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Title: M2 Programmer Akira Saito has passed away
Post by: Centrale on February 19, 2016, 03:52:41 pm

Sound programmer Akira Saito, 43, whose work has been featured in the Sega 3D Classics series among others, has passed away due to cancer. I appreciate his dedication to his craft, and I also appreciate the series of interviews that have gone into detail about the 3D Classics series, through which I learned of his work and that of his colleagues.

http://gamasutra.com/view/news/266262/Akira_Saito_programmer_for_Japanese_dev_M2_passes_away.php

Title: Re: M2 Programmer Akira Saito has passed away
Post by: Tad on February 19, 2016, 04:07:59 pm

Awful news. Another loss early in 2016 :(

R.I.P

Title: Re: M2 Programmer Akira Saito has passed away
Post by: Artwark on February 20, 2016, 06:16:20 am

This is very depressing. We keep losing very talented people so fast. May he rest in peace.

Title: Re: M2 Programmer Akira Saito has passed away
Post by: Berto on February 21, 2016, 07:31:02 pm

May he rest in peace.
M2 is the studio that brought SEGA into becoming Metacritic's Publisher of the year (2015).
He should be proud of that.

Title: Re: M2 Programmer Akira Saito has passed away
Post by: CrazyT on February 22, 2016, 02:52:03 am

Quote from: Berto on February 21, 2016, 07:31:02 pm

May he rest in peace.
M2 is the studio that brought SEGA into becoming Metacritic's Publisher of the year (2015).
He should be proud of that.

This is true. The also make the 3d feature most relevant even moreso than nintendo.

Title: Re: M2 Programmer Akira Saito has passed away
Post by: Kuronoa on February 22, 2016, 09:10:45 am

Very unfortunate.  M2 should be proud with the work he did, they are among the best at porting stuff.