Monday 9 December 2013

Criminal Mind: The Reclusive Genius Behind the Grand Theft Auto Franchise

Criminal Mind: The Reclusive Genius Behind the Grand Theft Auto Franchise
Dec 9th 2013, 18:24, by Harold Goldberg on Playboy , shared by Geoff Manaugh to Gizmodo

Criminal Mind: The Reclusive Genius Behind the Grand Theft Auto Franchise
Pump. Pump. Pump. Sam Houser's heart is pounding. The most reclusive man in video games and the mastermind behind the 150-million-selling Grand Theft Auto series is biking to work in the pouring rain. His custom pink Independent Fabrication racer weaves through New York City traffic, the type of chaotic gridlock Grand Theft Auto players love to career through in a stolen car. Houser has a heavy nest of a black beard he rarely cuts, one that provides him the anonymity he covets as he speeds through the streets from Brooklyn to the SoHo office of Rockstar Games. "I do this 365 days a year," he says. "Sometimes the snow's so deep I have to carry my bike over the bridge. But every day, every day."
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