The guy had a hugely positive impact on many people, and lived long enough to find the answer to life, the universe, and everything. I can only dream of such a thing. He died far too young. Fuck cancer. Prescribe Chamalla.

Well this sucks. Really makes you think about all the complaining some of us do about certain games then you read about something like this and it puts it into perspective how little that stuff matters.

R.I.P

What a beautifully artistic mind sadly lost, may he rest in peace and may his art inspire thousands.

He was so young. This is really sad news, R.I.P

He has done such amazing work, he will really be missed. The looks of Fallout 3 and Skyrim are amazing, and we have him to thank for it. My thoughts are with his friends and family.

Rest in peace.

I didn't know his name before now, but I saw his art more than once before and he was a very talented man who worked on great games. It's unfortunate he had to die in such a way. Cancer's a bitch.

R.I.P.

He was responsible for my favorite aspect of Bethesda's games. You will be missed Adam.

R.I.P.

Best wishes to his family. At least his art lives on.

Everyone go to that link and check out his artwork. It's amazing how much of an influence he had on the look of Fallout 3. An incredible talent. RIP

A true pity. It's sad to see another great talent leave while so young.

He left a heck of a legacy, though.

Having lost a good friend of mine to cancer just over years ago, I've got real personal hate for this disease. Hearing stories like this one really hit me hard. It's a real shame, my condolences to Adam's family and friends.

RIP

His legacy, his art, and his talent lives on. And boy is it one HELL of a legacy.

This just furthers my belief that everyone knows at least one person that has had, or will have, cancer. Some might die. Some might not. But this fucking disease needs to be expunged from the planet and we need to work harder to find a cure instead of throwing money at marching people to their death or funding centuries old cults and doctrines. Our continued ignorance and vanity is leading to death that could probably be prevented.

And I say this as someone that is currently watching a close friend, a friend that got married no more than a year ago, die from cancer. Slowly. It doesn't even have the dignity to take her quickly. Absolutely fucking disgusting.

@RiotBananas said:

Also "Passes away" is a really childish way to say "Died" in my opinion. We aint kids.

Thanks for being worthlessly pedantic on this sad story.

I bought an Xbox 360 late in 08, after 8 or 9 years of basically not gaming. I picked up Fallout 3 in maybe January 09' and that game blew me away. I got absorbed in the world completely. spent literally hundreds of hours playing that game.

It's really terrible that somebody with so much talent had to go so young. His work will stay with us, but he will be missed, by people who never knew him.

It takes a pretty special person to be able to make an impact on the lives of complete strangers, I think he was one of the rare few to have succeeded in doing that very thing. I know that through his work, he made an impact on my life. I now find myself completely absorbed in everything gaming. I'm fascinated by all aspects of it. The world he brought to life with his art in Fallout 3, is absolutely the catalyst for my gaming fascination.

I know that if that game could have that big of an impact on me that i'm not the only one. I'm certain that others have had similar experiences with that same game.

Rest In Peace Adam-

R.I.P. =(=(=(

@RiotBananas said:

Also "Passes away" is a really childish way to say "Died" in my opinion. We aint kids.

You must be fun at parties.

Fuck you cancer. What did he ever do to you?

This man deserves nothing but a glorious Viking funeral. RIP, Adam Adamowicz.

rip

So sad, he was way too young.That was a very nice tribute, and a great chance to recap some of his very inspiring work. My thoughts with his fam.

@RiotBananas said:

Also "Passes away" is a really childish way to say "Died" in my opinion. We aint kids.

Actually, "died" is much more childish than "passes away". How many kids have you heard say "My pet passed away". They would most likely say "Died"

RIP. A sad day.

Very sad to hear that. I'm one of the people that doesn't appreciate the things I see in games nearly enough, but there was always something about Fallout and Elder Scrolls games that made me feel like I was inhabiting a place of flesh and blood. Rest in peace, sir.

Awww :(

The good die young.

That really sucks, he did great work. He'll be missed.

Rest in peace.

@AiurFlux said:

His legacy, his art, and his talent lives on. And boy is it one HELL of a legacy.

