Santa Monica Confirmed To Be Working On New IP

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Finally Something Other Than God of War!

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  • Santa Monica has worked on nothing but God of War for a long time.
  • A developer’s LinkedIn profile reveals that the next game will be a new IP.
  • This game was previously rumored to be a sci-fi franchise led by director Cory Barlog.

Santa Monica is one of the fan-favorite studios due to its work on the God of War games. The developer has earned a lot of love for consistently delivering great releases and evolving with the times.

However, the team has gone silent since the release of God of War Ragnarok and its DLC, but a job listing did hint that the studio had begun working on the next God of War game and that multiple God of War projects were in development.

According to a developer at Santa Monica, a new IP is also being worked on.

Why it matters: Santa Monica has been tied to the God of War series for two decades, so a new IP is a welcome change for this talented and fan-favorite PlayStation studio.

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Santa Monica’s Next Game Seems To Be A New IP

Angie, a user on Resetera, posted a screenshot of a LinkedIn profile that belonged to a Santa Monica developer. The profile reveals that this developer is working as the character supervisor at the studio.

Santa Monica Studios presented the opportunity of coming back as Character Supervisor, looking after the entire Character Development pipeline, on their new IP.

-Developer

The developer has been working with art and games for the past 18 years and is currently a character supervisor at Santa Monica. They have also worked on Uncharted 4, God of War, God of War Ragnarok, Callisto Protocol, and other unannounced projects.

The developer left the studio previously for a better opportunity but has returned to Santa Monica to work on the latest IP. It is also important to note that this is not the first time a new IP has been discussed.

It was previously said that Cory Barlog, the director of 2018’s God of War, was working on a sci-fi franchise for the studio. This is also why he did not return to direct God of War Ragnarok.

An insider states that this IP will surprise a lot of people, though they did not reveal much else. Whatever the case may be, it seems Santa Monica is finally working on its first brand new project after God of War.

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