In memoriam: Team17 cofounder Martyn Brown and other game devs who died in 2024
Martyn Brown, cofounder of Team17 and a 35-year game industry veteran, has passed away at age 57. Brown started Team17 with Debbie Bestwick and Michael Robinson in 1990. Brown helped create more than 50 video games including Worms and Alien Breed. He also formed consultancy Insight For Hire and helped support studios Double Eleven, Exient, The Blas…Read More
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