Stick Run creator Manuel Otto dies at 30 after live-stream death

Stick Run creator Manuel Otto has died at 30; his team confirmed the death after a Twitch broadcast appeared to show him setting himself on fire.

• The Stick Run team confirmed the death of founder and developer Mark Manuel Alexander Otto, 30, in a statement on the game's social media accounts.
• A live stream on October 20 appeared to show Otto setting himself on fire amid a suspected suicide, German media reported.
• Authorities responded to a fire in a Bavaria apartment that killed a 30-year-old the same day; police said the victim's identity was not yet confirmed.
• Twitch said it removed Otto's channel and the associated video to prevent further viewing.