I respect her a lot. Hopefully she finds something to work on but also something that makes her happy. She's a veteran who has skill and expertise. Maybe she could work with Kojima, or another dev team. If anyone deserves to make games she is one of them.
SILENT FLASH Agreed. She as worked on well received large scale games for the better part of 20+ years. She knows how to make games and could be a shining light in the industry right about now.
You clearly don't know what running companies is about if you think their mindset should be "Well, this game isn't the best way for us to make money but we better finish it because we don't want to hurt the feelings of one of our employees." And she obviously didn't get nothing for 4 years. I'm sure she was paid for it.
PhilomathBret The game must've been close to being done but they cancelled it because it wouldn't make "enough" money as in $60 per person is not enough because EA isn't trusted from past shady business practices like shutting off online services
If you don't work in a physically demanding job, I don't see why age should matter. If anything, it should make her more attractive to prospective employers due to her wealth of skills and experience she will have accrued during her career.
Older people with more experience tend to be paid more. Why hire someone who is worth $100k/yr due to her experience and expertise when you can hire a fresh college grad for $40k/yr? Let's ignore the quality of their work!
asdfrozen You just took the words out my mouth.. See a young man or woman will work for cheap cause they are starting out rather than a older man or woman who are more successful and who are more experience will not work for the same salary as the young man or woman will..
I think the time is absolutely ripe if Eidos and Square-Enix are willing to, to revive Legacy of Kain for a remake/reimagining of the series and bring Amy Hennig back in if she is up to it. Legacy of Kain had one of the best interconnected, interwoven narratives in the gaming medium, and I think it deserves a strong comeback.
She's sought after. Instead of looking for the biggest pay check, she can prioritize finding a dev/publisher that is better with commitment or she can get a contract giving her more power.
I'm feeling up with EA. I think it's been 2 years since I bought a game made by them, and the only way they're earning back my dollar is if they make massive changes... Which isn't going to happen because they're EA, and they don't make games, they make money printers.
Sir Fluffy I'm in the same boat, I have a PS4 and Xbox One but they're both the first gen. I'd like to upgrade one or the other to their 4k variant to make the best of my TV but I can't justify buying a PS4 pro with its less than desirable power and the Xbox with its lack of first party. I'll wait for the eventual price drop of the X and we'll see what happens.
They do have exclusives moron. They supposedly canceled the others to start on new ips. Yet they give no hints towards the new ones and keep them secret.
Let's be honest... Disney hurt the brand far more with The Last Jedi over EA's Battlefront series. At least they were good games. That movie though....
Me and my wife love everything you do rich, good news, and unbiased information, I drive long distance for work, and put on your videos while driving at night to keep me awake on the way home, great information my friend
She left a great job from ND and jumped to EA. Didn't see the truck that EA would T-bone her with down the pipe. So sad that EA kills nearly everything they put their greedy little meat hooks on.
ZephrusPrime she didn't test say her time there was great. Maybe she wanted to do something other than make uncharted for the rest of her life. Star wars would definitely be a change of pace from that
Bustin Justin in the industry of gaming or in technology after the age of 45 you're already considered a liability and only a few companies don't look at the age. Its not easy
Γιάννης-Παναγιώτης Τζανάκος Good point. Since we're on the topic of the game industry, there are people that still think that artists have physical portfolios even though they have to have web presence. Not too many of them are willing to put up with the cumbersomeness of a physical portfolio.
+Bustin Justin, yo Bustin, the thing that babygirl says is that she fo shoa won't work in too many more games until she dies. Lets make som o dat simple linear estimation, if a AAA game takes some 4 years to develop, according to herself she will only work in 2 or 3 more games in her life (so I guess she wants to retire at 65, since she is 53 right now), but even if she were to die at 80 and worked until the very last day, she would work in 6 or 7 more games, by following the linear stimation (granted that the actual number could be lower than 6, or greater than 7), as you can see, even 7 games are not that many games, that's why babygirl says she wants every bullet to count, ya know wat imma sayin? ya no de wei?
It's interesting that you bring up getting a job at your twilight years. My grandma has been going back and fourth with jobs for years now. And whenever she got turned down at an interview they often told her the same, thing, "Are you sure you want to work here? You're overqualified, if I hired you now, you would be bored out of your skull here!" It's always the same for her every time she gets turned down. meanwhile, I got a job working at UPS and they hired me a young, 22 year old over a guy in his early 50's. And after I was laid off from UPS, I honestly wish that old-timer got hired over me because he probably would have gotten more mileage out of the job than I did. Granted I had no idea that I was going to get laid off until after the fact but at the same time, I only worked there for about a couple weeks before I was out of there! Something tells me if that guy was hired over me, he would have worked there longer than I have even if he later got laid off down the road
Join an indie studio and put a AA game. There's still a lot of opportunities for someone of her caliber and her credits are great. It's better to find a smaller group needing a writer and director.
