Viktor Antonov, the key mind behind Half-Life 2’s City 17, has died | Gaming

One of video gaming’s great urban fabulists, Half-Life 2 art director and Dishonored visual designer Viktor Antonov, has died at the young age of 52.

While there has yet to be a formal announcement from Antonov’s family, several of his old colleagues have posted goodbye messages on social media. “I didn’t want to say much till I felt it was confirmed, but I learned today that Viktor Antonov, our visionary art lead on HL2, has died,” Half-Life writer Marc Laidlaw wrote in an Instagram post passed on by Eurogamer. “I don’t have details. Just sadness. Brilliant and original. Made everything better.”

“RIP Viktor Antonov,” added WolfEye Studios creative director and Arkane founder Raphael Colantonio on Twitter. “I wish I told you how much admiration I had for you but we get…more

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