Watson's death was initially mentioned in a tweet by a Volition employee, which was deleted after a string of hostile replies from fans of the series using it as a springboard to complain about the recently announced reboot of the series. His passion for the series earned him a community manager position at Saints Row studio Volition, and saw him take the lead on an official patch for Saints Row 2, using the source code-thought lost until it was rediscovered in 2019-to restore it even more completely than his mod was able to. He was also responsible for the Sandbox+ mod for Saints Row: The Third, multiple elements of megamod compilation Things To Do In Steelport, several mods for Saints Row 4, and more.
The news regarding Watson’s death was originally posted on Twitter by a Volition employee but the tweet was subsequently deleted after fans of the series used it to complain about the recently announced reboot of the series.įollowing its removal, McCabe posted on Resetera explaining that “Mike was one of the best of us, and the world is no doubt darker without him in it.” He continued by sharing anecdotes about their friendship including their joint love for horror movies, and a fond Christmas movie marathon they enjoyed together in 2017.Watson earned his reputation as the master modder of Saints Row with a project that fixed many of the PC port's issues called Gentlemen of the Row, long considered essential by players.
In doing so, he rose up to the ranks of community manager at Volition and led work on an official patch for Saints Row 2. He also developed the Sandbox+ mod for Saints Row: The Third as well as parts of the mod compilation Things To Do In Steelport and numerous mods for Saints Row 4. Previously, Watson was considered an expert modder of Saints Row having fixed many of the PC port’s issues with his Gentlemen of the Row mod. Both Volition and Deep Silver have been incredibly supportive and have always given me the opportunity to leave the project with a solemn vow to make sure it gets finished without me.” The senior community developer had to step down from his position as Volition’s community manager in May due to his health problems but continued to work on the Saints Row 2 patch project, writing at the time that “it is 100% my choice to spend my last days contributing to it. The news was confirmed by his friend and former work colleague, Ryan McCabe, who posted on Resetera, as spotted by PCGamer.
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