Brad McQuaid Has Died
Brad McQuaid has died at the age of 51.
Benjamin Dean, Visionary Realms' director of communications, wrote that the legendary developer passed away in his home. "Brad was a visionary, a mentor, an artist, a trailblazer, a friend, a husband, a father. He touched thousands of lives with his dreams and concepts. He changed the landscape of video games forever. He will be deeply missed and forever remembered in life and in Pantheon."
"Thank you, Brad, for bringing us together through your worlds. Rest in peace, Aradune. All of us at Visionary Realms offer our deepest condolences to Brad’s family and during this most difficult time, we kindly ask that you respect the privacy of Brad’s family," wrote the team.
McQuaid joined Sony Online Entertainment in 1996 as a lead programmer and later worked on EverQuest, then became a chief creative officer. In 2002 he founded Sigil Games, which was eventually purchased by SOE.
