Amy Hennig Has Left - "Forced Out" of Naughty Dog

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Amy Hennig Has Left - "Forced Out" of Naughty Dog

Postby Henry Spencer » Wed Mar 05, 2014 6:58 am

Numerous trusted sources close to Naughty Dog have verified Hennig’s departure from the studio. She was writing and leading development of Uncharted PS4. Her final day at the studio was Monday, March 3.
Sources claim Hennig was “forced out” by The Last of Us’ Neil Druckmann and Bruce Straley, and explained that Uncharted may now come under their control.


Hennig recently celebrated her 10th anniversary with Naughty Dog, where she served as director and writer on Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves , and Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception. Her work was recently profiled in IGN’s The History of Naughty Dog.


Update: Sony has verified Amy Hennig's departure. A representative told IGN, "We can confirm that Amy Hennig has left Naughty Dog. Amy has made significant contributions to the game industry and we appreciate all she has done for Naughty Dog. The development timeline of Uncharted will not be impacted."


http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/03/05/u ... a46500005d

Um, sounds like Uncharted 4 is having a troubled development already? Wonder where she will end up now then?
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Re: Amy Hennig Has Left - "Forced Out" of Naughty Dog

Postby ys » Wed Mar 05, 2014 8:03 am

I also just saw the news on IGN. If it is true that she was forced out then things at Naughty Dog aren't probably as carefree as their behind the scenes videos are suggesting.
Now that I come to think of it, you never see development diaries where employees complain about unpaid overtime, sleeping under the desk, internal conflicts etc. for some reason ;)

Anyway, I think that it's a pity since she had the ability to write natural sounding dialogue. But she will probably end up somewhere good with her credentials.
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Re: Amy Hennig Has Left - "Forced Out" of Naughty Dog

Postby Raithos » Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:46 am

She definitely won't be unemployed long. Would be cool if Sony snatched up a bunch of ex-Irrational employees, created a new studio, and let her lead the team. Nothing but good could come from it.

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Re: Amy Hennig Has Left - "Forced Out" of Naughty Dog

Postby OL » Wed Mar 05, 2014 2:02 pm

The wording "forced out" sounds more to me like the other guys presented different ideas for the direction of Uncharted 4 and the team decided to go that way, leaving Hennig with little to do. Not so much that she was fired or anything like that. It sounds like she left of her own volition.
But yeah, no doubt she'll end up somewhere else pretty quickly, most likely working on something amazing.
Seeing her as a part of a new studio would be awesome.
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Re: Amy Hennig Has Left - "Forced Out" of Naughty Dog

Postby ys » Wed Mar 05, 2014 3:40 pm

Little to do or maybe she disliked a planned new direction and didn't feel like she could stand behind it.
In any case, she has already played a large part in establishing the Uncharted franchise so she could maybe contribute more to a new project comparatively.
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