Colleagues pay tribute to Metro Exodus animator who died fighting for Ukraine

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Andrii Korzinkin, an animator who worked on Metro Exodus(opens in new tab) at Ukrainian studio 4A Games, was reportedly killed during a «combat mission» against Russian forces invading the country. News of Korzinkin's death was shared on Twitter by Remedy gameplay designer Leonid Stepanov, who previously worked with Korzinkin at 4A Games.

«Andrii 'Nizrok' Korzinkin (@korzinkin_3d) died while performing a combat mission in the struggle for independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine,» Stepanov tweeted. «A talented animator, incredible person and real hero. Rest in peace, friend. We all miss you.»

Andrii «Nizrok» Korzinkin (@korzinkin_3d) died while performing a combat mission in the struggle for independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine. A talented animator, incredible person and real hero. Rest in peace, friend. We all miss you. https://t.co/2OC83CMdfUOctober 2, 2022

Stepanov told PC Gamer that he befriended Korzinkin after joining 4A Games, where Korzinkin «was responsible for a lot of the animation of various characters and cutscenes.»

«We got to know each other better while working on common tasks,» Stepanov said. «I was immediately struck by his kind nature and desire to always help. This trait of his was noticed by many other colleagues too. And of course his technical skills were stunning.»

Korzinkin was passionate about both developing and playing games, Stepanov said, and was inspired by the work of God of War creative director Cory Barlog. "[Barlog] was an animator at the beginning of his professional journey too," Stepanov said. «That's why Andrii was studying other components of development in order to be able to do as much as possible on the way to his own project.»

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