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Obituary: Former Free Realms creative director Laralyn McWilliams has passed away

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I'm sorry to report this morning that game developer Laralyn McWilliams has passed away at the age of 58. MMO fans will remember her...

Obituary: Beloved Pantheon Rise of the Fallen customer service rep passes away after a vehicle accident

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The death of any game development team member is always a sad thing to report no matter their title. It's that framing that Pantheon:...

Obituary: Former Lord of the Rings Online lore-master Berephon has passed away

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Old school Lord of the Rings Online players may remember a developer by the name of Jonathan Rudder -- or as he was called...

Star Wars The Old Republic players hold in-game vigil to commemorate the passing of actor Ray Stevenson

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This past weekend saw an all-too-soon passing of actor Ray Stevenson, which prompted fans of Star Wars: The Old Republic to honor his work...

Standing Stone Games mourns the passing of one of its team members

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We have some sad news to report from Standing Stone Games this week, as the studio's community manager Cordovan confirmed on the forums for...

Destiny 2 actor Lance Reddick was an active player of the game right before his passing

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It would be easy to assume that actors of pathos who are part of a video game's voice cast would simply get into the...

Destiny 2 players mourn the death of Lance Reddick, longtime voice of Commander Zavala

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Just a few nights ago, my husband and I were chatting about how good Lance Reddick sounded as Commander Zavala in Destiny 2's Lightfall....

Evony’s community mourns the death of a beloved player after begging police to investigate

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Evony has a bit of a reputation in the broader MMORPG community as being a bit of a lark thanks to a now-ancient and...

Legendary World of Warcraft narrator Earl Boen dies at 81

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It's our sad duty today to inform you that Earl Boen passed away this week at the age of 81 after a battle with...

DC Universe Online devs and fans honor the passing of Batman voice actor Kevin Conroy

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Yesterday the world lost one of the greats of acting in gaming, comics media, and entertainment in general when Kevin Conroy passed away at...

One of Wizards101’s most iconic voice actors passed away last week

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The passionate Wizard101 community is holding up a goblet of remembrance this week in honor of Dell Fife Aldrich, who passed away on October...

A GM of Mortal Online has passed away, and devs are planning an in-game memorial

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We have some unfortunate news to share out of Mortal Online 2 as developer Star Vault announced the passing of one of its devs,...
You know, it can really be your jong.

World of Warcraft and Diablo III developer Travis Day passes away at 41

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It's a sad week at Blizzard Entertainment and Phoenix Labs as both studios mourn the loss of one of its long-time developers. The news...

Star Trek Online fans hold vigil for the late, magnificent Nichelle Nichols

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The Star Trek fandom is mourning this week at the news that Nichelle Nichols passed away from natural causes at the age of 89....

Family of former Ultima Online lead designer and game academic opens college memorial fund in his honor

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Back in October of last year, we reported the news that Mike Sellers, best known to our corner of the gaming universe as a...

Multiple MMOs mourn the passing of voice actor Billy Kametz

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Fandoms of gaming and anime were shocked by the sudden news of the death of voice actor Billy Kametz, who unfortunately passed away from...

PAX East 2022’s COVID outbreak has already resulted in one death

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Last week, we covered the story about an apparent COVID outbreak at PAX East, which followed an outbreak at GDC; no less than the...

Obituary: Nexon founder Kim Jung-ju has passed away

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The Nexon Corporation is mourning the loss of the man who started it all back in 1994, Kim Jung-ju. The billionaire founder of the...

Pro Overwatch League esports player Kim ‘Alarm’ Kyeong-bo passes away at age 20

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There's some incredibly tragic news coming out of Overwatch's esports scene. Kim Kyeong-bo aka "Alarm," the flex-support player for the Philadelphia Fusion OWL team,...

Final Fantasy XIV players memorialize Stephen Critchlow, the voice behind Count Edmont de Fortemps

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The Final Fantasy XIV community is in mourning this week as English actor Stephen Critchlow has passed away at the age of 54. Critchlow...

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