In 2014, months after the reveal of Uncharted 4, series creator Amy Hennig exited the project and Naughty Dog. Soon thereafter, The Last of Us co-creators Neil Druckmann and Bruce Straley took over as Uncharted 4?s leads. To this day, the circumstances surrounding Hennig?s departure remain private. This didn?t stop speculation at the time, however. After Hennig?s exit, an IGN report claimed she?d been forced out?Druckmann and Straley were reportedly responsible. The studio debunked the allegation, but Mitch Dyer, the ex-IGN writer credited with penning the article, has confirmed such a tale served as nothing short of ?forced gossip? by two former editors.
Dyer took to Twitter earlier today to write a thread about alleged ?emotional terror? he experienced at the hands of two ex-IGN editors?Tal Blevins and Steve Butts. In the middle of the thread, Dyer explained that his Hennig/Naughty Dog story from 2014 featured ?forced gossip? inserted by Blevins and Butts, alluding to a ?hostile takeover? by Druckmann and Straley. When Dyer asked that his name be removed from the article?s byline, both editors refused. Inevitably, Naughty Dog and Sony denounced the report, resulting in Dyer receiving blowback. Neither Blevins nor Butts stepped in on the writer?s behalf.
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