Netflix hires God of War art director to develop its new AAA game

Former God of War art director Raf Grassetti has joined Netflix to help develop its new AAA IP alongside Halo veteran Joseph Staten and other big-name industry talent.

Grassetti himself announced the news on his personal Twitter account, writing, "I'm really excited to build a team and to work with the amazing Joseph Staten, Jerry Edsall, and Chacko Sonny to bring a new world to life."

Grassetti and Staten are joined by other industry titans including Edsall, a lead developer on Gears 4 and 5, and Sonny, former executive producer of Overwatch. We have virtually no information on the project this super group is cooking up, beyond the fact that's a AAA project being developed for multiple platforms, but it's clear Netflix is betting big here. Of the 70 games in development at Netflix's partner studios and the 16 in the works in-house, this untitled project is undoubtedly one of the studio's most high-profile efforts.

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