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Tales of franchise character designer Mutsumi Inomata has died
The career artist also worked on a number of Bandai Namco's Tekken titles
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Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama has died
The internationally recognized manga artist was also a 37-year veteran of the Dragon Quest series as a character and monster designer
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Suikoden creator Yoshitaka Murayama dies
Murayama's career began in 1995 with the release of the Konami RPG
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Adam Duncan, League of Geeks co-founder, dies
The professional was eulogized by colleagues for his contributions to the art field
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Creative director Laralyn McWilliams has died
She began her games career back in 1994 and went on to work for games studios such as Sony and Microsoft
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James McCaffrey, the voice of Max Payne has died
The career actor was 65 as he passed away from bone morrow cancer
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Psygnosis veteran and Denton Designs co-founder John Gibson has died
Gibson spent more than 20 years as a programmer for PlayStation games, including MotorStorm and Driveclub
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Beyond Good & Evil 2 creative director Emile Morel dies at 40
Colleagues and peers pay tribute to long-serving Ubisoft Montpellier team member
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Bob Rice, Four Bars Intertainment CEO, has died
He was credited for the first rock and roll video game and represented composers such as Inon Zur
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Joel Hochberg, former Rare director, has died
The video game pioneer also served as president of Rare Coin-it Inc
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Mike Beryln, Bubsy the Bobcat creator, has died
With a career that began in 1981, the developer worked on titles such as Syphon Filter and co-founded Bend Studios
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Zzap!64 magazine and Crash magazine co-founder Roger Kean has died
Throughout his career he co-launched magazines such as Sega Force, N-Force, and Amiga Force
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Dropzone and IK developer Archer Maclean dies aged 60
Industry veterans and retro community pay tribute to influential developer
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Sega veteran Rieko Kodama has died
The long-time game developer's credits included Sonic The Hedgehog, Phantasy Star, and Skies of Arcadia.
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Bethesda's Ferret Baudoin has died
The games industry veteran's game credits included Neverwinter Nights 2, Dragon Age 2, and Fallout 76
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Sega Europe's Brian Ayers has died
Former Konami, Paradox and Capcom marketing manager passed away last week "after a short illness"
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PlayStation London's Justin Der Gregorian has died
Studio says Blood & Truth senior producer was "hugely loved and his positivity has had a massive impact"
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Mike Fahey of Kotaku has passed away
The senior editor was remembered by current and former colleagues for his friendly personality and professionalism