Breaking: 11-year EA vet Neil Young leaves for 'new project'
by Christopher Grant 
{ Jun 18th 2008 at 9:15PM }
Newsweek's got the scoop on Neil Young's departure from publishing giant Electronic Arts. The 11-year veteran – who left for an unspecified "new project" and, anecdotally, wowed us at GDC a couple years back – spent his tenure at EA working on everything from Majestic to The Sims 2 to Medal of Honor: Airborne. Most recently, Young had been working at EA Blueprint working on making new IPs with smaller teams and smaller budgets; in his stead, EA Los Angeles' Louis Castle – who most recently brought us the well received Boom Blox – will take the reins at EA/Blueprint, currently working on the next Spielberg project codenamed LMNO. Level Up has the full email from EA Games Label pres Frank Gibeau announcing Young's departure and detailing the organizational changes.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Efren @ Jun 18th 2008 9:25PM
Old man take a look at my life, im a LOOOOT like youu!...
Tim The Enchanter @ Jun 19th 2008 11:58AM
Lolz
giantenemycrab @ Jun 22nd 2008 4:37PM
I hope Neil Young will remember, a southern man don't need him around, anyhow.
theturtle363 @ Jun 18th 2008 9:31PM
spielberg shoulda named his project LMAO
colin @ Jun 18th 2008 9:31PM
LMNO - laughing my nuts off?
ApolloIV @ Jun 18th 2008 9:37PM
Laughing My Neck off. You know from all the turtle necks.
theturtle363 @ Jun 18th 2008 9:38PM
i resent that
UberNeuman @ Jun 18th 2008 9:37PM
Don't want no cash - Don't need no money - Ain't got no stash!
This note's for you!
SirWalksAlot @ Jun 18th 2008 9:41PM
I'm guessing it involves horses of questionable mental stability.
komamura @ Jun 18th 2008 9:51PM
So when did it start becoming such big news when somebody leaves there job
Efren @ Jun 18th 2008 10:16PM
When did their become there?
xGeneral DEATHx @ Jun 19th 2008 8:55AM
LoLz.
time @ Jun 18th 2008 10:59PM
first there's a george harrison and now there's a neil young...
being a gaming fan and a musician is sure confusing.
Tim The Enchanter @ Jun 19th 2008 12:00PM
Hey hey, my my.... M-M-Os will never die
Blue_Falcon @ Jun 18th 2008 11:28PM
"Most recently, Young had been working at EA Blueprint working on making new IPs with smaller teams and smaller budgets"
I guess that means he's going "Out of the Blue" and "Into the Black."
aristokrat @ Jun 19th 2008 12:13AM
I guess that's what people with that name do: leave the big group and go off to do your own thing.
Judd @ Jun 19th 2008 1:42AM
He's been through the industry with a common name,
but it feels good to be out of EA.
wesley johnson @ Jun 19th 2008 7:58AM
i believe he left in order to continue searchin' for a heart of gold. He's getting old.