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Art director for 'Half-Life 2' Viktor Antonov passes away at 52

The visionary art director behind Half-Life 2 and other games like Dishonored ‘Viktor Antonov’ has passed away at 52. Find out how the community reacted to the news.

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Viktor Antonov in Half-Life 2 20th anniversary documentary opening (Photograph: Valve)

The art lead for Half-Life 2, ‘Viktor Antonov’ passed away at the age of 52. His work has been quite influential in the gaming industry with works across some of the best games released till date. The news broke through his former colleagues who expressed their thoughts regarding the artist and his work on social media.

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Antonov’s early work included Redneck Rampage, Quake II, and Kingpin: Life of Crime during his time at Xatrix Entertainment. He later on moved to Valve where he worked as the art director for Half-Life 2 and Counter-Strike: Source, two important games in the history of gaming. He also made an appearance in the recent Half-Life 2 20th anniversary documentary.

After parting ways with Valve, he worked on other popular titles like Dishonored, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Fallout 4, DOOM, Prey, and a few more unannounced games as consultant/art director. All of these games were also quite popular among gamers.

Former colleagues pay their respects to Antonov

Those who worked with Viktor Antonov had nothing but respect for his work and it’s hard to not agree with considering his incredible art that remains a core memory for many of the gamers. Several of his colleagues took to social media to pay their respects to the artist.

“I wish I told you how much admiration I had for you, but we get caught in our lives until a surprise like this hits us. You were instrumental to the success of Arkane Studios and an inspiration to many of us, also a friend with whom I have many fond memories,” Arkane Studios founder Raphaël Colantonio wrote.

“Good memories of travel together with both of you; London, Dallas, Lyon. All this about impact and talent is true, but I will also always remember how much he made me laugh, with his dry, devastating wit, RIP,” said Dishonored creative director Harvey Smith.

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