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Digerati & Big Sugar Founder Nick Alfieri passes away unexpectedly

Digerati has announced that its CEO and Founder passed away this weekend.

Donovan Erskine

May 9, 2022 9:55 AM

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Digerati and Big Sugar have lost an influential voice and leader, as CEO and Founder Nick Alfieri has passed away unexpectedly, the companies have announced.

Digerati shared the news of Alfieri’s passing in a post to the company’s Twitter account this past weekend.

The circumstances surrounding Alfieri’s passing remain private, but his death was unexpected and came as a surprise to those close to him. As the CEO and Founder of both Digerati and Big Sugar, Alfieri was the guiding voice at two significant publishers in the indie gaming space. He was often the voice behind many of the companies’ announcements and reveals over the past several years.

It’s with deep sadness we announce the sudden and unexpected passing of Nick Alfieri, Digerati & Big Sugar founder & CEO. Words cannot express how painful this loss feels for everyone on the team. We are beyond devastated. Rest easy boss x pic.twitter.com/tFQMjYb2af

— Digerati (@DigeratiDM) May 7, 2022

The news of Alfieri’s passing sparked messages of condolences from throughout the gaming industry. Developer Dan Adelman said that “Nick was a huge supporter of Savior in particular and indie games in general. Just an all around decent and passionate guy. I have no words…”

Matt Cundy, who does press and marketing for both Digerati and Big Sugar said “working with Nick has been a huge part of my life. I'll be forever grateful for his belief in me. Through good and bad, his support has been unwavering.”

The news of Nick Alfieri is tragic and unexpected. We here at Shacknews send our condolences to Nick’s family and friends at this time.

Donovan Erskine

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Donovan is a journalist from Maryland. His oldest gaming memory is playing Pajama Sam on his mom's desktop during weekends. Pokémon Emerald, Halo 2, and the original Star Wars Battlefront 2 were some of the most influential titles in awakening his love for video games. After interning for Shacknews throughout college, Donovan graduated from Bowie State University in 2020 with a major in broadcast journalism and joined the team full-time. He is a huge film fanatic and will talk with you about movies and games all day. You can follow him on twitter @Donimals_