According to foreign media TheGamer, Paul McLaughlin, artistic director of the "Fables of the Gods" series, recently passed away at the age of 57, and the specific time and reason for his death have not been announced. He spent 15 years at Lionhead, a recent fall of a talent in the game industry following the recent death of Russell Lees, veteran screenwriter of Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed series.
McLaughlin has worked in the game industry for 30 years, veteran figures, has worked in Bullfrog Studios (Bullfrog), Lionhead Studio, 22cans Studio (founded by the founder of Ghost Fable), the most famous work he developed is the "Ghost Fables" series, the well-known games of the 90s "Black and White", "Dungeon Guardians", "Magic Carpet" and so on, which have had a profound impact on the game industry.
People from the industry have expressed their condolences. His former colleague Peter Molyneux said: "When Lionhead was founded, he not only created Black and White, Fables of the Gods and Ghosts, but also helped the company through the difficulties, I met him in 1990, he was a great mentor, a great artist, I will always miss him".