Obituary: Mike Brennan, Digital Extremes artist, handed away at age 50

Mike “Mynki” Brennan, an artist at Warframe developer Digital Extremes, handed a good distance from most cancers on October 15 at 50 years former.

In step with his obituary, Brennan joined Digital Extremes loyal out of school as a traditional artist in 2001. Through the years, he made character and UI artwork for the studio’s shooters Darkish Sector and The Darkness II, plus its contract work BioShock 2.

Attain 2012, Brennan turned into fragment of the preliminary group that common the artwork mannequin and route for Warframe. Because the obit notes, his “really bizarre, fantastic creatures and worlds” helped kind the on-line shooter true right into a a success, 11-Twelve months large for the studio.

In 2016, Brennan left Digital Extremes to pursue his grasp ventures, together with illustrating two covers for Hardcore Gaming. His artwork mannequin turned into mentioned to be influenced by Studio Ghibli fiilms, plus artists Katsuya Terada, Takayuki Takeya, and Moebius.

His household eulogized him as a “sensible, humble artist with a delicate and type soul. […] He had a quiet resolve which allowed him to valiantly combat a battle in opposition to most cancers for the previous a number of years.”

Digital Extremes additionally eulogized him, calling him “a pricey buddy, colleague, and pioneer of Warframe.”

“His time on the studio as artwork director had a profound impression on our sport,” it persevered. “Within the quick future, Digital Extremes shall be planning the primary of many tributes on its scheduled October 25 devstream. Thanks, Mynki.”

After Brennan’s cremation, his household will defend a exiguous, deepest gathering at a later date.

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