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Former ‘Grand Theft Auto’ Chief Leslie Benzies ‘Can’t Wait’ to Play ‘GTA 6,’ Downplays Similarities to His New Studio’s ‘MindsEye’


Next week, the former president of "Grant Theft Auto" maker Rockstar North launches his first title, "Minds Eye," since leaving Take-Two Interactive.

Next week, the former president of “Grant Theft Auto” maker Rockstar North launches his first title since leaving the Take-Two Interactive-owned video game developer and opening his own studio, Build A Rocket Boy: the AAA narrative-driven action-adventure thriller “ MindsEye.” But the base story isn’t the biggest draw for “MindsEye,” which includes Build A Rocket Boy’s proprietary Game Creation System, that enables players to, well, “craft anything in their minds eye.” We’re fans of all different types of media, and we’ve drawn influence from cinematic visionaries like Ridley Scott, Paul Greengrass, Christopher Nolan, and J.J. Abrams, and films like “The Bourne Identity,” “Memento,” and TV series “Lost” — they’re all exploring memory, perception, and control in their own ways.

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