Artist Michael Knowland Latest to Depart Naughty Dog

<p>Yet another industry figure has left developer Naughty Dog&period; Michael Knowland&comma; most well-known in gaming circles for his character artistry for the much acclaimed <em><strong>The Last of Us<&sol;strong><&sol;em>&comma; has left the company as of this April&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Word of his departure comes from his LinkedIn profile&comma; GameInformer reports&period; No details have been given on the circumstances of his leaving the studio as we await further comment from both Sony and Naughty Dog&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This latest Naughty Dog related loss is on the heels of a large-scale exodus from the company that began with <em>Uncharted<&sol;em> creative director and writer Amy Hennig &lpar;<em>Uncharted&comma; Jak &amp&semi; Daxter&rpar; <&sol;em>along with the game&&num;8217&semi;s lead of Todd Stashwick &lpar;<em>Justified&rpar;<&sol;em>&period; Both have since boarded third-party publisher Electronic Arts subsidiary Visceral to write for an alleged open-world Star Wars title now in the works&period; Other notable names to be tossed into the departure that includes lead artist Nate Wells&comma; and <em>Uncharted<&sol;em> director Justin Richmond&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As the headlines continue to be unkind to Naughty Dog in recent weeks&comma; we have yet to see what comes of the studio creatively in the time to come before E3 this June&period; Its next game tentatively entitled &&num;8220&semi;<em><strong>Uncharted<&sol;strong><&sol;em>&comma;&&num;8221&semi; is expected to debut then and there&period; Watch the game&&num;8217&semi;s Playstation 4 teaser if you haven&&num;8217&semi;t already&comma; complete with Stashwick&&num;8217&semi;s interesting narration&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-youtube layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"500" height&equals;"281" data-videoid&equals;"&lowbar;SnJPTkrD7o" title&equals;"UNCHARTED PS4 Teaser Video &vert; PlayStation 4"><a placeholder href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;&lowbar;SnJPTkrD7o"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;&lowbar;SnJPTkrD7o&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover" alt&equals;"UNCHARTED PS4 Teaser Video &vert; PlayStation 4"><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Via<&sol;strong> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;linkedin&period;com&sol;pub&sol;michael-knowland&sol;13&sol;698&sol;b92">LinkedIn<&sol;a> &amp&semi; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gameinformer&period;com&sol;b&sol;news&sol;archive&sol;2014&sol;04&sol;28&sol;naughty-dog-loses-lead-character-artist-michael-knowland&period;aspx">GameInformer<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;