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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Reschke on September 17, 2010, 08:50:20 AM

Title: Game developer at Relic dies to save his wife and unborn child....
Post by: Reschke on September 17, 2010, 08:50:20 AM
Thought you guys might want to know about this if you haven't seen it already. It was in Yahoo news yesterday and I don't know how long ago this happened but the guy was working as one of the lead developers on Company of Heroes Online.

http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/gamers-lend-support-to-widow-of-heroic-developer/1410899

Letter she sent to the community over there.
http://kotaku.com/5638353/an-open-letter-from-the-company-of-heroes-developers-widow

Trust setup to help his widow and unborn child.
http://www.brianwoodmemorialtrust.com/
Title: Re: Game developer at Relic dies to save his wife and unborn child....
Post by: druski85 on September 17, 2010, 11:54:35 AM
You know this is a tragic story, and the part about the other driver taking off her sweater (hence causing the collision) really  :furious me off.  However, as much as I hate to be a naysayer here, is there any chance the guy was just reacting to a massive SUV coming straight at him by braking and trying to veer right, and out of the way?  Seems like it would be the natural reaction for most anyone.  I guess it doesn't make it as powerful a story, but I'm guessing it was more gut instinct than anything else.  Of course I can't know for sure, since I wasn't there.

Either way, it's a sad case.   :frown: