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dx11332sega on 18 June 2019

Andrew O'Neil

MAY 27, 1972 – JUNE 10, 2019
We are sad to announce Andy O’Neil passed on Monday, June 10, 2019 at his home in Austin, Texas. Andy had moved to Austin in 1999 from Birmingham, England to pursue a career in the video game industry. Andy was the first son of Isobel Noreys O’Neil and Peter O’Neil and was born on May 27, 1972, which made him 47 years young when he passed.
He moved to Austin to work for Acclaim and then went to Retro Studios, where he was lead programmer on Metroid Prime. Not long after, Andy decided to go it alone, founding Bluepoint Games in January 2006 along with Marco Thrush.
Link:https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/austin-tx/andrew-oneil-8744332


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0D0 on 18 June 2019

RIP

So young.

We need to keep in mind that in order to die we just need to be alive. It will happen to us all at any time.



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Machina on 18 June 2019

Another one who has died much too young.

I would thank him for co-founding the studio that remade one of the best games ever made if I believed you could communicate with the dead. He and his team did an amazing job on SotC, so if nothing else his memory will live on for me in that accomplishment.



hunter_alien on 18 June 2019
Machina said:
Another one who has died much too young.

I would thank him for co-founding the studio that remade one of the best games ever made if I believed you could communicate with the dead. He and his team did an amazing job on SotC, so if nothing else his memory will live on for me in that accomplishment.

That and he was also the lead programmer for MP, the best game that graced the GC. RIP. He was a true inspiration for the industry



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super_etecoon on 18 June 2019

Thanks for your contribution to gaming and to one of my favorite games of all time. And these young deaths are really adding up. I know it's none of our business, but it is natural to wonder what took someone's life so young. There is no mention of cause of death anywhere I can find, which makes me think it was a very sad death.



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pitzy272 on 18 June 2019

Jeez, another. What a shame. Did they say why he died of?



CaptainExplosion on 18 June 2019

What? How?! And he wasn't even that old. :(



thismeintiel on 18 June 2019
Machina said:
Another one who has died much too young.

I would thank him for co-founding the studio that remade one of the best games ever made if I believed you could communicate with the dead. He and his team did an amazing job on SotC, so if nothing else his memory will live on for me in that accomplishment.

Hear, hear. I look forward to their other remakes, as well. They always do a great job.



 

CaptainExplosion on 18 June 2019

Has his COD been released? :(



Machina on 18 June 2019
CaptainExplosion said:

Has his COD been released? :(

There's nothing on the obituary page about the cause of death, besides the fact he died at home.