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[Skelter]

Jesus is there anyone left at Sony? Seems like a mass exodus lately.

Nintendo is going on a hiring spree.

Spoiler

I wish.

 

[Monocle]

I agree with everyone who said 343 needs him.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Jesus is there anyone left at Sony? Seems like a mass exodus lately.

I think it's just that you never heard about comings and goings before. Suddenly now we hear about every person that leaves a publisher.

 

[Doug Heffernan]

Wouldn't surprise me at all if he's headed to Microsoft.

Especially since they recently recruited Joe Staten.

 

[Forensic Scene]

I think it's just that you never heard about comings and goings before. Suddenly now we hear about every person that leaves a publisher.

Social media effect.

 

[UpsideDownAce]

Now that's what I call a resume. Can't wait to see what he does next. Best of luck to him.

Now I need to get my hands on infamous

 

[Shard]

Nintendo is going on a hiring spree.

Spoiler

I wish.

Well, if it makes you feel any better Nintendo has been doing that for the past couple of years.

 

[t1gerjaw]

Jesus, the fight against Bloody Mary was horrible, Easily the worst part of Festival of Blood.

 

[EatinOlives]

First party output at Sony is doomed. Full stop and without question at this point.

Oh look, more baseless alarmist Sony doomspeak from teiresias. We haven't had that in a while, it's been like what, 22 hours since the last one?

 

[Gaogaogao]

maybe microsoft wants him back on halo?

 

[Ninja Scooter]

He's going to help Jack Tretton and Amy Hennig track down the shit bandit.

 

[Granadier]

I wonder where he's headed.

Given his last career move, I would guess he's staying in Seattle, so the most obvious choices would be:
-Back to Bungie
-Microsoft
-Indie

There are other studios, but they don't seem like a super obvious fit for someone who makes AAA console games.

Based on his previous work, my guess is he will be going back to Bungie to work with them on Destiny.

 

[BRocknRolla]

Heck of a resume.

This was exactly my thought. He's worked on a lot of great projects. But I guess that's what you do when you hit this level; do one great thing and then move on to the next.

He's going to help Jack Tretton and Amy Hennig track down the shit bandit.

The GREATEST project.

 

[Forensic Scene]

He's going to help Jack Tretton and Amy Hennig track down the shit bandit.

Aka the mad shitter

 

[fatgamecat]

I have the feeling this sort of thing (switching jobs/careers) happens all the time, it just gets more focus these days with enthusiast gaming communities.

 

[OSHAN]

I have the feeling this sort of thing (switching jobs/careers) happens all the time, it just gets more focus these days with enthusiast gaming communities.

Twitter as well.

 

[MercuryLS]

Join Naughty Dog!

 

[Woorloog]

Wtf Destiny is in developement since 2008?

Yeah, i heard it was conceived during production of Halo 2 actually. A big, long project.

I doubt Griesemer goes to 343i though, if he thinks big team stifles creativity.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

It's crazy to me that in threads like these lately people want to find a bad guy, be in Sony or Yoshida or Neil Druckmann...is it possible this guy and others before him just wanted to branch out and try something different? Maybe nobody did anything wrong? Maybe Sony didn't "fuck up" and there is nothing they could have done to keep him? Judging by his resume he's got the clout to do any number of things he wants and maybe he just wants to try something different?

 

[ps3ud0]

If he finds SP too big, it might be time to go Indie - maybe one of the ones 505 is a publisher for...

I dont see him going back to Bungie or MS

ps3ud0 8)

 

[Granadier]

Yeah, i heard it was conceived during production of Halo 2 actually. A big, long project.

I doubt Griesemer goes to 343i though, if he thinks big team stifles creativity.

Which is why he will probably go back to Bungie instead.

 

[GhaleonEB]

I agree with everyone who said 343 needs him.

I agree, but I don't see him going there. Not after the separation with Bungie, and his dislike for large, process driven studios. He spent a decade at the Halo grindstone and I'd guess he's not anxious for another.

 

[Kinyou]

Which is why he will probably go back to Bungie instead.

there are like 400 people working on Destiny. I doubt he'd go back to that if the team size drove him away

How large a group? "It's around three times the size of the Halo Reach development team," Butcher, the game's lead engineer, tells Wired.co.uk. "If you count all of the test and development and support staff then we're over 400 people."

