Bad news about the week start: Victor Antonov, known for his work as a kind of designer, died at the age of 52 and leaves a large legacy.
Victor Antonov is dead. The name doesn't tell you anything? Well, should he, because Antonov was instrumental in a whole series of video games as the type of designer, especially Half-Life 2 and Dishonored. The bad news was announced on the weekend by his former Valve colleague Marc Laidlaw on social media and later confirmed by Raphael Colantonio, another companion during work on Dishonored.
What Antonov died was initially not announced. Antonov was only 52 years old and leaves a large gap in the game world, since he has visually shaped countless games in his very own way. In addition to Half-Life 2 and Dishonored, he also worked on titles like Wolfenstein: The New Order, Fallout 4, Doom and Prey.
The Bulgarian initially worked as an artist at Xatrix Entertainment before switching to Valve and worked as an art director on Half-Life 2. Then he moved to Arcane Studios and was significantly involved in the visual design of Dishonored. He later worked for Zenimax Media as a consultant to develop titles from different studios.
- Fddesousse (@taleboules.bsky.social)February 16, 2025 at 09:24Viktor Antonov, the artistic director on Half-Life 2 and the Dishonored franchise, has died. The information was confirmed by Marc Laidlaw, ex-ead Writer at Valve on Half-Life.
In 2012 I had the opportunity myself to Victor Antonovto meet in Frankfurt, where he presented the game together with Harvey Smith, Sebastien Mitton and Raphael Colantonio and was already impressed by his artistic vision, which he was able to let off steam in the game and thus put his stamp on him.
The left -wing impression with me: "The city itself surprises with clear structures, rich colors, strong contrasts. No washed -out and nebulous congratulations of artificial dust. The handwriting of Antonov and Mitton is clearly recognizable. Light and shadow effects create an almost surreal atmosphere. And the whaling who pass the city on the river on the city's bizarre. "
Our cordial condolences to all relatives, friends and colleagues from Victor Antonov.
Dishonored is officially available for PS4 and Xbox One during the week.
