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Suzzopher

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #1

Sad news, thoughts are with his family, friends and the studio

Antti Kallioinen passed away suddenly at the age of 42 on the 24th of February, 2016. At the time of his death, Antti was finalizing Alienation together with the rest of the crew as the Art Lead of the team. He started his long career as early as 1994, when he was the background graphics artist for one of the first Finnish internationally published games called Elfmania for Amiga 500 (Developer Terramarque, publisher Renegade). Antti also had a strong entrepreneurial drive as he co-founded three game companies in different locations around the world.

Antti is survived by his partner and family. His co-workers and colleagues here at Housemarque want to offer their condolences to all.
Let the good memories of Antti live on.

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http://www.housemarque.com/veteran-finnish-game-developer-has-passed-away/

 

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Garrett Hawke

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #2

RIP so close to the launch of their new game as well. Very sad, hope his family and friends will be okay.

 

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Ghost Rider

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #3

incredibly sad to hear; so young

 

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Moobabe

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #4

So damn young.

Terrible shame.

 

SEGAvangelist

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #5

Wow. This is really sad. 42.

 

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ReaperXL7

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #6

Jesus man, too young.

Wish his family and the studio the best.

 

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Tambini

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #7

Terrible news

 

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narutomaki04

Banned

• Apr 15, 2016

• #8

geez, too young, RIP

 

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Makikou

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #9

RIP my fellow finn.

 

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Ricky_R

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #10

Sad news.

Do we know cause of death? Couldn't find it anywhere in the link.

 

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Warxard

Banned

• Apr 15, 2016

• #11

42. Holy shit.,

 

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kAmui-

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #12

Shit! Big loss for (Finnish) game development industry.

 

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MetalFreak

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #13

((

 

MrTroubleMaker

Gold Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #14

 

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Primethius

Banned

• Apr 15, 2016

• #15

RIP.

Incredibly sad news.

 

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astroturfing

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #16

what the hell? Housemarque is legendary, especially here in Finland. RIP.

what happened, i wonder.. not my business of course but yeah.. WAY too young.

 

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herminihildo

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #17

That's sad. Way too young to die. D:

Thoughts to the family and friends.

 

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Sesha

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #18

Holy shit, I used to play Elfmania on the Amiga some times. I had no idea that it was a Finnish game or that it had been developed by Housemarque under a previous name. Crazy. I do remember the backgrounds being pretty good. Guess I can partially credit him for that.

But anyway. How horrible for someone to go that young. RIP

 

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btags

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #19

Very sad, and sounds like it was very unexpected if he was still working on the game. I hope his family and friends are doing alright.

 

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GifGafIsTheBestGaf

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #20

damn this sucks.

my condolences to his family and friends

 

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Lord Error

Insane For Sony

• Apr 15, 2016

• #21

Loved the visuals in every single game he worked on, starting from Elfmania. He was really talented :'(

 

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Knuf

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #22

Damn, he was so young. ;_;
RIP Antti, going to play Elfmania on my Amiga tonight in his memory.

Edit: Here are some of his early works when he was active in the demoscene: check them out on youtube if you don't have an Amiga.

 

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RoKKeR

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #23

Tragic news, RIP.

 

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ElTorro

I wanted to dominate the living room. Then I took an ESRAM in the knee.

• Apr 15, 2016

• #24

So young... RIP

 

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BobTheFork

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #25

I always love Housemarque games. That is a damned shamed.

 

MMaRsu

Banned

• Apr 15, 2016

• #26

Terrible news, rest in peace and all the best to his friends and family

 

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crimilde

Banned

• Apr 15, 2016

• #27

RIP, very sad news.

 

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Shambalakan

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #28

42... RIP.

 

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Elvin Atombender

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #29

RIP

That is sad.

 

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Sesha

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #30

Listening to the Elfmania soundtrack now in his memory. Though he didn't work on the music, I'm unable to play Elfmania atm.

I never remembered that the music was so rockin'. There's an undeniable Mortal Kombat influence there.

 

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Spiral Insanity

Banned

• Apr 15, 2016

• #31

Damn, so young. RIP

Really looking forward to celebrating his work with Alienation. Elfmania looked GORGEOUS on Amiga. Amazing talent.

 

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SmartWaffles

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #32

Damn, 42 is so young a age to pass. Thoughts are with his family and colleagues.

 

Papacheeks

Banned

• Apr 15, 2016

• #33

It doesn't go into detail if he had an illness?

Does it explain why he passed away at 42?

Too young, and talented to leave this industry.

RIP

 

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Militaratus

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #34

Tragic news. T_T

 

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PepsimanVsJoe

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #35

Dammit, that's so young. I don't know how I'd be able to deal with a friend or loved-one passing away so suddenly.

RIP.

 

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Occam

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #36

Way too young, how sad. Rest in peace!
I actually remember Elfmania from the Amiga days (not a good game, but extremely impressive on a technical level). Housemarque were (and still are) programming wizards. Anyone remember the original Stardust on Amiga 500? That one blew me away. Thank you for the memories!

 

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ArkhamFantasy

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #37

RIP.

 

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jacobeid

Banned

• Apr 15, 2016

• #38

Wow. RIP.

I'm surprised this is the first news of this considering he passed a month and a half ago....

 

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Sayad

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #39

RIP. So young!

 

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TheWorthyEdge

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #40

Aw man...this is terrible. Housemarque's the best, and I'm sure this guy was a big part of it.

Rest In Peace.

 

Kilau

Gold Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #41

So young, very sad news. Rest in peace.

 

drotahorror

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #42

Housemarque is one of my favorite devs. Rest in peace and I'll pray for the family.

 

Sintoid

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #43

I'm 43. I don't know If now I feel more sad or lucky...

R.I.P.

 

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Blablurn

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #44

Rest in peace

 

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Accoun

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #45

Damn. RIP :-(

 

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Equanimity

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #46

RIP

 

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Boogalogist

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #47

RIP. This is tragic. So close to launch. Housemarque is one of my favourite developer. It's a loss to the industry. My heart goes out to his family.

 

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Slixshot

Banned

• Apr 15, 2016

• #48

Rest in Peace, Antti.

Odd that we are hearing about this two months later though.

 

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Johndoey

Banned

• Apr 15, 2016

• #49

Only 42, damn. Well wishes to is friends and family.

 

AmuroChan

Member

• Apr 15, 2016

• #50

RIP. My deepest condolences to his family and friends.