New data has come to mild that an IGN report from 2014 stating Amy Hennig was “forced out” of Naughty Dog by Neil Druckmann and Bruce Straley was nothing however an unsubstantiated rumor.
The report from 2014 stated that trusted sources near Naughty Dog acknowledged Hennig was “forced out” by The Last of Us artistic leads Neil Druckmann and Bruce Straley. A few days later, the report was refuted by Naughty Dog.
According to Mitch Dyer, who beforehand labored for IGN and wrote the article in query, states he was compelled by the location’s editors on the time (Steve Butts and Tal Blevins) to incorporate “forced gossip” within the report.
Dyer even states that when the article was condemned by Sony, the editors “were silent” and by no means supplied to go “to bat” when he got here underneath hearth for the report. The editors have since left IGN and have their very own consulting agency.
Dyer is now a author at EA’s Motive Montreal studio, which is engaged on Star Wars: Squadrons set for launch on October 2.
Here’s the sequence of tweets from Dyer which carry the state of affairs to mild, and the response from Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann.
They compelled an unproven declare onto https://t.co/bXvrM2OKzN with my title on it, towards my will, to “defend their relationship with Sony.”
When Sony justifiably condemned our story, Steve and Tal have been SILENT. They by no means went to bat for me for a second.
— Mitch Dyer (@MitchyD) June 23, 2020
These are the blokes who would later publish a narrative on https://t.co/bXvrM2OKzN stating THE LAST GUARDIAN IS CANCELED. When we confronted them about publishing an unsubstantiated (hilariously bullshit) story with out consulting the information crew, they stated “you must have chased this.”
— Mitch Dyer (@MitchyD) June 23, 2020
Wow, dude. Not gonna lie… I used to be offended for a very long time about this. I recognize you placing the reality on the market. Please know I don’t maintain a grudge and want you the most effective. Sorry for what you went via. https://t.co/NEX1qv5akK
— Neil Druckmann (@Neil_Druckmann) June 23, 2020
Let me truly finish on: IGN fucking guidelines. I am keen on these folks and that place, and my mates there are SO MUCH HAPPIER now than they have been once I was there.
Progress has been made as they rooted out the rot inside. Change is feasible.
Never let these motherfuckers win.
— Mitch Dyer (@MitchyD) June 23, 2020
