#Naughty Canine nabs God of Struggle artwork director for its subsequent mission

Rafael Grassetti, a seasoned artist who labored as an artwork director in each God of Struggle (2018) and its sequel, God of Struggle: Ragnarök, has lately made a shock announcement on his private Twitter/X account.

That’s proper, with a cryptic however thrilling message that merely says “New chapter”, Grassetti formally introduced that he has joined Naughty Canine, the well-known Sony developer behind nice video games like Uncharted or The Final of Us. Whereas he didn’t specify what his new function on the studio is, he’s most definitely going to maintain working as an artist, probably at the same time as an artwork director, in considered one of its upcoming video games.

In any case, Grassetti has not solely labored as artwork director within the two most up-to-date God of Struggle video games (Each of which had been consistently praised for his or her lovely artwork), however he additionally labored as a personality artist in a number of different initiatives, like The Order: 1886, Killzone: Shadow Fall and Mass Impact 3. His private LinkedIn additionally reveals that he left Santa Monica Studio again in Could 2023 earlier than becoming a member of Netflix’s failed AAA recreation studio, which shut down again in October.

Luckily for Grassetti, he was capable of return to a different considered one of Sony’s many subsidiaries. Contemplating that individuals usually reward Naughty Canine’s video games for his or her wonderful artwork route and that Grassetti has confirmed how proficient he’s again and again, he looks as if an ideal match for the studio, and no matter mission he’ll ultimately work on will definitely profit from his expertise.

So, what precisely is Naughty Canine engaged on now?

Rafael Grassetti’s new place at Naughty Canine is thrilling, nevertheless it additionally left us with one huge query: What precisely is he going to work on now? In any case, the studio has centered primarily on the The Final of Us IP in the previous couple of years, together with a PS5 remake of Half 1 and a PS5 remaster of Half 2 that got here out in January 2024. The collection’ creator and director, Neil Druckmann has even hinted that he’s already engaged on a possible The Final of Us Half 3.

However, the issue is that Naughty Canine has most definitely been engaged on a 3rd entry within the The Final of Us franchise for a really very long time. Contemplating that artwork route is normally one of many first steps of the sport improvement course of, it’s extraordinarily unlikely that the studio completely employed Grassetti so he can work on the artwork of The Final of Us Half 3, which means that it’s potential he’s already engaged on its subsequent huge mission.

What is that this online game going to be? No person is aware of, however many individuals have accused Naughty Canine of focusing an excessive amount of on the Final of Us collection since a minimum of 2020, so possibly it’s time for it to unveil a brand-new IP, to not point out that Druckmann has already hinted that that is precisely what they’re doing. In any case, that is the studio that introduced us basic franchises like Crash Bandicoot, Jak & Daxter and Uncharted, so it might be each fascinating and refreshing to see what its builders can do now, particularly with a proficient artist like Grassetti within the artwork director’s chair.