Halo Programmer Leaves Microsoft for Naughty Dog

Corrinne Yu, principal engine programmer for the Halo team, has left Microsoft to work as a graphics programmer for Naughty Dog.

Corrinne Yu is celebrated as one of the most influential women in video games, after an impressive stint at Microsoft that started in 2008 and being director of technology at Gearbox Software.

On Yu’s LinkedIn profile Yu is currently coding on the PlayStation 4, saying on Twitter that she is “excited to develop for the PS4” but does “miss working with many capable developers on the Halo team”

Whilst working for Gearbox Corrinne Yu programmed titles such as Borderlands and Aliens: Colonial Marines.