The narrative and design director of “Modern Warfare” left Infinity Ward

The two key figures that have defined Infinity Ward’s output in recent years are continuing to move forward.

Taylor Kurosaki and Jacob Minkoff left Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Developer Infinity Ward.The two revealed the news in a prepared statement that they Published On their official Twitter account synchronizing.

The two joined from Naughty Dog in 2014 and played an important role in redefining the identity of the legendary studio and reshaping the game, starting with Infinity War. Kurosaki is the narrative director of the studio, mainly responsible for the single-player campaign and the overall style of “Infinity War” and “Modern Warfare”, while Minkov is the design director.

The two said: “At the beginning of this year, we decided to transfer from the Infinite Ward to seek rare and exciting new opportunities.” The two promised to share their direction soon.

Without knowing that there are other opportunities waiting for them, it is difficult to speculate what caused these heavyweights to leave the Infinite Ward. However, the timing of this is curious, because if the three-year development cycle is no longer broken, Infinity Ward may be further developed in the next “Modern Warfare”, and Modern Warfare should be released next year.

It is interesting whether the tone and feel of the next game will change as a result, especially in the campaign. Kurosaki and Minkoff’s naughty dogs’ sensitivity to people changed Call of Duty forever.