Gordon Hall's death of Rockstar Leeds

Gordon Hall
Death occurred for reasons not identified. The founder of Mebius Entertainment died at 52 years old.

The tragic message was shared by the workers of the studio in Yorkshire and his close friends.

Gordon began his career in the gaming industry by creating his own studio. So in 1997, Mebius Entertainment was opened in Yorkshire, specializing in the development of games for the Game Boy and Game Boy Advance handheld consoles. Having managed to produce several little-known games, in 2004, upon completion of work on the Max Payne GBA port, Rockstar bought the studio. As part of the "rock stars" Mobius was renamed the Rockstar Leeds.

Hall held a leadership position in the development of the spin-offs to parts of the GTA series. Gordon contributed to the first RDR, working on it as a manager at Rockstar San Diego.

Since 2011, for two years he has moved away from game production, conducting research in the field of player psychology and profitable microtransaction scheme. Will later return to the role of Chief Creative Officer of Activision Blizzard Mobile

Significant loss to colleagues and family


“Gordon was amazing, incredibly motivated and always positive,” says Martin Brown, Business Development Director of Five Aces Publishing and co-founder of Team17.

“His pursuit of excellence was overwhelming and he formed a great, trusting bond with those who chose to work alongside him. As a close friend, he was truly inspirational and social, a real energetic person. He could entertain endlessly at any time without losing control of the situation. Gordon will be sorely missed. "

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