PlayStation veteran and programmer John Gibson has passed away.
At Imagine, Gibson worked on several major games includingMolar Maul(1983),Zzoom(1983), andStonkers(1983). He was also a programmer onBandersnatch, a project that set out to be a ‘mega game’. Unfortunately, Imagine went bankrupt andBandersnatchwas never released.
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Gibson then co-founded Denton Designs, releasingGift From the Gods(1984), theFrankie Goes to Hollywoodgame (1985), andCosmic Wartoad(1985). He then spent a period working as a freelance programmer before joining Psygnosis in 1990. There, he worked onMicrocosm(1993) andSentient(1997).
Gibson went on to spend the vast majority of his career over at Sony, creatingPlayStationtitles. He’ll particularly be remembered for his contributions to the company’s racing output. Gibson was a programmer onWRC 4(2004) andWRC: Rally Evolved(2005), in addition toMotorStorm(2006),Pacific Rift(2008),Apocalypse(2011) andRC(2012). He also worked onDriveClub(2014).
Many have been paying tribute to the industry legend. Colleague Andy Toonewrote, “Very sad to hear John Gibson has passed away. He was one of the first people I worked with after leaving college – joining Psygnosis to writeMicrocosm. A lovely, patient guy with a great sense of humour.”
Twitter user Work3Studiosaid, “Woke up to find out my old coworker, bass player, friend and creator of some of the first-ever home computer games, John Gibson has left us. I’ll never forget you gleefully telling a producer to ‘f**k off’ as you rightfully left the office on time. RIP Gibbo.”
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GAMINGbible extends its condolences to Gibson’s friends, family, and colleagues.
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