Longtime Unreal Engine lead Sjoerd De Jong departs Epic Games after 12 years, citing a 'pivotal' industry moment
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Justin Wagner
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Sjoerd De Jong, a longtime Unreal Engine expert who spent 12 years at Epic Games (first as "lead evangelist" and most recently as senior director of an unannounced project), has left the company. In a LinkedIn post, he reflected on his 27-year journey with Unreal Engine, describing it as life-changing. He noted that the industry is reaching a "pivotal" moment he must "come to terms with," though he did not specify his next steps or elaborate on the reasons for his departure.
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Twitter / XLongtime Unreal Engine lead Sjoerd De Jong departs Epic Games after 12 years, citing a 'pivotal' industry momentpcgamer.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledAfter 27 years of Unreal Engine, and 12 years at Epic Games and Unreal Engine I have decided to move on. Last week was my last week at Epic.
This has been an awesome ride that has been truly life changing in so many ways.
I didn't have an easy childhood or youth and things weren't goi
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