Former Santa Monica Studio art director Raf Grassetti has joined The Last of Us maker Naughty Dog.
Grassetti served as principal art director on 2018’sGod of Warand as art director onGod of War Ragnarökduring a 10-year spell atSanta Monica Studio.
He left Sony last yearto lead the art department of a now defunctNetflixstudio, where he was working alongside the likes of ex-Overwatchexecutive producer Chacko Sonny andHaloveteranJoseph Statenon an original, multiplatform triple-A gameuntil its recent closure.
In anXpost on Monday, Grassetti confirmed he’s returned toSonyto start a “new chapter” atNaughty Dog, which is also the creator of theUnchartedseries.
Naughty Dog studio head and creative directorNeil Druckmannsaid in July that numerous games, including “multiple single-player projects”,were in development at the studio.
It was recently claimed that Naughty Dog’s next gamewill have a significant focus on player freedom, and it has been confirmed thatTroy Baker will have a role in the title.
The prolific voice actor has previously starred as Joel in The Last of Us series and Sam Drake in the Uncharted franchise.
