It's been a difficult period for Crystal Dynamics since the launch of Marvel's Avengers on multiple platforms last September. While Square Enix is promising to stick with it (even after the game failed to recoup development costs) - not everyone on the team will be continuing on.
One, in particular, is Shaun Escayg - the writer and creative director of the game. He confirmed this in a brief post over on Twitter, where he revealed he has already returned to his former employer Naughty Dog - the first-party PlayStation studio best-known for The Last of Us and Uncharted series.
Escayg's departure comes less than a year after the release of Marvel's Avengers. Despite this, there's apparently no need to worry - as the superhero project is still in "good hands".
Although the game's creative director is no longer involved, Marvel's Avengers might still be worth a look - as the Xbox version recently got upgraded. It's supposedly very, very good.
What do you make of this departure? Do you think Marvel's Avengers could potentially bounce back in the future or are we now at the end game? Leave your thoughts down below.
[source twitter.com, via gamespot.com]
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Still?
Was it ever?
Game pass is avengers last hope.
So he left ND, tried it on his own and failed once, and crawled back to ND leaving everyone else to deal with his mess. Nice...
@S1ayeR74 It’s a common trick among the employees to increase their salary and demand better pay grade.
@Wilshiire this game has gamepass all over it! I was going to buy it but I am waiting out for that reason
Creative Director? Bet he took some long lunches...
@Senua And I bet it backfires sometimes when the previous employer doesn't want them back. Or offers them the same pay grade as before.
@BrilliantBill Ofcourse more salary with maybe better position. That’s the whole point of changing employers.
@BrilliantBill There are many explanations which he can provide and it may also be the case that he have always kept a good relationship with his previous employer.
This game is Marvel's Anthem
@BrilliantBill A fair amount of people always manage to fail upwards, no matter how much of a disaster your previous work has been. Just look at Phil Harrison as a perfect example.
@S1ayeR74
I think a lot of staff left Naughty Dog because of the horrid working conditions and pay.
Now we've seen a few go crawling back, so conditions must have improved.
In terms on Avengers, he dealt with the actual Kamala Khan campaign, which I thought was a solid 8/10.
Before that, I think he was director on Uncharted: Lost Legacy.
The live service section would be the publisher trying to maximise revenue.
I know very little about game development, but that sounds bad on the surface.
@Senua yes it's very common, which doesn't spark enough of a conversation about what causes that. Imo, anyway.
@blinx01 Oh I know a lot of talent left that studio due to crap conditions, they also lost some legendary talent who have not returned to the company.
Didn't know he did Uncharted Lost Legacy, that was a decent game.
@SegataSanshiro Agree with that. It was nice to play as the girls for once, the banter and relationship between the two worked well also. It's a shame Uncharted seems to be in developer limbo land currently, what with a TLOU remake being the priority it seems 🙄.
Come on get it on game pass! I reckon it will be alright on game pass but don’t want to pay the money for it going off what people are saying about the game. But low expectations and on game pass I reckon I could have some fun with it...
@Rockboy247 Agreed! I have been holding out for it for gamepass too. It's gotta be coming sometime soon.
@SegataSanshiro TV tie in.
Whether it's books, games, movies, TV shows, or music. The successful launch of one, will drive sales another.
Take the Witcher. The game drove sales of the book, and the TV show drove huge sales of the game up by 554%.
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