Colin Entwistle
'''Colin Entwistle''' is a Scottish video game developer, programmer, and technology executive best known for his work at Rockstar North and Build A Rocket Boy. During his career, he has contributed to several major video game franchises, including ''Grand Theft Auto'', ''Red Dead Redemption'', ''L.A. Noire'', and ''Manhunt''.
Entwistle spent more than a decade at Rockstar North, where he worked on a variety of technical and gameplay systems across multiple projects. Beginning as an audio programmer, he later transitioned into gameplay programming and eventually became Lead Camera Programmer, helping develop technology used in some of Rockstar Games' most commercially successful titles.
Following his departure from Rockstar North, Entwistle co-founded the independent game development studio Square Peg Games. He later joined former Rockstar North president Leslie Benzies at Build A Rocket Boy, where he became Technical Director for the ambitious open-world platform ''Everywhere''. His work has focused on large-scale game systems, procedural gameplay technologies, user-generated content tools, and open-world development.
Career
Entwistle entered the video game industry with a background in audio software development. In 2003, he joined Rockstar North as an audio programmer and worked on projects including Manhunt and entries in the Grand Theft Auto series.
Over the following years, he expanded his responsibilities into gameplay programming and camera systems development. By 2010, he had become Lead Camera Programmer, contributing to technical features used in Rockstar's open-world games. During his tenure, Rockstar North released several critically acclaimed titles, including Grand Theft Auto IV, Red Dead Redemption, L.A. Noire, and Grand Theft Auto V.
In 2015, Entwistle co-founded Square Peg Games, an independent development studio focused on creating large-scale virtual worlds driven by procedural systems and emergent gameplay. The studio explored technologies designed to support expansive player experiences and dynamic environments.
Entwistle later joined Build A Rocket Boy, the Edinburgh-based studio founded by Leslie Benzies. As Technical Director on Everywhere, he became responsible for overseeing technical development and engineering teams working on the project. Everywhere combines elements of game creation, social interaction, and open-world exploration, making it one of the most ambitious projects developed by the studio.
Credits
2013 – Grand Theft Auto Online (lead camera programmer)
2013 – Grand Theft Auto V (lead camera programmer)
2012 – Max Payne 3 (lead camera programmer)
2011 – L.A. Noire (lead camera programmer)
2010 – Red Dead Redemption (camera programmer)
2009 – Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony (AI/physics programmer)
2009 – Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned (audio programmer)
2008 – Grand Theft Auto IV (audio programmer)
2005 – Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (“Drive” written and produced by)
2004 – Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (audio programming)
2003 – Manhunt (audio programming)
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