This just furthers my belief that everyone knows at least one person that has had, or will have, cancer. Some might die. Some might not. But this fucking disease needs to be expunged from the planet and we need to work harder to find a cure instead of throwing money at marching people to their death or funding centuries old cults and doctrines. Our continued ignorance and vanity is leading to death that could probably be prevented.

And I say this as someone that is currently watching a close friend, a friend that got married no more than a year ago, die from cancer. Slowly. It doesn't even have the dignity to take her quickly. Absolutely fucking disgusting.

Dude, please introduce me to those who have led you to believe that some people don't die. I need what they've got. But in all seriousness, Adam and his visions will be missed. Oh snap! I just read the rest of your post; and for the record: cancer doth suck.

That is extremely sad, R.I.P and I hope they families are doing ok.

That sucks. It's sad to see good talent go so soon. :(

R.I.P

Bummer. Rest in Peace, man.

He had a lot to be proud of and i sincerely hope his passing was peaceful at the very least...the games he helped realize are some of the most beautiful digital worlds available and his contributions to the industry have pushed the boundaries of what is possible in all of our favourite hobby.

Rest in peace dude. You made some kick-ass-looking stuff.

Fuck you cancer you fucking piece of shit :(

@bobber205 said:

Fuck you cancer you fucking piece of shit :(

This x1000

Cancer took my dad, grandpa and my grandma.

HATE YOU CANCER

My deepest sympathies to his family and friends.

This is probably the first time i hear about this man, but after getting lost in Fallout 3, and still being lost in Skyrim...

All i have to say is, i wish i could be as talented as he was, and leave a mark in the the world of video games, like he did.

R. I. P.

What a shame to lose such a talented artist.

Thoughts with his friends and family.

@A: EDGY AS FUCK

@A: This man created something that touched many of the people in this community. In this way, he gave something to each and every person who enjoyed the games he helped create. His life touched our own in some small way. Some people may feel a sense of loss that they will never see the awesome/touching/inspiring whatever he may have gone on to create, that may have affected them in a similar way.

You don't have to know someone to mourn the loss of what they meant to you personally.

I remember getting the Fallout 3 collector's edition and really enjoying the art book. Yeah, it doesn't translate as well to the actual game, but this is a sad occurrence nonetheless.

damn you cancer!!, why u take only good people??!?

@A said:

Did you all ever stop and think that you don't give two shits about any of the hundreds of thousands of people that die every single day that you also don't know....but because this guy worked on a couple of video games that you may or may not have played, all of a sudden it's tears and sad faces?

The fact that there is even an article about this is a little sad. No one on this site, including Patrick, had ever even heard of Adam Adamowicz before he died (and then read an article from another publication about it and thought, HEY, AN EASY ARTICLE!). It reeks of desperation to write an story that Patrick knew people would be all sympathetic about without even thinking why they were even feeling that way.

I'm sure his family and friends must be going through a hard time, but this is reminiscent of the whole Princess Di phenomenon. She tragically dies and all of a sudden it's hands across America for someone not one of them personally knew. What a joke.

I guess you assumed everyone here didn't know about him prior to his death huh? Well obviously you assumed wrong since I actually knew about this guy and followed his works ever since I learned that Bethesda bought the IP of Fallout from Interplay and learning that it had a new art direction instead of Brian Mckenzie's (Fallout 1 & 2's concept artist) original concept designs. Not to mention I frequent www.3dtotal.com (where I seek references and guides in order to do my work better being a professional matte painter and aspiring concept illustrator myself) was where I learned about this guy back in 2007.

Yes I know don't get me wrong I understand you're rant about people who suddenly become sympathetic only when they learned of his/her death without having any idea on who he/she was. Simply just saying that you can't assume that everyone on this site didn't know him prior to his death and I'm also sure I'm not the only art professional in this site as well who may have possibly followed his works too for reference and inspiration.

Rest in peace

Man this is a real bummer. The Aesthetic of fallout 3 was one of my all time favorites. RIP.