In Memoriam 2009

On this page we pay tribute to all the people who worked or participated in the world of video games and passed away in 2009.

You will view people by the year they died, remembering a little more about their work and their importance in the history of games.

Nobuhiko Honda

Nobuhiko Honda was an artist and member of Sonic Team, working on games in the Sonic, Nights, and Illusion series.

He passed away on November 11, 2009.

Michael Knox was a Game Designer and Co-founder of Park Place Productions, a developer that worked on sports games with Electronic Arts.

He sadly passed away at the age of 48 due to cancer on September 15, 2009.