Rumors are swirling about a new, unannounced sci-fi project from the Santa Monica Studio, the minds behind the acclaimed God of War series. Glauco Longhi, a character artist and developer with a history on both God of War (2018) and Ragnarok, recently updated his LinkedIn profile. This update reveals his involvement in overseeing character development for a currently undisclosed project at the Sony-owned studio.
Longhi's LinkedIn entry states he's "Supervising/Directing Character development on an unannounced project, and also helping the studio to continually push and raise the bar on Character Development for videogames." This, coupled with Santa Monica Studio's creative director, Cory Barlog, previously mentioning the studio's diverse projects and ongoing recruitment efforts (including recent searches for a character artist and tools programmer), fuels speculation.
While there's been considerable buzz surrounding a potential sci-fi IP, possibly spearheaded by God of War 3's creative director, Stig Asmussen, official confirmation remains elusive. Past rumors, including a potentially canceled PS4 sci-fi project and Sony's trademark of "Intergalactic The Heretic Prophet," add further intrigue, but concrete details are still lacking. The Santa Monica Studio's expansion and Longhi's statement strongly suggest a significant new project is underway, but its precise nature remains a mystery for now.
