It is with great sadness that we confirm the passing of our friend Mike “IdolNinja” Watson. Mike joined Volition as a Saints Row fan. He left us as a Community Manager and a Developer woven indelibly into the heart of our studio.

Aug 31, 2021 · 10:43 AM UTC

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He was a warm, thoughtful and genuine person that uplifted and guided his friends and colleagues.
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Writing to the Steam Community when announcing his illness, Mike said: “Anyone that knows me, understands that I have the deepest love for both the people at Volition and our community.
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I hope I was able to shine a light on how we make games and who we are as both developers and people, and maybe make everyone's day just a little bit brighter in some small way.” Mike, Volition loves you too, our hearts are broken and we will miss you every day.
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Our thoughts go out to his family and we ask everyone to respect their privacy at this difficult time.
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He was the best community manager a community could have asked for. He will be greatly missed but never forgotten.
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When coming out new gameplay of saints row reboot coming soon? Yes or no
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Rest in paradise Mike
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looking at the product you are putting out - im 100% sure it was you who sapped his strength of will to live . you turned a passion he gave his life to into a political crap fest . its your fault and its sick you act sad while perverting his passion - get bent.😡
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I'm positive that Mike would be disgusted calling your own fanbase haters after all you've done for them.
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He prolly died out of horror you are using EGS.
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We're so sorry to hear this awful news. On behalf of everyone at Dambuster, please accept our deepest condolences.
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Sorry for your loss Volition company. 😢 Prayers to his family and you guys during this difficult time. 🙏🏻
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Saints Row is a community, brought together by all of you. Sorry to hear about this. It's been a couple of hard years full of loss everywhere, but this has got to hurt you deep. Sending genki-hugs.
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That beautiful man would always read and like my comments it was probably the closest relationship I had with someone from the industry and we never even had a conversation before Rest In Peace IdolNinja😢
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