Viktor Antonov, the artist behind Half-Life 2's City 17 and Dishonored, dies at 52
“Welcome to City 17… it’s safer here.” Antonov designed one of the most iconic locations in Valve’s first-person shooter Half-Life 2. Born in Bulgaria in 1972, Antonov immigrated to Paris in 1989 before eventually moving to the United States. Valve hired him in 2004 as an art director onHalf-Life 2. Antonov conceived City 17, the oppressive Brutalist metropolis that serves as the opening setting of Half-Life 2. Any gamer who has played Half-Life 2 knows City 17 well....