I've Agree with most of what you said Rich. But come on !!! 53 year's old isn't really that super old she still have a lot years to go !!! she shouldn't put herself down that way 😐
LastEcho can she develop or make anything though ?? Or is she JUST a writer?? Have only ever heard she's a writer people act like she's Kojima/cliffb/Miyazaki/cd projekt red all rolled into one....
Go directly to Sony means going back to Naughty Dogs. Even if it's not ND, I don't think the other divisions are available to focus on her project, as they all go full focus on their current big & new project too (God of War, Dreams, Ghost of Tsushima, Detroit Become Human, Horizon Zero Dawn sequel, etc)
Another main problem along choosing a development team that is whether she has the ability to hold long to continue writing or not. Making one installment of a franchise may take years before working on the sequel. And knowing Sony, to get on their games you have to wait for 2-3 or even 10 years (The last guardian). The current "fastest" project on development is Death Stranding by Kojima, but I doubt Amy would be able to assemble a team like his though.
So she can work w/ old mascots? yeah, she's not about that life. likely got used to high technical standards at ND and she'd miss the horsepower of PS4/X1
Well at least then people could actually tell who she is working on. What's the difference between Nathan Drake and Aiden Pierce, Jacon Fries, and Ronald Red Daniels after all? There are frankly several characters she could probably put her talents to work with: Pit and the Kid Icarus series, the Ice Climbers, or some sort of spin off with Shiek. Heck Nintendo's said to be interested in more new I.P's, so she could simply do that. Frankly given she's been out of the game for a few years, she might appreciate the lower hardware. She doesn't have to worry about 4K resolution or that every blade of grass needs to bend.
PikaLink91 you want me to do six years of development for 100k when I can go to a big developer today and get 500k a year. Passion is passion but dollar signs matter. Also with her credentials she can get what she wants.
Shane G - Yes, and apparently they matter more than you being guaranteed that your work doesn't get canceled. Sure, 500k is more than 100k, but what I got from this is that she is upset that even if she gets paid huge, her writing doesn't get used. So instead go to a smaller developer, get paid less, but be guaranteed that your work gets put to use. Plus, few indie titles take 6 years to develop. Yes the teams are smaller, but so is the budget and the scale of the game.
What Amy Hennig should do is IF no one gives her a job in a AAA Studio and instead of her creating such huge canvasses that takes 5 Years to build then I would personally think she is better off establishing a new Studio and creating Indie games with the visual style of a AAA game. For example "Bungie's Destiny being AAA and Warframe being Indie" I can see her making a game that takes about a Year to make and I would love it if she got into contact with ex Visceral Developers and created a Spiritual Successor to that cancelled Star Wars game. But in the offset that Amy can no longer Develop games then I wish for her to establish a Studio to teach the next generation of Developers and passing off her knowledge. I would appreciate her a lot more if she went down the Teaching route.
News just in. I was completely right about Amy. As of from 29th June 2018 Amy Hennig released this video on IGN. th-cam.com/video/IUqT20sIrsE/w-d-xo.html
Kickstarter? I'm sure she'll get backed and self published And die happy knowing she did publish something with only the fans behind her. I think that's a good sendoff for her.
1. She used to be with sony. 2. Kojima is in no way associated with sony. I hate it when people make this mistake. 3. Guerilla is nothing special. Okay they made an above average Ubi-openworld clone but that's it.
TheGhostofSparta97 I'm pretty sure during a tour inside the Kojima productions studio IGN interviewed some of the developers who worked there and one of them was actually white
I read this article a few days ago. This is really sad news to hear anyone have to go through this. She’s really talented I hope she’s able to catch a break.
Being 53 isnt an issue. My mother still works and drives for hour or so just to get to her job and she gets up at 6am and is out the house by 730am into work for 9am til 6pm. Everyday as a social service manager. The retirement age is 65 for both genders in uk.
But here is the thing, why hire a 53 that knows what's she's worth where they can hire a green horn for pennies. It sucks for something like that but some business are messed up like that
It may not be too hard to actually do the work, but it's extremely hard to actually find someone willing to hire you at that age, since most employers would rather hire a younger, less experienced person who doesn't know that the employer is ripping them off.
I doubt it man she has my younger bro to look after and mortgage and bills to pay, granted its only half the amount she pays because my dad also pays towards it is well. Im fine because I got my own job and place. if the mortgage wast so expensive probs could retire.
see I dont get some employers. I'd totally hire her knowing she worked on Uncharted and at her age and her past projects she's done shows to me she's experienced and knows exactly how the industry works.
NO no no, hold on! Amy left Naughty Dog after uncharted 3! I clearly remember news reporting Amy leaving naughty dog after Uncharted 3 back years ago, a bit after U3 came out. Amy did not participate in/help develop Uncharted 4. Why are news reporting now that she worked on Uncharted 4??? Dafuq?!
