25 Feb
Sony Santa Monica has been hit by an unknown number of layoffs, IGN reports. “SCEA can confirm that we have completed a reduction in workforce at Santa Monica Studio,” the company told IGN. “This is a result of a cycle of resource re-alignment against priority growth areas within SCE WWS,” Sony added. “We do not […]
30 Jan
God of War developer Sony Santa Monica is relocating to a large 20-acre facility on Jefferson Boulevard in Playa Vista as well as expanding its operation, founder Shannon Studstill has told Variety. In addition to developing games, Sony Santa Monica functions as a studio where indie developers can embed themselves and use the team’s specialist […]
02 Dec
God of War: Ascension director Todd Papy is now working at Crytek as a game director on an unannounced project, according to his LinkedIn profile and Twitter account. Papy announced last month that he had left Sony to move to Germany. “I haven’t quit games,” he said at the time. “We decided to move to Germany. […]
10 Aug
Former God of War game director Cory Barlog has announced on the PS Blog that he has returned to Sony Santa Monica studios. “What am I working on, you ask? Good question. Sadly, I cannot tell you…yet,” Barlog wrote, in part. “But I can say that it is freaking huge, and it will live up to […]