Obbe Vermeij was the technical director at Rockstar North from 1995 to 2009.
Career[]
Vermeij joined Rockstar North, originally DMA Design, in 1995 as designer and coder. He initially worked on the game Space Station Silicon Valley as a programmer.
He was first credited in 2001's Grand Theft Auto III as a technical director, alongside Adam Fowler. He went on to subsequently be credited in this role in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Grand Theft Auto IV, The Lost and Damned and Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
Vermeij left Rockstar North in June 2009, as after the release of GTA IV, he felt the series and company had become so big that he wasn't enjoying the smaller roles he was finding himself in.[1]
On November 10, 2023, Obbe Vermeij started a blog about his time at Rockstar North, in which he would describe various development stories from within the studio. One such story noted that Rockstar were originally working on a sequel to GTA 2 known as Grand Theft Auto 2.5.[2]
Employment History[]
From | To | Company | Role |
---|---|---|---|
August 1995 | June 2009 | Rockstar North | Technical Director |
June 2013 | Present | GabberGames | Owner |
January 2018 | Present | Learnia Inc | Owner |
Video Game Credits[]
Technical Director[]
- 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)
- Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
- The Lost and Damned (2009)
- Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (2009)