Reidbynature yes!!! Exactly. I mean, I remember (as a kid) playing some that were absolutely terrible. But games like that were fun! Especially when youre young and dont know any better. Both because of our age, and the age of gaming
Can you imagine being hired by EA during that transition time 4 years ago? You go from a greedy buy still has a heart boss in Ricciotello too Doctor Ray from Bioware who was one of the most game maker/consumer friendly higher ups in the video game industry (I think he was the boss for all of 87 days or something ridiculous) too one of the coldest men (in regards to business, I’m obviously not familiar with him as a person) in any industry in Andrew Wilson, who’s direct subordinates are just as bad as he is in Pat Soderlund and Blake “I am not a crook” Jorgensen. I feel bad for Ms. Hennig, as she probably was not hired when Wilson was king, and I think a big reason the game was canceled is they thought it may interfere with other Multiplayer Star Wars games. They’d throw away $30 million invested (or $50m, $25m, whatever) if they thought they would net an extra $0.75 usd from the other games by squishing another. I can’t believe the Titanfall people let themselves be bought out, unless the owners are planning on quitting after this project. If you took the companies they have gutted in the last 15 tears, you would have a stable of Devs to rival any other publisher in the industry.
As an indi-dev, I've been working on 1 game for 4 years now. The project was scrapped, brought back, redone, redone, and redone, and right now, I'm making actual progress because of change in the project scope, and the skill I finally obtained that increased the development on the game. I feel bad for Amy that she hasn't been able to publish a finish project for over 7 years. I hope she manages to find a game to work on and finish.
Damn, I kind of wish EA had just let her finish that single player star wars game. As nice as battlefront 2 looks and sounds, the way they handled that game caused me to not want to go anywhere near it. And I’m usually never all that critical about any games. I love even a lot of the bad ones... and I love retro games. I’m not that picky. But Battlefront 2 is highway robbery. Makes me even more grateful that the Switch exists
You'd assume a lead behind a award winning popular series (that I may not like but I know people do and why) should get jobs easily and should have some pull. Tbh I would go back to Sony, they aren't perfect or even great but I can kinda see them as one of the better publishers out there. They pump out alot of games every year and the majority are story driven games
I'm a lady, her age and am a programmer as well. I didn't get in until after the boom. I am so glad she got in early and managed to make all those games. Those games are her babies. Each of the programs I have made I think of living a life of their own. Although my programs aren't in use anymore as far as I know, which is sad. My last one lasted nine years. Amy could be making games with a company or independently for many more years. The urge to code comes and goes. Sometimes you just have to.
Back when I was 16, my father drove limousines for a living, and one of the clients of the company her worked for was EA in Redwood City. He had somehow managed to get me a possible internship there (mind you, I was in my sophomore year of high school). I was extremely hesitant to take it, and looking at EA now, maybe that's a good thing.
This is a universal problem and not isolated to the video games field. Nothing can and will be done about it... money is the root of all decision making and getting older does not change that.
The question of "how many more opportunities will I get and can I afford to waste my time on a project that doesn't go anywhere?" is a question that is even MORE relevant to someone at the beginning of their career than at the end of it. If you don't make your mark, you get caught behind the career curve and end up with nothing. She has very little to be worried or concerned about - she's a bigtimer.
This reminds me the situation with Guilhermo del Toro. Here tried to develop 3 games and all of them failed (including P.T) and he swore to never develop again due to his experiences
Nick S well that's the point, she didn't make the best choices and want to make sure she makes right choices for her limited time left in the gaming industry.
I think its safe to say those longer videos with multiple topics are not staying :p lol Isnt this like the 5th video today (Edit: Great video btw, that wasnt meant to be negative, It could be taken that way
She should start her own writing career, a small firm with other writers and developers who were also got backstabbed by Mega Corporations where they can come up with wonderful things that companies would beg and bid to buy. Thanks for your wonderful work bro. Peace
My ears pricked up when you mentioned The Legacy of Kain series. That was an AWSOME series. Only game I didn't like was Blood Omen 2. And they ended it with the fifth, Legacy, on a fucking cliffhanger! If they put a new one out, they'd have my money.
I really recognized Amy Hennig as one of the video game writer juggernauts when I understood the story of Soul Reaver. That's still one of the best stories in a video game I've ever experienced. I would really like to see the series remade. She really deserves better than to come up with a story that EA will just throw away.
hey rich, would you ansaw this quick? i was thinking you do switch to a new format... did you gave this up? please do a info video ;) - cheers, i rather like it the way it is right now
I'm thinking, maybe she should go do an indie game or remake some of the older games that she's made.. In other words, go back to roots, her beginning of doing game development.
You can work something out sometimes with publishers where they would license out the IP and get a part of the sales. Anyway.. she's done some great work over the years and I don't blame her for wanting to end her career with releasing a great game...
Yeah, one *could* do that. Doesn't mean it'll happen. As I said, she'd have to talk to Squeenix, and the last time they did anything with it was cancel a game they specifically said to not have Kain or Raziel. Well, cancel the story bit. They kept the Nosgoth MMO part of it.
Plus now that EA has come out and said that "Single Player Games" are no longer viable. Stories now seem moot at that point. This will definitely restrict her access to major publishers. She will likely now have to accept offers from minor publishers and indie developers as a consultant.
