Capcom COO Mark Beaumont Dies of a Heart Attack

[Austin MacKenzie]

Capcom COO Mark Beaumont Dies of a Heart Attack

Gaming industry veteran Mark Beaumont has passed away.

Beaumont, whose gaming career spanned 28 years, died Tuesday of a heart attack. His career began with the the Atari in 1982, but he has also served with Activision and Time Warner Interactive. In addition to working with larger companies, Beaumont served with several smaller companies, including Data East, Mindscape, and Psygnosis.

Beaumont ended his 28-year career as the COO of Capcom. He was with gaming in the early stages, and saw it through the evolution into the medium it is today. Beaumont's work helped bring gaming from the arcade experience into the home. "We're moving beyond action/arcade type run-and-shoot games and moving toward giving somebody a full-blown experience," Beaumont said in a 1987 interview. With the success of gaming as a diverse and interactive medium today, we can see firsthand the fruit of Beaumont's labor.

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[laryri]

He will be dearly missed.

 

[Jared]

He will be dearly missed.

Indeed. Sleep well

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Sad Face.

 

[SNIPERFOX ft. Harry P.Ness]

sleep well. a gaming legend

 

[Irridium]

Sleep well Mark.

You... you've earned it...

 

[jimduckie]

gee rest in peace , thanks for being part of gaming

 

[Kollega]

Sad.

A moment of silence, please.

 

[splatterguy734]

Its sad to see someone with such a rich history in the industry go. Sleep well Mark.

 

[Indecizion]

May he shelter in the palm of the creator.

 

[UnravThreads]

Its sad to see someone with such a rich history in the industry go. Sleep well Mark.

Can't say anything else other than "this".
R.I.P. Mark, my condolences to his family.

 

[Koganesaga]

A great loss for gamers everywhere, may he be rewarded in the next life, and hope that his successor doesn't fuck everything up.

 

[Pendragon9]

A great loss for gamers everywhere, may he be rewarded in the next life, and hope that his successor doesn't fuck everything up.

The former is almost guaranteed, considering his contributions to the world, but the latter is just crazyy talk.

 

[Darkwolf9]

R.I.P. Beaumont

 

[Alpha Centauri]

o7

R.I.P

 

[Hashbrick]

R.I.P. a huge loss to the gaming community.
Best wishes to his family and friends.

 

[DigitalSushi]

This guy was at Psynogsis during its glory years, wow.

I salute you, you helped create the games I loved growing up and still love.