Naughty Dog's Head of Technology Leaves After 17 years

"Our Head of Technology Christian Gyrling has decided to leave Naughty Dog after an amazing 17-year career at our studio," the team wrote. “We’re grateful for his many contributions to the studio, our games, and his teammates. We will miss Christian greatly and wish him the best of luck on where his path leads next."

Naughty Dog announced the news on social media. Gyrling originally joined Naughty Dog in 2006 as a programmer. In 2017, he became the head of the programming department, and in 2020, he was promoted to Vice President of the studio. From July 2023, he held the position of Head of the Technology department.

The former team member contributed to the development of the Uncharted and The Last of Us series as a programmer or as one of the heads of the programming department. Naughty Dog thanked him for his many contributions.

The position of Head of the Technology department will be taken by Travis McIntosh, one of the most experienced specialists at Naughty Dog, who has been with the studio for 19 years.

You can find the original post here. Previously, we reported that Samwise Didier, one of the creators of the visual style of Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo, has left Blizzard after 32 years of work. Learn more here. 

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