God of War Ragnarok Art Director joins Netflix to make new AAA IP

In the past year and a half or so we have seen the streaming giant Netflix expand outwards into the video game space, releasing pre-existing titles onto the platform while also acquiring studios to help make new and original content. The latest industry veteran to join Netflix is Raf Grassetti – the Art Director behind both God of War 2018 and Ragnarok.

Making the announcement on Twitter, Grassetti released a statement saying “I’m happy to announce that I’ve joined Netflix to develop a new original IP AAA game. 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.”

As mentioned by Grassetti, they are just the latest in a long line-up of developers poached by Netflix, with prior acquirees including Joseph Staten of Bungie and 343i fame; Jerry Edsall (who previously worked at The Coalition for 8 years) and Chacko Sonny – known best for executive producing the Overwatch franchise.

Netflix has made it clear in the past that it intends to invest a lot into video games, with the streaming giant discussing its plans for developing AAA titles more than once. It will be interesting to see what Netflix’s first major internal game ends up looking like,

KitGuru says: What do you think of this latest hire? What would you like to see out of Netflix vis-a-vis gaming? Could they become a major player in the industry? Let us know down below.

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