Russell Lees, a online game trade veteran with a protracted profession at Ubisoft, has died.
Russell Lees.
Information of Lees’ loss of life was shared on Twitter final night time by Darby McDevitt, the narrator of Murderer’s Creed, who paid tribute to his colleague.
At Ubisoft Montreal, Lees wrote a number of storylines for Murderer’s Creed Valhalla in addition to the Irish-based DLC Wrath of the Druids.
As a author and narrative designer, Lees additionally contributed to the enlargement of Murderer’s Creed Origins and Murderer’s Creed 3’s Tyranny of King Washington. For Syndicate, he wrote the sport’s Dreadful Crimes missions. For Unity he wrote the Paris Tales and Homicide Mysteries.
Outdoors of Murderer’s Creed, Lees additionally wrote for Watch Canine 2 and Far Cry New Daybreak.
Ubisoft Montreal is the place Lee’s served the longest – over 13 years – although his online game profession dates again for much longer.
Throughout a two-year tenure at Pandemic Studios, Lee wrote Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers in 2006.
Lee additionally wrote and directed Inscape’s 1995 cult horror point-and-click journey The Darkish Eye, which tailored works by Edgar Allen Poe and included the voice of William S. Burroughs – a efficiency Lees recorded himself.
Outdoors of the world of video video games, Lees was additionally a profitable playwright and director.
On Twitter, Navid Khavari, the narrative director of Far Cry 6, wrote Lees as “an absolute pleasure to work with” and “so sort, beneficiant and an extremely sharp author.”
It was such an absolute pleasure working with him briefly on AC Unity. Even when working between cities, we had a good time engaged on the Mysteries and he was at all times so sort, beneficiant, and an extremely sharp author. Cannot imagine he is gone
– Navid Khavari (@Navface) January 7, 2022
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My condolences to your loss. I solely acquired the possibility to work briefly with Russell on the AC Crossover Tales final 12 months, however he was one of many nicest individuals I’ve ever gotten to work with.
– Kate M. (@kmacmul) January 6, 2022
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I did not get to know Russell nicely, however as knowledgeable beginner to Murderer’s Creed, Ubisoft, their instruments and processes, he was at all times affected person, pleasant, and completely satisfied to elucidate issues to me. No query was too small, too unimportant. He was good individuals.
GNU Russell Lees. https://t.co/ww9zvis8n4
– Giles Armstrong ?????? (@_GilesArmstrong) January 7, 2022
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Unhappy to see the loss of life of interactive storyteller and playwright Russell Lees. I first met Russ on The Darkish Eye, an insanely fantastic CD-ROM undertaking that Poe combined up with an authentic body story, animated puppets, and a studying by William Burroughs that Russ recorded himself. REST IN PEACE. pic.twitter.com/AUbT173rTt
– Erik Loyer (@opertoon) January 7, 2022
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Russell Lees has handed away.
I by no means had the chance to satisfy him, however his work influenced me. He was behind top-of-the-line level and click on video games of all time, The Darkish Eye.
This sport is why I make horror P&C video games.
Relaxation in peace. # Pointandclick #adventuregame https://t.co/9OB61R4ZyI pic.twitter.com/VpRi3juSa5
– Olivier Leclair | Le Murmureur (@Olivier_Leclair) January 6, 2022
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I simply discovered my good friend from Watch Canine 2, Russell Lees, has handed away and it is lots to cope with. He was one of many nicest individuals I’ve ever labored with and had an unimaginable humorousness. His work introduced thrills and laughs to thousands and thousands of players. He’s a lot regretted.
– Ethan James Petty (@EthanJamesPetty) January 5, 2022
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