For perspective, the size of the team working on the next big-budget Call of Duty title, Ghosts, in-house at Infinity Ward is 125, in addition to about a few contractors and additional work done at partner studios.

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-06/18/destinys-destiny

 

[BigDug13]

Big names leave for other big projects when their work is done. Second Son is done so he's moving on. Nothing crazy here unless he says otherwise.

 

[WhiskeyKnight]

Is he the "30 seconds of fun" guy?

 

[Granadier]

Is he the "30 seconds of fun" guy?

If 3 - 4 years at each project = 30 seconds

 

[Gorillaz]

I'm guessing back to bungie or maybe 343

or maybe something smaller scale

 

[StuBurns]

Is he the "30 seconds of fun" guy?

He is.

 

[IHaveIce]

You mean John Howard. Who is actually at MS right now but working on Xbox fitness.

Lolol, of course I mean john howard what a brainfart. Yeah his talent is wasted there.

You scared me.

Shame about him leaving, he is the reason why I'm gonna gamble on SS.

You scare em all the time Elzar

 

[Nirolak]

One question - are Zombie Studios based in Seattle?

If he isn't starting his own place, then that's a possibility.

Seattle is actually like the third largest game development area in North America, but my guesses were based on what he has done and what people who leave AAA usually do.

There are a ton of possibilities if we just look for small studios though.

 

[KumaJG]

How many studios that in the AAA business base in Seattle and smaller than Sucker Punch?

 

[FunkyPajamas]

Is he the "30 seconds of fun" guy?

That's what my GF calls me.

 

[DenogginizerOS]

Are all these folks going to amazon?

 

[Barack Lesnar]

One helluva resume. This guy's phone must be ringing off the hook.

 

[The Librarian]

Good luck, Jaime!

 

[mreddie]

One hell of a resume.

And technically, he's worked on 2 two AAA titles this year. (Destiny and Infamous)

 

[Kibbles]

maybe microsoft wants him back on halo?

Halo needs him back, but I thought he left because he was sick of Halo

 

[Sydle]

Wouldn't be mad if he went back to 343i with Joe Staten. They are needed.

I wonder where he's headed.

Given his last career move, I would guess he's staying in Seattle, so the most obvious choices would be:
-Back to Bungie
-Microsoft
-Indie

There are other studios, but they don't seem like a super obvious fit for someone who makes AAA console games.

Also consider that Amazon HQ is in Seattle and they've been scooping up talent from AAA studios.

 

[Village]

He worked on halo 3 and reach, and the rest of that resume WOWZA.

 

[scitek]

He worked on halo 3 and reach, and the rest of that resume WOWZA.

I like that two of the games aren't even out yet and we're still amazed just because of his track record.

 

[injurai]

Jesus is there anyone left at Sony? Seems like a mass exodus lately.

This guy was obviously sought after to work on that single project, and now he is done.

 

[Maninthemirror]

Shouldn't really affect future of Infamous. Destiny seems to have gotten better after its announcement hasn't it ?

 

[KoopaTheCasual]

Holy shit at that resume. Talk about decorated.

Just you watch, people. Amy Hennig, Marc Whitten, Jack Trenton, and Jaime Griesemer are becoming a super dark allegiance, under Amazon's new console world order! You have been warned!

 

[IKizzLE]

Wonder if Amazon is on a stealing spree....

 

[Graphics Horse]

Wonder if Amazon is on a stealing spree....

They are confirmed to be. Question is, is he on their list? I wouldn't be surprised.

 

[cuyahoga]

Going to guess he's going indie? Or Amazon.

 

[KimonoNoNo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeMrttj8Ucg

 

[KoopaTheCasual]

But yea, I seriously wouldn't doubt that these rash of successful devs just up and leaving after their (seemingly) great projects ship is Amazon paying out the ass to get top talent, who have great reputations in the enthusiast community.

 

[LegendofDragoonLives]

A real shame, by the sounds of it he made the company better compared to previous games.

 

[immortal-joe]

A real shame, by the sounds of it he made the company better compared to previous games.

They made inFamous 2 (core game) without him; that was where they nailed their controls, environmental layouts, balance of enemy encounters, and powers.

They'll be fine.