OldKingDoran
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Thank you for actually clarifying the situation.
Hope the best for you and your family.
Hope the best for you and your family.
Same with the Neil Druckmann stuff.Seriously sucks about your son. I hope everything works out.
As for libel/defaming, I'm actually surprised no one on GAF has been slapped with a suit yet, the Corrinne Yu stuff from a couple of weeks ago was especially brutal.
Seriously sucks about your son. I hope everything works out.
As for libel/defaming, I'm actually surprised no one on GAF has been slapped with a suit yet, the Corrinne Yu stuff from a couple of weeks ago was especially brutal.
Same with the Neil Druckmann stuff.
People right now needs to keep their hand off the trigger.
Same with the Neil Druckmann stuff.
People right now needs to keep their hand off the trigger.
It's damn well overdue that Mort needs to be banned.
And this is why talking about individuals and their alleged failings is where this insider stuff should end.
If this is wrong, how do we know the other stuff isn't wrong either? And this is just purely the egocentric enthusiast perspective.
That this is actually damaging to the people this is about is a whole separate issue and very uncomfortable.
First it was cboat now y'all coming for mort ?
Pretty much. It's like someone taking a job with the NFL and a bunch of volleyball fans saying "downgrade!"
It doesn't matter if you like the game (I don't play mobas) but Christ, how do you live in a bubble to the point that you've never heard of the most popular competitive game?
I agree. I've been guilty of it myself and his post taught me a serious lesson about speculating on these sorts of things.
Same with the Neil Druckmann stuff.
People right now needs to keep their hand off the trigger.
It's really unfortunate that these rumors got to the point where an individual had to disclose his private matters. Really brings the ugly out, front and center.
Hello, all.
This is my first post on NeoGAF, and whilst I'm not generally one to deal in internet speculation, I have to put the record straight with regard to Pete Dodd's comments above.
Everything he has said with regard to myself and Driveclub is incorrect. It's also libellous.
As Putty (who is a personal friend of mine, and has been for about 25 years) suggests, I left Evo in February for personal reasons. The personal reasons being that my son, who is 4 years old, has been diagnosed with Nephrotic Syndrome, which is a potentially life threatening condition. I live 220 miles (4 hours drive) away from Evolution Studios, and was away from home 5.5 days a week. Given the circumstances, I could not continue to work there.
Driveclub is a great game, and the direction hasn't changed since my departure. This has been confirmed by SONY in various press releases over recent days.
I have no problem in dealing with very large projects, as I've been working in the games industry for the last 19 years, and have worked on some very prestigious titles, so there is genuinely no truth to anything posted by Mr Dodds at all. My departure (and indeed the setup of my 'indie' operation, BigRedSwitch) is 100% driven by family necessity, not some professional failing on my part.
I left SONY on very good terms. There is no animosity there, and I was absolutely nothing to do with the recent redundancies - in fact, the news of those redundancies was probably linked on here before I knew about them.
The games industry is a tough place at the moment. My circumstances with my son mean that I've had to leave secure work in order to try to make my own way in the world. This may entail getting another job. With people who obviously know nothing about the situation blackening my reputation for the sake of internet 'fame', this could be made much more difficult. It's nothing less than trolling.
I've contacted Mr. Dodd on his email address on his site. Due to the factual inaccuracy of his statements, I've informed him that he needs to remove the statements and apologise for the damage they have caused, as posting incorrect information and claiming it's true is quite simply libel.
I'm sure you can all appreciate just how difficult things are for myself and my family at the moment. I'd genuinely appreciate it if you can take my statements as word from the origin, and realise that there has been no big cover-up when it comes to my departure from SONY/Evo.
Thanks, all.
Col.
The joke with Druckmann is that he is the last person in the industry you'd expect to do the things people 'accuse' him of. That's why it's so funny.
Not talking about that stuff I talking about when Amy Hennig left.The joke with Druckmann is that he is the last person in the industry you'd expect to do the things people 'accuse' him of. That's why it's so funny.
The time of GAF "insiders" is coming to an end
:-(Hello, all.
This is my first post on NeoGAF, and whilst I'm not generally one to deal in internet speculation, I have to put the record straight with regard to Pete Dodd's comments above.
Everything he has said with regard to myself and Driveclub is incorrect. It's also libellous.