3.5 years on Star Wars and EA canned it. Wow..
You can't spell weak without EA.
starwind3438 You can't spell freak show without EA.
You can't spell EAnus...
week
Woah this is mindblowing
You can't spell steal without EA!
I respect her a lot. Hopefully she finds something to work on but also something that makes her happy. She's a veteran who has skill and expertise. Maybe she could work with Kojima, or another dev team. If anyone deserves to make games she is one of them.
Can't she go indie though?
no she fits AAA perfectly, infact she is one of the few people who can fix AAA right now.
SILENT FLASH Agreed. She as worked on well received large scale games for the better part of 20+ years. She knows how to make games and could be a shining light in the industry right about now.
If she worked with Kojima, she'd only be able to make one more game before she'd have to retire XD
So basically EA didn't let her make the game, because it wouldn't have Microtransactions and lootboxes. Wow.....
Not really. they easily could have fired her. they didnt cancel the game because of her, lol.
Basically. An EA exec asked where their version of FIFA Ultimate Team was.
isturbo1984 Learn some reading comprehension bro
EA might be the worst kind of garbage of a company but they are consistent consistently money-grubbing dickheads but still consistent.
This seems obvious but if she has been in the industry over 20 years she should HAVE FUCKING KNOWN NOT TO TRUST EA ..... fuckin duh
Further proof that EA is scum. That Star Wars game could have been great!
I mean just look at Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
EA: The biggest joke of all gaming companies
AwesomeG46 definitely biggest. Lol
Konami: allow me to introduce myself
EA had the nerve to let her work for almost 4 years for nothing? That's so disrespectful and to one of the most famous video games's directors
You clearly don't know what running companies is about if you think their mindset should be "Well, this game isn't the best way for us to make money but we better finish it because we don't want to hurt the feelings of one of our employees." And she obviously didn't get nothing for 4 years. I'm sure she was paid for it.
PhilomathBret The game must've been close to being done but they cancelled it because it wouldn't make "enough" money as in $60 per person is not enough because EA isn't trusted from past shady business practices like shutting off online services
If you don't work in a physically demanding job, I don't see why age should matter. If anything, it should make her more attractive to prospective employers due to her wealth of skills and experience she will have accrued during her career.
teddybeddy123 because nobody wants to work or do the same thing for you’re whole life.
Your mind slows down as you get older and you get tired easily. I am sure you will understand one day.
We're talking about people in their 50s, not their 90s. Most 50-somethings could probably work a non-physically job just fine.
Older people with more experience tend to be paid more. Why hire someone who is worth $100k/yr due to her experience and expertise when you can hire a fresh college grad for $40k/yr? Let's ignore the quality of their work!
asdfrozen You just took the words out my mouth.. See a young man or woman will work for cheap cause they are starting out rather than a older man or woman who are more successful and who are more experience will not work for the same salary as the young man or woman will..
This is really a shame she seems like a great developer
Sam Hughes She is, her writing is great I just wish her star wars game was published.
Best to avoid EA these days.
EA-The company that puts the final bullet in the skull.
I think the time is absolutely ripe if Eidos and Square-Enix are willing to, to revive Legacy of Kain for a remake/reimagining of the series and bring Amy Hennig back in if she is up to it. Legacy of Kain had one of the best interconnected, interwoven narratives in the gaming medium, and I think it deserves a strong comeback.
RioDragon Completely agree! Remaster the original Legacy of Kain even!
Remake the Soul reaver and Blood omen games from the PS1, remaster blood omen 2, Soul reaver 2 and Defiance.
RioDragon Yeah i hope she returns to Crystal Dynamics
She can have 4 or so projects left if she gets away from the disaster that is EA.
Yup.
She's sought after. Instead of looking for the biggest pay check, she can prioritize finding a dev/publisher that is better with commitment or she can get a contract giving her more power.
3 to 4 years of job rekt by EA... sad story
Amy is a legend she deserves a chance
I love her work in the Legacy of Kain. Been following her since. She's is nothing short of a great writer.
A woman in the video game industry who is not complaining about mean tweets?
What sorcery is this?!
Funny the things people worry about when they have actual talent vs a victim complex.
I'm feeling up with EA. I think it's been 2 years since I bought a game made by them, and the only way they're earning back my dollar is if they make massive changes... Which isn't going to happen because they're EA, and they don't make games, they make money printers.
Phil Spencer should give her a studio to work with and make a AAA exclusive for Xbox
Jack Purchase I don't know if Microsoft would really make things better. She should have just stayed where she was previously.
Yeah right, I could only dream that Phil, moreso Microsoft, would be more proactive when it comes to creating first party studios.
rockothetaco95 true that, not actually sure what exclusives they have. I’d like an X but i just cant justify it
Sir Fluffy I'm in the same boat, I have a PS4 and Xbox One but they're both the first gen. I'd like to upgrade one or the other to their 4k variant to make the best of my TV but I can't justify buying a PS4 pro with its less than desirable power and the Xbox with its lack of first party. I'll wait for the eventual price drop of the X and we'll see what happens.
