It appears that one of Rockstar Games' veteran writers is quietly leaving the studio after 16 years. According to his LinkedIn profile, writer Michael Unsworth--who worked on both Red Dead Redemption and its sequel, Red Dead Redemption 2--is leaving his "vice president of writing" post at the studio. The change to his LinkedIn profile was first pointed out by a GTAForums user.

Unsworth doesn't have a Twitter presence, and hasn't publicly shared his reason for leaving on LinkedIn, so fans of his work can only speculate on the reason behind his departure. The only notable details on Unsworth's LinkedIn account are updates to both his work history and bio that reflect the change, with his bio now describing his time at Rockstar in the past-tense:

"Mike is an accomplished writer who spent over 16 years working for Rockstar Games as a creative lead on some of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful video game franchises of all time, most notably Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption," reads the updated bio section. "He has a deep understanding of interactive storytelling, character development and open-world game design and extensive experience building and managing creative teams."