German video game designer and influencer Manuel Otto apparently took his own life while doing a livestream on Twitch, according to the streaming platform and his colleagues.He was 30.Otto was a 14-year-old high school student when he created his most famous game, Stick Run.
The free Facebook game, later an app for Android and Apple, was played by tens of millions of people.His body was found Tuesday after authorities responded to reports of a blaze in an attic room on a property in the Bavarian village of Breitbrunn am Chiemsee, German outlet Bild reported.
His death was later confirmed by his colleagues on social media.“It is with a heavy heart that we confirm and announce the passing of our creator, developer, and fellow Stick Runner, Marc-Manuel Alexander Otto,” the Stick Run Team posted Wednesday on Facebook.An earlier post from the Stick Run Team said Otto “appeared to take his own life” in a livestream.Videos of the livestream later posted online appear to show Otto setting himself on fire.Meanwhile, a Twitch spokesperson said in an emailed statement to NBC News that they “moved quickly to remove the channel and Video on Demand (VOD) to prevent it from being viewed by others.”For SubscribersFOR SUBSCRIBERSOpenAI agents are shutting off ways to monitor misbehaviorFOR SUBSCRIBERSJames Talarico digs in with Black voters in pursuit of an elusive Democratic win in TexasFOR SUBSCRIBERSRussian operatives likely spread fake videos targeting the Texas Senate race, researchers sayFOR SUBSCRIBERSRepublicans seek inroads with Black voters in Michigan’s tight Senate raceFOR SUBSCRIBERSEurope’s protests are about more than schools.
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