So she can leave halfway through the project?
"don't work for EA, please." Hahaha. Couldn't agree more.
Is Microsoft was smart they would hire her to run a studio to publish an exclusive that the Xbox desperately needs.
They do have exclusives moron. They supposedly canceled the others to start on new ips. Yet they give no hints towards the new ones and keep them secret.
While I lean more towards Sony than MS, I'd rather Amy work with MS. Give Xbox something more alluring to people looking for exclusives.
RippahRooJizah You don't understand.. She LEFT Sony to work at EA lmao
What does that have to do with what I said?
RippahRooJizah "While I lean more towards Sony than MS".. I was just adding that She left Sony, so thats not an option. That"s all
Why did Disney let EA have star wars
The same reason the NFL gave them exclusivity.. $$$$$
:(
But disney is usually so protective over their properties, giving EA fucking star wars seems so strange
Technically EA bought the rights to the Star Wars game license when they bought out Pandemic.
Let's be honest... Disney hurt the brand far more with The Last Jedi over EA's Battlefront series. At least they were good games. That movie though....
Have her work next with Kojima.
with kojimas unlimited resourses from sony on his current project, he could hire her just to lecture younger workers
I love Amy, but she fucked up by signing with EA.
she had no choice really she got kick out of ND and she was desperate for a job
F u EA
FUEA! That can be their new acronym.
It’s a shame to see this happening to Amy. Due to EA’s direction right now, she might not see another new game in her career.
EA: "Ruin Everything."
Me and my wife love everything you do rich, good news, and unbiased information, I drive long distance for work, and put on your videos while driving at night to keep me awake on the way home, great information my friend
drake white agreed. He's the first person I come to for internet related news and gaming news. Such a good source honestly!
sp33dy gonzalis Same. Even if I do disagree with him a few times. But he is still a great guy.
She left a great job from ND and jumped to EA. Didn't see the truck that EA would T-bone her with down the pipe. So sad that EA kills nearly everything they put their greedy little meat hooks on.
ZephrusPrime she didn't test say her time there was great. Maybe she wanted to do something other than make uncharted for the rest of her life. Star wars would definitely be a change of pace from that
She was forced out of Naughty Dog by ultra-feminist, Anita disciple, Neil Druckmann. All because she wouldn't push the narrative.
Can spell steal without EA.
Yeah EA really sucks
Capgang channel z I agree
Maybe she can go work at Japan Studio. They make GOTY games all the time.
So what if she's getting older? This isn't athletics or anything. If this is her passion, I say she keeps on going as long as she wants.
Bustin Justin in the industry of gaming or in technology after the age of 45 you're already considered a liability and only a few companies don't look at the age. Its not easy
Oh, so people die because of long work hours?
no,but old people are considered to not have modern ideas. Only Nintendo is the company i can think that they don't factor the age factor .
Γιάννης-Παναγιώτης Τζανάκος Good point. Since we're on the topic of the game industry, there are people that still think that artists have physical portfolios even though they have to have web presence. Not too many of them are willing to put up with the cumbersomeness of a physical portfolio.
+Bustin Justin, yo Bustin, the thing that babygirl says is that she fo shoa won't work in too many more games until she dies. Lets make som o dat simple linear estimation, if a AAA game takes some 4 years to develop, according to herself she will only work in 2 or 3 more games in her life (so I guess she wants to retire at 65, since she is 53 right now), but even if she were to die at 80 and worked until the very last day, she would work in 6 or 7 more games, by following the linear stimation (granted that the actual number could be lower than 6, or greater than 7), as you can see, even 7 games are not that many games, that's why babygirl says she wants every bullet to count, ya know wat imma sayin? ya no de wei?
It's interesting that you bring up getting a job at your twilight years. My grandma has been going back and fourth with jobs for years now. And whenever she got turned down at an interview they often told her the same, thing, "Are you sure you want to work here? You're overqualified, if I hired you now, you would be bored out of your skull here!" It's always the same for her every time she gets turned down. meanwhile, I got a job working at UPS and they hired me a young, 22 year old over a guy in his early 50's. And after I was laid off from UPS, I honestly wish that old-timer got hired over me because he probably would have gotten more mileage out of the job than I did. Granted I had no idea that I was going to get laid off until after the fact but at the same time, I only worked there for about a couple weeks before I was out of there! Something tells me if that guy was hired over me, he would have worked there longer than I have even if he later got laid off down the road
I only play single player games and that's why I do not buy current Star Wars games.
Join an indie studio and put a AA game. There's still a lot of opportunities for someone of her caliber and her credits are great. It's better to find a smaller group needing a writer and director.
It's a shame her work has been great in the past. Hopefully she finds the right place to support her work and is able to leave on her magnum opus.
I've Agree with most of what you said Rich. But come on !!! 53 year's old isn't really that super old she still have a lot years to go !!! she shouldn't put herself down that way 😐
Why would anyone want to join EA???
they own the rights to Star Wars
Because they offer you a job?
