Sergiy Galyonkin has introduced through Twitter at present that he has resigned from his function as Director of Publishing Technique at Epic Video games. He had been with the corporate for over eight years.

In his publish, Sergiy Galyonkin thanks Epic for the help they’ve donated in help of Ukraine throughout Russia’s ongoing invasion. He outlines his function in establishing Epic’s route (which he refers to as Epic 4.0), however opines that he doesn’t really feel he’s a match for his or her new course (Epic 5.0).

“Now, Epic Video games is on its approach to reworking from a sport developer, engine creator, and writer right into a platform – Epic 5.0. I’m not a very good match for this new model of Epic; it requires individuals of a special variety.”

It’s fascinating to notice that Sergey Galyonkin was the creator of the Steam Spy service in 2015, which tracks gross sales by the Steam platform. He then used his expertise with monitoring the platform to assist Epic create the Epic Video games Retailer.

I’m not going to invest on the deeper that means of Galyonkin’s departure, as I don’t need to put phrases in his mouth. I do should surprise concerning the timing of this, as simply final week Epic Video games minimize 16% of its workforce as a manner of refocusing. It simply feels unhealthy, and I’d be shocked if the 2 issues weren’t associated.

On the very least, Galyonkin goes on to say, “I plan to stay within the gaming trade. I additionally hope to be extra vocal now that I don’t have to fret concerning the PR division knocking on my DMs.” Contemplating the priceless perception he shared earlier than becoming a member of Epic, I’m personally wanting ahead to seeing what he dishes out now.