Hidden One
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WTF she was supposed to be making uncharted 4 look extra nice.
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When did Corrinne Yu leave Naughty Dog? (Now lead dev manager of Amazon's Prime Air)
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I like to think this idea is treated only as a internet joke and nothing more.
But after the awful IGN article that said Amy and Josh were pushed by other senior staff a lot of people seem to believe in it.
(And the recent MGS V / Brain Doctor episode showed that people on the internet do all kinds of stupid things like calling the guy's cellphone to ask if he knows Kojima)
ForsakenLotus
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That sucks, she was really talented. Plus, it's great having a female like her in a prominent position, so her leaving the industry is doubly sucky. Hopefully she is happier with her job now, it might not be quite as stressful as a AAA crunch.
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chrominance
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The thing that was surprising to me was that it felt like she'd just gone over to ND, but I guess it's been two years now and that's not a short period of time, especially if you can basically write your own cheque anywhere like she probably can.
The fact that she's working on Prime Air might also mean she's just looking for a different set of intellectual challenges now. She was working on game engines for almost two decades.
The fact that she's working on Prime Air might also mean she's just looking for a different set of intellectual challenges now. She was working on game engines for almost two decades.
Acquiescence
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No wonder Uncharted 4 got delayed - there's only Straley and Druckmann working on it now. Everybody else has bailed.
QuantumZebra
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I hope this is a joke.
Family, less crunch, living in a city you like, friends. There are a lot of factors to why she might have left, and money is not always the top factor, specially when its someone with her experience.
DarkLordMalik
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QuantumZebra
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She probably was brought in to lay the groundwork / add some special sauce and then dipped for a nicer job
brickarts295
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Dat 60fps, everyone at ND said it was impossible, but Straley and Drunkmann said "NO! we can do it" then everyone bailed out.
IAmRandom31
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Like someone else said more then likely they have their base engine they will be using over the next 4 years so it was fine for her to head on out the door and onto her next thing.
Whatever tweaks and such need to be done on the engine can be done by the other mountain of wizards they have over at ND.
Whatever tweaks and such need to be done on the engine can be done by the other mountain of wizards they have over at ND.
John Bender
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Nearly true.
Druckman fired Straley, too.
So it's only Druckman right now.
It's a one-man-studio.
Femmeworth
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Damn, a shame for the industry to lose someone of her skill. Can't blame her if that's a better job for her, particularly if it is less stressful.
BlackBuzzard
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Yeah Druckmann comes on stage at E3, announces he has become all that is Naughty Dog and has no need for others.
FinalStageBoss
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Better pay and no more sleeping at the office. No brainer.
EmptySpace
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ugh, druckmann strikes again.
What about it could possibly not be?
Ah, she left. Going by her work / track record, it seems like she was really talented indeed.
Better work/life balance at Amazon might have been a factor indeed.
Also, not going to lie, but in my humble opinion the memes/jokes in this thread are really lame.
Of course a bit of playful dicussion and conversation is fine, but meh just sub-par humor in this thread in my humble opinon, no wonder Neil Druckmann recommends everyone to get far away from NeoGAF if he reads threads like these.
Better work/life balance at Amazon might have been a factor indeed.
Also, not going to lie, but in my humble opinion the memes/jokes in this thread are really lame.
Of course a bit of playful dicussion and conversation is fine, but meh just sub-par humor in this thread in my humble opinon, no wonder Neil Druckmann recommends everyone to get far away from NeoGAF if he reads threads like these.
tiredheadcrab
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I remember her twitter feed said something about sleeping at the studio. I think she also has a family and Amazon was probably a better choice in terms of work hours and such. Sometimes not coming home at night to see your kids doesnt go over so well.
I thought everyone knows that its not just Bruce and Straley working on the game. And that the game was probably not delayed because of her departure.
That she found the job at Amazon more appealing?
Going by the Glassdoor reviews for Naughty Dog, it seems like a great studio to work for, but the workload is seemingly very high; work/life balance might not be ideal.
( http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Naughty-Dog-Reviews-E134488.htm )
Ya, that's why it's obviously a joke.
The Mad Draklor
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Never knew Corrine already left ND. I guess there were a multitude of reasons for her departure like money, less stress, closer to family, etc.
I really cant tell anymore after the "whats going on a ND" threads before.
OccamsLightsaber
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WTF when??? I got so hyped when I saw her named in TLOU:R credits. It got me really excited for UC4
entremet
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Especially when you have tons college grads applying to limited positions because the gaming industry is cool.
You'll always have a nice pipeline of talent willing to crunch.
Every thread about Naughty Dog staff departures has been a massive in-joke.
You can blame Mitch Dyer from IGN for (unintentionally) starting it.
This right there. As long as this industry keeps treating its talent the way it currently does, you can't fault anyone for bailing.
John Bender
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Druckmann enters the stage. Says "I AM Naughty Dog". Starts to spin.... faster, faster, morphes into
Naughty Dog getting canceled by Konami the next day.
She was given a good opportunity and took it / liked a new challenge / she hates you / interested in developing for Prime Air - why don't you ask her / wait for a statement?
Infinite Justice
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IIRC the tone of that post was more her being fired due to supposedly being incompetent, which people likely ignored.
BlackBuzzard
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Druckmann enters the stage. Says "I AM Naughty Dog". Starts to spin.... faster, faster, morphes into...explodes.
He has become all of video games and enslaves the world.
Purple Cheeto
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She got fired from Naughty Dog at least 2 months ago. Apparently her resume is better than her actual ability.
Sure, for working on the drone delivery system
Delivery of nightmare inducing nanomachines.
oh boy here we go
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