"Why would anyone want to join EA?"
If it was as simple as that EA would be defunct.
Money. ppl dont fucking think when money is involved
Don’t support EA, goodbye battlefield :’(
actually rich, ea customers said we like to be milked just not dry ; ) I think any should go indie in my opinion
I hope your dad will start a better and successful company than those thieves who stole his life work.
You wanna make the right choices, Amy? Leave EA.
She should have stayed with Naughty Dog
Yes I agree. because TLOU 2 is huge disaster
Disney, take the licence off of EA.
Bring back Star Wars 1313 and whatever game this lady put work into.
Jon The worst business deal in all of history
Lando: This deal is getting worse all the time
As a competitive dizzy player I must say that is a powerful profile pic
She should write for Bethesda. Maybe a new Dishonored or Fallout game with an incredible narrative would be dope!
She should do what Hideo did,go directly to Sony
LastEcho can she develop or make anything though ?? Or is she JUST a writer?? Have only ever heard she's a writer people act like she's Kojima/cliffb/Miyazaki/cd projekt red all rolled into one....
Go directly to Sony means going back to Naughty Dogs. Even if it's not ND, I don't think the other divisions are available to focus on her project, as they all go full focus on their current big & new project too (God of War, Dreams, Ghost of Tsushima, Detroit Become Human, Horizon Zero Dawn sequel, etc)
Another main problem along choosing a development team that is whether she has the ability to hold long to continue writing or not. Making one installment of a franchise may take years before working on the sequel. And knowing Sony, to get on their games you have to wait for 2-3 or even 10 years (The last guardian). The current "fastest" project on development is Death Stranding by Kojima, but I doubt Amy would be able to assemble a team like his though.
You realize she used to be with sony? lol
Thats her first mistake leaving sony for ea lol , EA is cancer
Wonder if she'd be willing to go work at Retro or for Nintendo. NIntendo has plenty of old people and has no issue with single player games.
So she can work w/ old mascots? yeah, she's not about that life. likely got used to high technical standards at ND and she'd miss the horsepower of PS4/X1
Well at least then people could actually tell who she is working on. What's the difference between Nathan Drake and Aiden Pierce, Jacon Fries, and Ronald Red Daniels after all?
There are frankly several characters she could probably put her talents to work with: Pit and the Kid Icarus series, the Ice Climbers, or some sort of spin off with Shiek.
Heck Nintendo's said to be interested in more new I.P's, so she could simply do that.
Frankly given she's been out of the game for a few years, she might appreciate the lower hardware. She doesn't have to worry about 4K resolution or that every blade of grass needs to bend.
Lol those characters are nothing alike wth? Also, i believe she loves the attention to detail; its something she wants to worry about.
Then she can give every wing on Pit its own fine detail and the clouds their own fluff and shader
I feel really bad for her. Just a stupid thought, but maybe she should go with indie developers. They can't AFFORD to cancel their projects.
One issue is money. She knows her worth now and will get it
Shane G agreed. She wants to make a big budget game because she doesn’t want to compromise her vision.
But we can't all have what we WANT, and shouldn't being part of a passionate project, regardless of budget, be more important than how much you make?
PikaLink91 you want me to do six years of development for 100k when I can go to a big developer today and get 500k a year. Passion is passion but dollar signs matter. Also with her credentials she can get what she wants.
Shane G - Yes, and apparently they matter more than you being guaranteed that your work doesn't get canceled. Sure, 500k is more than 100k, but what I got from this is that she is upset that even if she gets paid huge, her writing doesn't get used. So instead go to a smaller developer, get paid less, but be guaranteed that your work gets put to use. Plus, few indie titles take 6 years to develop. Yes the teams are smaller, but so is the budget and the scale of the game.
What Amy Hennig should do is IF no one gives her a job in a AAA Studio and instead of her creating such huge canvasses that takes 5 Years to build then I would personally think she is better off establishing a new Studio and creating Indie games with the visual style of a AAA game. For example "Bungie's Destiny being AAA and Warframe being Indie" I can see her making a game that takes about a Year to make and I would love it if she got into contact with ex Visceral Developers and created a Spiritual Successor to that cancelled Star Wars game. But in the offset that Amy can no longer Develop games then I wish for her to establish a Studio to teach the next generation of Developers and passing off her knowledge.
I would appreciate her a lot more if she went down the Teaching route.
News just in. I was completely right about Amy.
As of from 29th June 2018 Amy Hennig released this video on IGN.
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Chaos in the Windy City is actually pretty creative and fun.
Why would you leave Naughty Dog for EA?
she got kick out of ND it's not like sh quit
Kickstarter? I'm sure she'll get backed and self published And die happy knowing she did publish something with only the fans behind her. I think that's a good sendoff for her.
A very talented writer, I have no doubt some company will see her skill and get her on a project! I hope anyway
Make a new Legacy of Kain Amy.
She can't. It's not her IP, it's Square Enix's. And Squeenix isn't that interested in making a new one.
gordfacekiller omg yes. Soul reaver please
gordfacekiller Yes, complete the story.
