Obituaries & Legacy

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Obituary: Unity senior program manager Andy Brammall has passed away Obituary: Unity senior program manager Andy Brammall has passed away

byDiego Argüello

Jun 26, 2025

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Bill Petras on a panel in 2019

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Obituary: Blizzard veteran and Overwatch art director Bill Petras has passed away Obituary: Blizzard veteran and Overwatch art director Bill Petras has passed away

byChris Kerr

Apr 7, 2025

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Business

Obituary: Voice actor Dave Mallow has passed away at age 76

Mar 12, 2025

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byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Business

Obituary: Thomas Lee, EA alum and strategic advisor, has died

Mar 12, 2025

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byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Photo of the late game writer Jim Curry.

Business

Obituary: Legacy of Kain writer Jim Curry has died

Mar 5, 2025

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byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Selfie of game developer Carter Lipscomb.

Business

Obituary: Carter Lipscomb, Iron Galaxy's business specialist, has passed away

Feb 21, 2025

1 Min Read

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Art

Obituary: Half-Life 2 art director Viktor Antonov has passed away

Feb 17, 2025

1 Min Read

byChris Kerr, Senior Editor, News

Business

Obituary: Tetsuhisa Seko, Nippon Ichi president, has died at age 54

Jan 24, 2025

1 Min Read

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Photograph of the late game designer, Alan Emrich.

Business

Obituary: Alan Emrich, game designer and writer, has died

Jan 10, 2025

1 Min Read

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Business

Obituary: Team17 co-founder Martyn Brown has passed away

Dec 30, 2024

1 Min Read

byChris Kerr, Senior Editor, News

Business

Obituary: Mike Brennan, Digital Extremes artist, passed away at age 50

Oct 18, 2024

1 Min Read

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Screenshot of the late game artist Ti-Ning Kwa in a 2015 interview.

Business

Obituary: LucasArts artist Ti-Ning Kwa has passed away

Oct 3, 2024

1 Min Read

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Photo of the late Bandai Namco president Shukuo Ishikawa.

Business

Obituary: Shukuo Ishikawa, ex-Bandai Namco president, passes away at age 69

Sep 25, 2024

1 Min Read

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Voice actor Atsuko Tanaka at a press event for the 2017 Ghost in the Shell movie.

Business

Obituary: Atsuko Tanaka, game and anime voice actor, dies at age 61

Aug 20, 2024

1 Min Read

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Photo of the late voice actor Rachael Lillis.

Audio

Obituary: Rachael Lillis, iconic Pokemon voice actor, has died at age 46

Aug 12, 2024

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byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Business

Obituary: Actor Tony Pankhurst has died at age 67

Jul 29, 2024

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byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Audio

Obituary: Voice actor Sam Mowry passed away at age 64

Jul 23, 2024

1 Min Read

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Video game artist Brett Jones (and his cat) in the documentary FPS: First Person Shooter.

Art

Obituary: Rare Studios artist Brett Jones has passed away

Jul 18, 2024

1 Min Read

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Audio

Obituary: Geoff Follin, video game composer, passed away at 58 years old

May 31, 2024

1 Min Read

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Voice actor Akira Nakao at a promotional event for Sega's Judgement.

Business

Obituary: Judgement actor Akira Nakao passed away at age 81

May 22, 2024

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byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

A photograph of Matt Shell celebrating his tenure at LucasFilm

Business

Obituary: LucasArts veteran Matt Shell has passed away

Apr 29, 2024

1 Min Read

byChris Kerr, Senior Editor, News

Photograph of late game designer/artist Jeremías Babini.

Business

Obituary: Jeremías Babini, Storyteller co-designer, has passed away

Apr 8, 2024

1 Min Read

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Photograph of game designer James M. Ward.

Business

Obituary: Jim Ward, Dungeons & Dragons designer, died at age 72

Mar 19, 2024

1 Min Read

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Art

Obituary: Mutsumi Inomata, Tales character designer, has died at age 63

Obituary: Mutsumi Inomata, Tales character designer, died at age 63

Mar 18, 2024

1 Min Read

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Business

Obituary: Terry Hess, Obsidian artist, has passed away

Mar 13, 2024

1 Min Read

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Business

Obituary: Akira Toriyama, Dragon Ball creator, has passed away at age 68

Obituary: Akira Toriyama, Dragon Ball creator, passed away at age 68

Mar 8, 2024

1 Min Read

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Design

Obituary: Eiyuden Chronicle and Suikoden creator Yoshitaka Murayama has passed away

Feb 14, 2024

1 Min Read

byChris Kerr, Senior Editor, News

Adam Duncan at the League of Geeks office

Art

Obituary: League of Geeks co-founder Adam Duncan has passed away

Feb 12, 2024

1 Min Read

byChris Kerr, Senior Editor, News

Laralyn McWilliams hosting a talk at GDC 2019.

Business

Obituary: Laralyn McWilliams, game designer, passes away at 58

Laralyn McWilliams, game designer, passes away at 58

Feb 6, 2024

1 Min Read

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Design

Obituary: Jennell Jaquays, game designer, passed away at age 67

Obituary: Jennell Jaquays, game designer, died at age 67

Jan 10, 2024

1 Min Read

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Business

Obituary: Bryan Ansell, Warhammer co-creator, passes away

Jan 3, 2024

1 Min Read

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Business

Obituary: Kamar de los Reyes, Call of Duty actor, has died at age 56

Obituary: Kamar de los Reyes, Call of Duty actor, dead at age 56

Dec 26, 2023

1 Min Read

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Business

Obituary: James McCaffrey, Remedy games actor, passed away at age 65

Obituary: James McCaffrey, Remedy games actor, has died at age 65

Dec 18, 2023

1 Min Read

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Business

Obituary: Jim Southworth,Baldur's Gate 3 cinematics lead, has passed away

Nov 13, 2023

1 Min Read

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

Japanese cover for the 1992 video game Shining Force.

Business

Obituary: Yoshitaka Tamaki, Shining series character artist, has passed away at age 55

Oct 16, 2023

1 Min Read

byJustin Carter, Contributing Editor

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byChris Kerr

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