Yea he got fired, read between the lines here... http://www.gamedynamo.com/article/showarticle/9671/en/bungie_appoints_a_new_ceo_as_harold_ryan_steps_down_from_his_role_as_studio_president EDIT: Whatever the case may be though according to this biography the guy started as a game tester and ended up being a studio head. That there is the American dream people. http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,15681/