She should go over to sony, to work with Guerilla Games and/or Kojima Productions. They both do amazing work.
1. She used to be with sony.
2. Kojima is in no way associated with sony. I hate it when people make this mistake.
3. Guerilla is nothing special. Okay they made an above average Ubi-openworld clone but that's it.
hepzibah i just want a good killzone game
Should go work with hideo kojima
Kevin Santillan I don't think Kojima's studio has foreigners
TheGhostofSparta97 I'm pretty sure during a tour inside the Kojima productions studio IGN interviewed some of the developers who worked there and one of them was actually white
Keep single player games alive!
I'm really liking this new format of one long video with multiple topics, Rich :)
I read this article a few days ago. This is really sad news to hear anyone have to go through this. She’s really talented I hope she’s able to catch a break.
I wanna put you in a tough spot Rich.
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Lol
Being 53 isnt an issue. My mother still works and drives for hour or so just to get to her job and she gets up at 6am and is out the house by 730am into work for 9am til 6pm. Everyday as a social service manager. The retirement age is 65 for both genders in uk.
Zakk1699 She can retire when she has enough money. I'm sure she can retire now if she chooses to. She has worked on some big titles.
But here is the thing, why hire a 53 that knows what's she's worth where they can hire a green horn for pennies. It sucks for something like that but some business are messed up like that
It may not be too hard to actually do the work, but it's extremely hard to actually find someone willing to hire you at that age, since most employers would rather hire a younger, less experienced person who doesn't know that the employer is ripping them off.
I doubt it man she has my younger bro to look after and mortgage and bills to pay, granted its only half the amount she pays because my dad also pays towards it is well. Im fine because I got my own job and place. if the mortgage wast so expensive probs could retire.
see I dont get some employers. I'd totally hire her knowing she worked on Uncharted and at her age and her past projects she's done shows to me she's experienced and knows exactly how the industry works.
NO no no, hold on! Amy left Naughty Dog after uncharted 3! I clearly remember news reporting Amy leaving naughty dog after Uncharted 3 back years ago, a bit after U3 came out. Amy did not participate in/help develop Uncharted 4. Why are news reporting now that she worked on Uncharted 4??? Dafuq?!
Nolan North himself said it. About 6-8 months of work on Uncharted 4 was scrapped when Amy left, and they had to start all over again.
No man, she left Naughty Dog in March 2014 and Uncharted 4 was already in development. Devs are on record saying they had to redo some of her work.
I had Michael Jordan in the Windy City. As a kid you'll just sit down and play bad games.
Reidbynature yes!!! Exactly. I mean, I remember (as a kid) playing some that were absolutely terrible. But games like that were fun! Especially when youre young and dont know any better. Both because of our age, and the age of gaming
Can you imagine being hired by EA during that transition time 4 years ago? You go from a greedy buy still has a heart boss in Ricciotello too Doctor Ray from Bioware who was one of the most game maker/consumer friendly higher ups in the video game industry (I think he was the boss for all of 87 days or something ridiculous) too one of the coldest men (in regards to business, I’m obviously not familiar with him as a person) in any industry in Andrew Wilson, who’s direct subordinates are just as bad as he is in Pat Soderlund and Blake “I am not a crook” Jorgensen.
I feel bad for Ms. Hennig, as she probably was not hired when Wilson was king, and I think a big reason the game was canceled is they thought it may interfere with other Multiplayer Star Wars games. They’d throw away $30 million invested (or $50m, $25m, whatever) if they thought they would net an extra $0.75 usd from the other games by squishing another.
I can’t believe the Titanfall people let themselves be bought out, unless the owners are planning on quitting after this project.
If you took the companies they have gutted in the last 15 tears, you would have a stable of Devs to rival any other publisher in the industry.
As an indi-dev, I've been working on 1 game for 4 years now. The project was scrapped, brought back, redone, redone, and redone, and right now, I'm making actual progress because of change in the project scope, and the skill I finally obtained that increased the development on the game.
I feel bad for Amy that she hasn't been able to publish a finish project for over 7 years. I hope she manages to find a game to work on and finish.
Our time on this Earth is finite, our creativity is not!
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Politically Incorrect. Such a politically incorrect thing to say, LOL!
Yes, one should not mix the material with the spiritual, one is temporary the other is eternal.
Damn, I kind of wish EA had just let her finish that single player star wars game. As nice as battlefront 2 looks and sounds, the way they handled that game caused me to not want to go anywhere near it. And I’m usually never all that critical about any games. I love even a lot of the bad ones... and I love retro games. I’m not that picky. But Battlefront 2 is highway robbery. Makes me even more grateful that the Switch exists
RobinHoodFox74 oh dont worry after all the backlash and bad press ea got i don't think they are gonna put pay to win model back in the game
Dude i work with old game developers and i think the trend is to go indy after being on the triple A side for that long.
You'd assume a lead behind a award winning popular series (that I may not like but I know people do and why) should get jobs easily and should have some pull. Tbh I would go back to Sony, they aren't perfect or even great but I can kinda see them as one of the better publishers out there. They pump out alot of games every year and the majority are story driven games
Don't buy EA Games.
