Game designer Brian Hicks announced his resignation from the position of creative director of the survival MMO action movie DayZ, which is being developed by the Czech studio Bohemia Interactive. In a farewell message, the game designer wrote that he no longer needed the project.

The creative director of the shooter Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon Dean Evans (Dean Evans) announced the imminent departure from Ubisoft, where he worked for 12 years. Evans decided to leave the company after management froze his latest project.

Game writer Drew Karpyshyn has left the company Bioware. This is his second dismissal in the last 6 years. Karpishin explained his departure with a desire to work as a freelancer.

Wargaming UK public relations specialist Frazer Nash left the company to start his own business. Nash worked at the British branch of Wargaming for 8 years.

The independent studio Beamdog was left by the creative director — David Gaider (David Gaider). Geider is known as the author of the scripts of classic role-playing games by BioWare, where he worked for 17 years. He has created stories for Baldur’s Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Dragon Age and other games.

The creative director of the Dragon Age role-playing series Mike Laidlaw has announced his retirement from the BioWare studio, where he worked for 14 years.

The director of the projects of The Last of Us and two games of the Uncharted series, Bruce Straley, left the Naughty Dog studio, where he had worked since 1999.