It has been confirmed that former Lionhead Studios employee paul Paul McLaughlin died in December 2021 at the age of 57. McLaughlin has worked at 22cans, Lionhead Studios, Bullfrog Studios, and as artistic director of the well-known series Fables of the Gods, for which industry insiders have expressed their condolences.
McLaughlin spent half of his gaming career at Lionhead Studios, where he worked on Fables of the Gods, Black and White, and before that, he left a legacy for Games like God Crazy 2, Syndicate, Theme Park, and Dungeon Keepers at Bullfrog Studios, GDC Lifetime Achievement Award winner Peter Molinux (founder of Lionsgate and a colleague of McLaughlin's) praised him as a true game artist, priceless, and he made the company's games different. And also helped the company go in the right direction after lionsgate studios were founded:
Paul was a great artist, a wonderful mentor, an inspirational man. He is a huge cornerstone of my life, a professional, ethical, and interesting man who can see just and wise practices in any situation. I miss him every day in every way. His legacy will be felt and seen for a long, long time.