Don't Deal With EA
Kojima should collaborate with her
I'm a lady, her age and am a programmer as well. I didn't get in until after the boom. I am so glad she got in early and managed to make all those games. Those games are her babies. Each of the programs I have made I think of living a life of their own. Although my programs aren't in use anymore as far as I know, which is sad. My last one lasted nine years. Amy could be making games with a company or independently for many more years. The urge to code comes and goes. Sometimes you just have to.
Have Rich's Patreon intro in 0.25x speed. He sounds so high.
Edit: Or 0.5x, which is more accurate.
LMAOO wtff
You’ll find anyone sounds really high on that speed.
KeifersIsAwesome True.
Poor Amy. Hope she finds something.
I hope she keeps going, i dont like the uncharted series but they are truley good games hopefully she can make more
Back when I was 16, my father drove limousines for a living, and one of the clients of the company her worked for was EA in Redwood City. He had somehow managed to get me a possible internship there (mind you, I was in my sophomore year of high school). I was extremely hesitant to take it, and looking at EA now, maybe that's a good thing.
This is a universal problem and not isolated to the video games field. Nothing can and will be done about it... money is the root of all decision making and getting older does not change that.
Been watching you for 6 years bro,always great vids from you!👍
EA SUCKS.
The question of "how many more opportunities will I get and can I afford to waste my time on a project that doesn't go anywhere?" is a question that is even MORE relevant to someone at the beginning of their career than at the end of it. If you don't make your mark, you get caught behind the career curve and end up with nothing. She has very little to be worried or concerned about - she's a bigtimer.
TH-cam is trolling me. The video keeps playing super fast or super slow lol. What an odd bug
Brill video Rich. That is very bad news for Amy hope her last 2 or 3 projects works out well.
This reminds me the situation with Guilhermo del Toro. Here tried to develop 3 games and all of them failed (including P.T) and he swore to never develop again due to his experiences
If she wanted to work onto a game until it was published, why didn't she just stay with Uncharted 4, instead of moving to EA 's team?
Because ea cancelled the game she was working on, so technically she lost her job since she left Naughty Dog
Nick S well that's the point, she didn't make the best choices and want to make sure she makes right choices for her limited time left in the gaming industry.
A lot of people were suggesting she was essentially forced out of U4.
I think its safe to say those longer videos with multiple topics are not staying :p lol Isnt this like the 5th video today (Edit: Great video btw, that wasnt meant to be negative, It could be taken that way
what happened to the long video format?
SuperBry23 They kept on getting demonetized, so Rich went back to the old format
I don't care about her age, I only care about the content she releases. Her Blood Omen work was amazing. Wish she'd return to that.
She should start her own writing career, a small firm with other writers and developers who were also got backstabbed by Mega Corporations where they can come up with wonderful things that companies would beg and bid to buy. Thanks for your wonderful work bro. Peace
Actually..
Michael Jordan Windy City was highly reviewed by Gamepro.. lol
My ears pricked up when you mentioned The Legacy of Kain series. That was an AWSOME series. Only game I didn't like was Blood Omen 2. And they ended it with the fifth, Legacy, on a fucking cliffhanger! If they put a new one out, they'd have my money.
Legacy of Kain was amazing!
For other people, they knew Amy for Uncharted. Me, I knew her for Legacy of Kain.
I really recognized Amy Hennig as one of the video game writer juggernauts when I understood the story of Soul Reaver. That's still one of the best stories in a video game I've ever experienced. I would really like to see the series remade. She really deserves better than to come up with a story that EA will just throw away.
id want to know why she left naughty dog and when to EA seems like a bad idea looking back now
Acrolance Who wouldn't want to work on Star Wars, ya know? Also she probably wanted to branch out.
Hindsight is 20/20
hey rich, would you ansaw this quick? i was thinking you do switch to a new format... did you gave this up? please do a info video ;) - cheers, i rather like it the way it is right now
I'm thinking, maybe she should go do an indie game or remake some of the older games that she's made.. In other words, go back to roots, her beginning of doing game development.
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Two words:
Soul Reaver..
She'd have to convince Squeenix.
You can work something out sometimes with publishers where they would license out the IP and get a part of the sales. Anyway.. she's done some great work over the years and I don't blame her for wanting to end her career with releasing a great game...
Yeah, one *could* do that.
Doesn't mean it'll happen. As I said, she'd have to talk to Squeenix, and the last time they did anything with it was cancel a game they specifically said to not have Kain or Raziel. Well, cancel the story bit. They kept the Nosgoth MMO part of it.
Plus now that EA has come out and said that "Single Player Games" are no longer viable. Stories now seem moot at that point. This will definitely restrict her access to major publishers. She will likely now have to accept offers from minor publishers and indie developers as a consultant.
She should ask Taleworlds for a job. But I´m not sure if Mount and Blade: Bannerlord will be finished until she´s retired...
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