Cancer victim lives on through video game
The lasting legacy of an avid computer fanatic who lost his battle with liver cancer will live on within his favourite video game after a character was created in his honour.
James Payne, 24, passed away in early 2013 but will has been immortalised as the 3D commander of a Roman Legion in his favourite strategy game, Total War: Rome II.
Despite the upcoming chapter of the award-winning video game series being due out in October, the firm has released some frames from the game to show how James’ character will appear.
A spokesman for the award-winning company said the cancer sufferer represented the greatest aspects of working in the video game industry.
“Although he won’t get to see Rome II released, James will live on in some small way in our game,” he said.
“Every time I see his character I’ll be reminded of what a great guy he was.”
It all began when British video game developer Creative Assembly, which designed the game, organised for the measuring up of Payne during a trip organised by a charity to their studio in Sussex.
While they haven’t finalised exactly what role in the game James’ character will play, Creative Assembly say the character will be “a fitting tribute to one of our most dedicated fans”.
