2009 Chinatown Wars Producer
2009 The Ballad of Gay Tony Producer
2010 Red Dead Redemption Executive producer, lead designer
2011 L.A. Noire Executive producer
2012 Max Payne 3 Executive producer
2013 Grand Theft Auto V Producer, game designer[16]
TBA Everywhere Designer, Director

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=D.I.C.E Special Awards|url=http://www.interactive.org/special_awards/details.asp?idSpecialAwards=29|accessdate=22 January 2017}}
2. ^{{cite web|last1=Bowditch|first1=Gillian|title=Grand Theft Auto producer is Godfather of gaming|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/article89185.ece|website=Sunday Times|publisher=Times Newspapers Ltd|accessdate=15 April 2016|date=27 April 2008}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=Games: Special Award in 2005|url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/2005/games/special-award|website=BAFTA|publisher=British Academy of Film and Television Arts|accessdate=15 April 2016}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/rockstar-north-chief-buys-st-stephen-s-church-1-3458879 |title=Rockstar North chief buys St Stephen’s Church |publisher=Edinburgh News |date=27 June 2014 |accessdate=27 June 2014}}
5. ^{{cite web|author=Phyllis Stephen |url=http://www.theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2014/06/st-stephens-church-future-now-assured/ |title=St Stephen’s Church – future now assured |publisher=The Edinburgh Reporter |date=27 June 2014 |accessdate=27 June 2014}}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/rockstar-north-boss-leslie-benzies-is-out-after-nearly-1752495562 |title=Rockstar North Boss Leslie Benzies Is Out After Nearly Two Decades |last=Klepek |first=Patrick |work=Kotaku |publisher=Gawker Media |date=12 January 2016 |accessdate=13 January 2016 }}
7. ^{{cite web|last1=Dave|first1=Morgan|title=GTA Creator Sues Rockstar for $150 Million|url=https://wholesgame.com/news/gta-creator-sues-rockstar-150-million/|date=12 April 2016 |website=WholesGame|accessdate=14 April 2016}}
8. ^{{cite web|last1=Campbell|first1=Colin|title=The great Grand Theft Auto lawsuit explained|url=http://www.polygon.com/2016/4/14/11428072/the-great-grand-theft-auto-lawsuit-explained|website=Polygon|publisher=Vox Media|date=14 April 2016|accessdate=15 April 2016}}
9. ^{{cite web|last1=Martyn|first1=McLaughlin|title=Grand Theft Auto mastermind Leslie Benzies launches new companies|url=https://www.scotsman.com/future-scotland/tech/grand-theft-auto-mastermind-leslie-benzies-launches-new-companies-1-4345247|website=The Scotsman|publisher=The Scotsman Publications Ltd|date=21 January 2017|accessdate=7 January 2018}}
10. ^http://www.apprenticeship.ie
11. ^https://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/appellate-division-first-department/2018/651920-16-5396-5395.html
12. ^https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-04-09-former-gta-producer-suffers-setback-in-usd150m-lawsuit-against-take-two
13. ^https://www.buildarocketboy.com/
14. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/top-7-ways-grand-theft-auto-iii-changed-face-gaming/|title=The Top 7 Ways Grand Theft Auto III changed the face of gaming|newspaper=gamesradar|language=en|access-date=26 January 2017}}
15. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/exploring-grand-theft-auto-vice-citys-lasting-impact-on-gamer-culture-with-rockstars-leslie-benzies/|title=Exploring Grand Theft Auto: Vice City’s lasting impact on society with Rockstar’s Leslie Benzies|date=13 December 2012|newspaper=Digital Trends|language=en-US|access-date=26 January 2017}}
16. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/11/13/grand-theft-auto-vs-unseen-mastermind|title=Grand Theft Auto 5’s Unseen Mastermind|last=Simmons|first=Alex|date=13 November 2012|website=IGN|language=en-US|access-date=26 January 2017}}
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