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Wing Commander CIC – John Watson Memorial

September 13th, 2007

A few days ago, I got word that a colleague from Origin days had passed away. Old-school Ultima players probably remember his name, as he played key roles on the later Ultima titles. We intersected only briefly at Origin, as he worked for a little bit on a conversation system for UO. I lost track of him after he left Origin…

A whole bunch of memorials can be found here:

Wing Commander CIC – John Watson Memorial

Note:this is NOT the John Watson whom you see in the SWG credits; that John is alive and well, and enjoying recent fatherhood.

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    [...] was saddened to read, courtesy of Raph Koster’s blog, that John Watson – a respected and well-liked designer/programmer/writer for many Ultima and Wing [...]

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  1. Trucegore said on

    I have some great memories and times with every game he seems to have been a part of.

    Thank you Mr.Watson RIP.

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