The news of his death was brought out today by his son Ben. Ward was born in 1947 and co-founded Ocean Software with Jon Woods in 1983, then known as Spectrum Games.
Ocean Software would become one of the largest European game publishers. The company released games like Top Gun, Platoon, Robocop, and Decathalon. In 1996, Ocean Software was merged with Infogrames and renamed Infogrames United Kingdom Limited in 1998.
On social media, people from the game industry are praising Ward and Ocean Software. Many agree that the company was a pioneer of games.
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