As Putty (who is a personal friend of mine, and has been for about 25 years) suggests, I left Evo in February for personal reasons. The personal reasons being that my son, who is 4 years old, has been diagnosed with Nephrotic Syndrome, which is a potentially life threatening condition. I live 220 miles (4 hours drive) away from Evolution Studios, and was away from home 5.5 days a week. Given the circumstances, I could not continue to work there.
Driveclub is a great game, and the direction hasn't changed since my departure. This has been confirmed by SONY in various press releases over recent days.
I have no problem in dealing with very large projects, as I've been working in the games industry for the last 19 years, and have worked on some very prestigious titles, so there is genuinely no truth to anything posted by Mr Dodds at all. My departure (and indeed the setup of my 'indie' operation, BigRedSwitch) is 100% driven by family necessity, not some professional failing on my part.
I left SONY on very good terms. There is no animosity there, and I was absolutely nothing to do with the recent redundancies - in fact, the news of those redundancies was probably linked on here before I knew about them.
The games industry is a tough place at the moment. My circumstances with my son mean that I've had to leave secure work in order to try to make my own way in the world. This may entail getting another job. With people who obviously know nothing about the situation blackening my reputation for the sake of internet 'fame', this could be made much more difficult. It's nothing less than trolling.
I've contacted Mr. Dodd on his email address on his site. Due to the factual inaccuracy of his statements, I've informed him that he needs to remove the statements and apologise for the damage they have caused, as posting incorrect information and claiming it's true is quite simply libel.
I'm sure you can all appreciate just how difficult things are for myself and my family at the moment. I'd genuinely appreciate it if you can take my statements as word from the origin, and realise that there has been no big cover-up when it comes to my departure from SONY/Evo.
Thanks, all.
Col.
Col.
Hi there! I wonder if we've seen each other around. The reason there's a lot of people shuffling around is because we're in three of the buildingsAs someone who works in the same office complex as Riot Games, I can see how this happened. Riot, Naughty Dog, Sony Santa Monica (currently, that is), and Thatgamecompany are within a block of each other. And while I can't really say much for Riot (I don't talk to anyone there), there definitely seems to be a lot of shuffling people around from one building to the other. Lots of excitement all around.
Well, yeah. Turns out when you have people making wild guesses about shit they don't know anything about, they tend to be wrong most of the time. I cringe at most of the rumors I see posted here, and it's really unfortunate I can't comment out of common decency/NDA.I officially hate the speculation on GAF about other's lives. The hyperboles and wild assumptions only seem to deface people.
God speed Col
We need a better kind of Insider, one who doesn't spread fictitious rumors and won't stray to the side of tabloid journalism with libelous claims. Luckily I've been working on an Indiegogo campaign for this very reason.
So demonnite and gopher are the only two legit people left. Both confirmed Sony employees, correct?
what about thuway?
This.
Times like this are tough enough without having to broadcast your personal situation to protect your reputation.
Thanks for the support, all.
Which 2?Anyway who do you guys think will replace these 2?
That's a pretty big difference, haha.He's a doctor in Pakistan according to Mort's Indigogo. I'm always amused when people mistake him for an insider.
And this is why talking about individuals and their alleged failings is where this insider stuff should end.
If this is wrong, how do we know the other stuff isn't wrong either? And this is just purely the egocentric enthusiast perspective.
That this is actually damaging to the people this is about is a whole separate issue and very uncomfortable.
Correct.So demonnite and gopher are the only two legit people left. Both confirmed Sony employees, correct?
I am very sorry to hear about your situation, Col. I hope thing works out better for you.
Justin and Amy.Which 2?
Justin and Amy.
Correct.
I am very sorry to hear about your situation, Col. I hope thing works out better for you.
So demonnite and gopher are the only two legit people left. Both confirmed Sony employees, correct?
Oh.. demonite and gopher..Justin and Amy.
RoFL? LMAo?
Same. Being away from family for work is so tough. I dont have any kids but I work 3 hrs from my family / girlfriend and that's pretty tough. I can only imagine what you're going through Col with regards to your son and being so far from him. Wish it hadnt got to the point where you had to explain yourself in this way. GAF has to shut down this level of vitriol to honest, hard working people.I wish the best for you and your family Col.
He's a doctor in Pakistan according to Mort's Indigogo. I'm always amused when people mistake him for an insider.