Following Uncharted 4 game director Justin Richmond’s departure from Naughty Dog, Sony has released an official statement assuring fans “The development timeline of Uncharted will not be impacted”. Richmand follows Amy Hennig out of the doors at Naughty Dog, who previously wrote the Unchartedtitles.

Uncharted 4′s development ‘not impacted’ by game director’s departure, says Sony

Richmond has now joined League of Legends developer Riot Games, taking with him experience working on Uncharted 2′s multiplayer and directing Uncharted 3.

There’s been no link reported between the departures of Richmond and Hennig – the latter prompting Naughty Dog to release an official statement denying she had been ‘forced out’ by The Last Of Us leads Neil Druckmann and Bruce Staley.

Thanks, Game Informer.