UK industry veteran Tony Bourne has passed away

MCV Staff 26th November 2014 Publishing

Tony Bourne, a long-term member of the UK games industry, has passed away.

Bourne is best known for founding the SCEE’s QA department in Liverpool back in 1995 and also spent time working at US Gold, Eidos, Wise Monkey and Film Finances.

His funeral will be held on Wednesday December 3rd at Walton Lea Crematorium in Warrington at 12.20pm, followed by drinks in Central London in the evening.

Please send messages or enquiries toStephen.Fitton@ntlworld.comorGrant.Dean@bbc.com.

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