Ted Dabney, the co-founder of Atari alongside Nolan Bushnell, has died at the age of 81. News of Dabney's death was announced in a Facebook post by the video game historian Leonard Herman, the author of the Phoenix series of video game history books.
After retiring from games criticism at the start of the month, YouTube personality John "Totalbiscuit" Bain has passed away.
The man who helped birth the Atari 2600, as well as the classic game Tank, died this past Sunday.
Anyone who grew up playing the beloved editions of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons will remember the detailed medieval fantasy artwork that made the role-playing games creatures and characters come to life. Artist David A. Trampier was the man who drew those illustrations. An Illinois newspaper is reporting that he passed away this week at the age of 59.
