In May, the Saints Row community created a special thank you video, below, for Watson. He actually asked me if I liked it after I opened it and had a slight concern that I might not for some reason. And it's one of my favorite geeky shirts ever, and I'll keep it forever. I was surprised, but I shouldn't have been, because that's who you were. But damnit, Mike, you had a present for me. When I got there, we'd not talked about exchanging gifts or anything like that at all. 'We did a Christmas movie marathon years ago, 2017, where we watched the insanity that was Kirk Cameron's Saving Christmas, the Star Wars Christmas Special, and a few other very random Christmas movies. and for as much as he loved them, it was always clear that more than anything, he loved his friends even more. From comics to movies to games to Saints Row. 'His passion was palpable and infectious for everything he loved. We shared so many interests in common, and our small group chat where we'd geek out about horror movies, especially after I moved and still haven't found a dedicated horror crew, were highlights on the days new messages appeared, because it was guaranteed to be Mike telling us about some new, obscure horror film that we all needed to watch. 'Mike was one of the best of us, and the world is no doubt darker without him in it. He'd known for some time that it was a battle he was ultimately going to lose, so many of us did as well. 'One of my Volition besties, Mike Watson, passed this morning after battling cancer for well over a year. Writing in a post on ResetEra, Volition lead game designer Ryan McCabe paid tribute to Watson:

He eventually became Volition community manager and the lead on a project to restore Saints Row 2 using the game's once thought lost source code. Watson was behind the mod that tackled issues with the PC port of Saints Row 2, dubbed the Gentlemen of the Row mod, as well as mods for Saints Row: The Third and Saints Row 4. In May, Watson's illness caused him to step down from his position as Volition community manager, although he continued to work on the Saints Row 2 patch project. Watson, who led the Saints Row 2 patch project at Volition, died yesterday after a long battle with cancer.

Celebrated Saints Row modder Mike 'IdolNinja' Watson has died.

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