gcreptile 10,974 Posted June 3, 2015 This thread is for deaths related to the video/console/computer/mobile game industry, i.e. designers, composers, all kinds of programmers or even popular players of certain games. I thought this branch of popular culture was missing here. Of course, this industry is relatively new, so people haven't really started to die away of age, but maybe it starts soon, and people can die for other reasons as well. I'll start with two deaths: James Storey, graphical designer for Duke Nukem 3d, is dead at 41: http://www.vg247.com/2015/06/03/duke-nukem-3d-artist-passes-away-aged-41/ No reason was given. Also, Kirill Prokovsky, composer of music for the Divinity games, especially for Divinity: Original Sin is dead at 53: http://gamingbolt.com/divinity-original-sin-composer-passes-away No reason was given. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted June 3, 2015 Do you include Lets Players in this list? I know Total biscuit has cancer and alot of people wish pewdiepie dead. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,977 Posted June 3, 2015 Most of your age-related bets at this point would be from video game company founders/chairmen: Masaya Nakamura the founder of Namco, most famous for Pac-Man, turns 90 this December David Rosen co-founder of Sega is now 85 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted June 3, 2015 The subtitle for this thread should be "You have zero lives left." 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 906 Posted June 4, 2015 The subtitle for this thread should be "You have zero lives left." Or simply "Game Over"? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest awesome guest Posted June 4, 2015 Wait if these people have no life's why are the on the death list they can't die if they have no life Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,974 Posted June 4, 2015 Do you include Lets Players in this list? I know Total biscuit has cancer and alot of people wish pewdiepie dead. I briefly started to compile a list of 20 people for an internet-related theme team just so that I could include pewdiepie. Yes, Let's Players could be here as well, or famous E-Sports-people, and these Koreans who die after playing three days without sleep. Most of your age-related bets at this point would be from video game company founders/chairmen: Masaya Nakamura the founder of Namco, most famous for Pac-Man, turns 90 this December David Rosen co-founder of Sega is now 85 Ah, these are good to know. The designer of Pong, Allan Alcorn is "only" 67, which is probably the age where it starts to become interesting. I knew there are older people for the console games, and especially some japanese people. The other subtitles are also good, maybe better... but the South Park reference ("how can you kill that which has no life?") immediately came to my mind. By the way, I also like to play video games. Edit: Actually, I'd welcome it if the admins change the subtitle to Davey Jones' Locker's suggestion. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,974 Posted September 19, 2015 Scottish game designer Stewart Hogarth, has died of his heart disease at 34: http://www.develop-online.net/news/scottish-dev-stewart-hogarth-passes-away/0211356 He founded Smiling Bag Games and made a couple of indie games and worked on games for leading brands such as Sky, BBC, and the Cartoon Network. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,974 Posted October 7, 2015 Game creator and executive Stewart Kosoy has died at 65: http://venturebeat.com/2015/10/06/stewart-kosoy-passes-away-after-long-career-making-and-financing-games/ He worked for Sega and was vice-president GT Interactive during the time the company released classics like Duke Nukem 3d, Quake and Unreal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,974 Posted October 16, 2015 Total Biscuit's cancer is back with a vengeance: http://www.craveonline.com/culture/912415-totalbiscuit-says-cancer-returned-inoperable Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,530 Posted October 16, 2015 Total Biscuit's cancer is back with a vengeance: http://www.craveonline.com/culture/912415-totalbiscuit-says-cancer-returned-inoperable He's giving a two-to-three year estimate on his life, but something tells me he's being slightly optimistic. I'd make him 60/40 to see it out of 2016 alive. Guardian obit would be guaranteed given all the G*m*rg*te quagmire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,974 Posted January 4, 2016 Classic arcade game musical composer Brad Fuller has died of cancer: http://twinfinite.net/2016/01/atari-legend-brad-fuller-passes-away-from-pancreatic-cancer/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,974 Posted February 29, 2016 Fergus McGovern, founder of Probe Software, dead at 50: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-02-29-probe-software-founder-fergus-mcgovern-passes-away They helped make games like Mortal Kombat, OutRun and FIFA. He sold the company for 40million and then did charity work and the like. Might even get a qualifying obit, as a Brit, and interviewee of the Guardian. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,974 Posted March 8, 2016 Michael Forgey, producer of "Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor" has died of his rare cancer on March 3rd: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-producer-passes-away/1100-6435442/ He was one of my picks for the Deathrace. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lewd_Squirrel 331 Posted March 8, 2016 The subtitle for this thread should be "You have zero lives left." Or simply "Game Over"? Or Both. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,974 Posted December 21, 2016 I can't really find the right thread for it... Gordon Hunt, "director" of the Uncharted games (their motion capture parts) is dead at 87: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/uncharted-mo-cap-director-passes-away-heartfelt-me/1100-6446444/ He also was the father of actress Helen Hunt. He also headed the voice department of Hanna-Barbera. Edit: Very sorry, Sir Creep already posted it, gah... (but without the "Uncharted" part) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,417 Posted January 30, 2017 Masaya Nakamura, founder of Namco, has died aged 91. Edit: Here is a BBC obituary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,951 Posted January 30, 2017 Masaya Nakamura, founder of Namco, has died aged 91. Gets Italian obits. http://www.badgames.it/2017/01/30/masaya-nakamura-fondatore-namco-morto-91-anni/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,977 Posted January 30, 2017 Leaked footage of his death: 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted January 31, 2017 Masaya Nakamura, founder of Namco, has died aged 91. Edit: Here is a BBC obituary. Turns out he was murdered. Here is a police lineup of the suspects: https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT6YYHzX9w3SLpOJnZ6nOiW-VTAflU0VExK1LjYv2tq1AE4iJ3F 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,974 Posted November 10, 2017 Overwatch legend Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, dead at 30: http://www.criticalhit.net/gaming/overwatch-legend-internethulk-passes-away-at-age-30/ Overwatch, from the company that also gave you other multiplayer hits like World of Warcraft and Starcraft in case you need more information. His death was unexpected, he had suffered from tonsilitis according to tweets, but that shouldn't have killed him.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,477 Posted November 10, 2017 Ah, so not the guy Spade flagged up last year? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,974 Posted November 10, 2017 1 minute ago, msc said: Ah, so not the guy Spade flagged up last year? I don't remember that, sorry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,477 Posted November 10, 2017 5 minutes ago, gcreptile said: I don't remember that, sorry. Yeah I can't remember his name either as I chalked it up immediately as a "never obit". Some esport guy with cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,530 Posted November 10, 2017 David Hance, he died about 10 hours after I brought him up here. No DDP-qualifying obits but plenty of major media coverage elsewhere. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
