Calle Greg “Riot Ghostcrawler”American video game designer and former head of creative development at Riot Games announced his departure. In a series of tweets He indicated the reasons that led him to retire after 9 years of good and loyal service.
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While Greg is relatively well known on social media, few people are able to truly quantify the contribution of his work across the various licenses he has worked on. Age of Empire, World of Warcraft, League of Legends… and many more. Lately producer of the long-awaited MMO in the League of Legends universe, Greg has decided to step down. In a series of tweets, he expresses:
» A mix of personal and professional considerations led me down this path. We suffered devastating personal losses last year and I want to be closer to my surviving family. »
He also talked about the MMO Riot Games and its future:
» The MMO is in good hands and now is the right time to hand over the reins to the next phase. I intend to stay in game development and have already had several exciting opportunities open to me. And I’ll be with you all playing the Riot MMO when it comes out. »
Marc Merrill, the co-founder of League of Legends also tweeted about it. He spoke about the consequences of this departure for the MMO:
» First of all, we are still in the early stages of development, but we have a direction that we are very excited about. We work hard to give you an experience you’ll love. If we think of development as a career, Greg had an incredible first leg with an incredible team, and I know whoever takes over will be set for future success. »
In the final part of the thread, Marc shares a link to work with Riot Games with over 270 open positions. A situation that worries fans of the studio. With the many layoffs at the beginning of the year and the departure of Greg Street, the public fears that the MMO will never come out or that it will not be as they wish. A story to follow…