{"id":63019,"date":"2021-12-17T14:52:06","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T14:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeek.games\/?p=63019"},"modified":"2021-12-17T22:21:57","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T22:21:57","slug":"ian-hetherington-psygnosis-wipeout-rip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeek.games\/2021\/12\/17\/ian-hetherington-psygnosis-wipeout-rip\/","title":{"rendered":"The Co-Founder Of Psygnosis, Ian Hetherington, Has Passed Away"},"content":{"rendered":"

The founder of Imagine Software, Psygnosis and Evolution Studios, Ian Hetherington, passed away after a brief illness<\/h4>\n

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Hetherington was a prominent member of the UK video game development scene from the mid-1980s to the early 2000s and helped create several iconic titles for the original PlayStation. Hetherington was part of the team that launched PlayStation: he and the Psygnosis team directly influenced the technology that went into that first console. As director of Psygnosis, he worked on major titles such as Lemmings and Wipeout. Wipeout series creator Nick Burcombe and composer Tim Wright announced his passing via Twitter.<\/p>\n

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Ian Hetherington\u2026 the man who kickstarted my career in games, and always had faith in my abilities, has sadly passed away. I\u2019ll always be hugely grateful. My sincere and heartfelt condolences to his family. \ud83d\ude4f\ud83d\ude14 pic.twitter.com\/YD2KT0oqCR<\/a><\/p>\n

— CoLD SToRAGE ( Tim Wright ) (@CoLDSToRAGE) December 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n