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[Grildon Tundy]

 

[MiguelItUp]

So awful. RIP.

 

[Gameplay Gods Bless]

The passage of time sucks, watching all your favorite legends die more and more as you keep getting older. And then finally.. you.

 

[Salz01]

Oh shit. RIP. Talented artist.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

Rest in Eternal Peace.

 

[genesisblock]

RIP. And so young as well.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

RIP

 

[Bungie]

RIP! I'm overdue for a HL2 playthrough, I'll do it to honor him.

 

[pqueue]

may he find Half Life 3 in Heaven.


because God knows Gaben will never let it exist on Earth.

 

[LectureMaster]

RIP.

Anton Sokolov is a key character in Dishonored, was the name inspired by him?

 

[Digital-Aftertaste]

Man, condolences to a great artist.

 

[Heaven Angel]

RIP, my condolences to the artist who stunned us gamers with his unique art styles.

 

[Roni]

Arkane's art style was awesome. Very talented guy, sad to hear of his passing. Hopefully the guy is in creative nirvana now...

 

[ahtlas7]

Great talent. Thanks for sharing with us a bit of your allotted time. Rip.

 

[Hudo]

Holy shit. He also was art director for Dishonored, afaik. The guy was really talented.

 

[elbourreau]

Crap... I feel this one... :/

R.I.P.

 

[Grizzled Ghost]

RIP Didn't realize they had the same art director. The tallboys from Dishonored always reminded me a lot of the HL2 Striders. Makes sense now.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Horrible news. His works for Half-Life 2 and Dishonored are epic contributions to the medium of visual arts in general, not only videogames.

This is a very painful loss. I was a huge fan of his works.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Very sad news, he was definitely a big part of what made HL2 and Dishonored feel incredible.

 

[GrayChild]

Absolutely gutted over this.

He was born less than 100 miles from where I live. Seeing some stuff from here recreated in Half-Life 2 was something my mind couldn't fully comprehend at that time.

 

[don-mika]

lets hope its not true

 

[GrayChild]

lets hope its not true

Unfortunately it is... Also confirmed by another Valve employee as far as I know.

 

[kittoo]

His contributions were a big part of what made HL2 (and Dishonored) special. What a special talent. This one stings.
RIP my man.

 

[DKehoe]

RIP. He did fantastic work building worlds millions of people loved. Looks like he was only in his 50s too.

 

[mopspear]

 

[Forsete]

RIP

 

[Sub_Level]

Rest in peace.

 

[AJUMP23]

Young and made one of the greatest games of all time.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Rest in Power.

The art design was phenomenal.

 

[Wintereq]

RIP. Only 52, that's not the age you should leave this world.

 

[sono]

52 heck

RIP

 

[Dr. Suchong]

Very sad news.
The Art direction in Half life 2 and Dishonored was nothing short of sublime.
RIP.

 

[freemandos]

Terrible news, a big loss. And he was only 52! R.I.P

 

[Jesb]

Sad to hear. Rip. Condolences to his family.

 

[N1tr0sOx1d3]

So few has one’s talent touched so many.
A god amongst men.

 

[Braag]

RIP
I enjoyed his work immensely.

 

[Buggy Loop]

RIP

One of the best and timeless art style in a game ever. He was in the 20th anniversary and looked healthy. Really fucked up.

 

[Rawbutt Jellybean]

RIP

HL2 was an absolutely legendary game

 

[Durin]

Yep, saw that this morning. Absolutely sucks, his ability to blend industrial design with fantasy, sci-fi and supernatural elements was always great, and you could visually tell if he worked on a game at a glance of the environment.

 

[LordOfChaos]

Very sad. Too young.

 

[Sept Terrion Of Nothing]

His touch was really unique. I remember that when I first play Dishonored I thought "Wow, how interesting this game's environment looks alike Half Life 2".

So much later I learned they were designed by the same person. Requiescat in pace.

 

[StereoVsn]

RIP. He was such a great artist and director for amazing games.

 

[Lord Panda]

Amazing talent and eye. He left behind an incredible gaming legacy.

 

[ReBurn]

Too young.

 

[EviLore]

I have one of his original HL2 signed lithographs framed. Terrible news, amazing talent. RIP.

 

[Fake]

This guy was a legend. RIP.

 

[Agent_4Seven]

Why is it that during the last 3 years the ones that died are talented, bellowed people and legends even, but not the one who is hated by the whole world and who killed hundreds of thousands? It's fuckin' unfair

RIP Anton

 

[adamsapple]

RIP

 

[P:axMagellanic]

Tremendous talent. The combine are horrific antagonists and his art is half the reason they're so oppressively overwhelming.

RIP.

 

[Dr.brain64]