Alex Evans, co-founder and technical director of Media Molecule, has announced that he will be leaving the studio, and the industry as a whole. Taking recently to Twitter, the developer confirmed that thanks to “a bit of lockdown-insired soul searching”, he will be taking a break from games development.
What’s next for him? Evans isn’t quite sure. In his thread of tweets, he said that he hasn’t yet decided on what he’ll be doing next as he steps away from a career he’s had for thirteen years. “I’ve been in the gamedev bubble so long I’m not yet sure what’s next, or even out there, for someone like me,” he wrote. Evans did provide assurances, however, that Dreams is going to continue as always, adding that what Media Molecule are working on it for the game right now will “blow your minds.”
Meanwhile, Media Molecule responded to Evans’ tweets as well, thanking him for his leadership and all he’s done for the studio, while also promising that they will “continue to be as weird and wonderful as you’ve always wanted.”
Hey! so a few months ago I did a bit of lockdown-inspired soul searching & decided to step down from ‘dreams dev’ to ‘dreams fan’ – take a break from gamedev, a career I’ve been lucky enough to enjoy since I was a spotty 15 year old 1/3
— tanh(mmalex)
(@mmalex) September 3, 2020
For anyone worrying about dreams – don’t! what MM are doing on dreams atm is gonna *blow your minds* & though I’ll miss them all, I’ll be cheering from the sidelines! thanks to them for the first 13 wonderful years & here’s to MM’s next 13! 3/3
— tanh(mmalex)
Thank you for your leadership, your friendship and everything you’ve given to Media Molecule, Alex. We’ll continue to be as weird and wonderful as you’ve always wanted, and there’s forever a space on our stream sofa for you.
— Media Molecule (@mediamolecule) September 3, 2020
