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The Avengers Project has gained some serious muscle in the shape of 15 video game industry veterans, Crystal Dynamics has announced. Among the new individuals joining the project include Shaun Escayg, the former Naughty Dog developer who worked on Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and The Last of Us.
Escayg was rumoured to be working on the superhero title earlier this year, when he posted an Avengers logo on Instagram after announcing his departure from Sony’s misbehaving pooch after seven years. However, we now know that this is indeed the case, and that he’ll be working on the game as creative director.
‘I’m thrilled to join Crystal as Creative Director and be aligned with a team as passionate about telling great character based stories as I am,’ enthused Escayg.
Elsewhere, the Tomb Raider studio also confirmed it’s signed up Stephen Barry, who formally worked at Electronic Arts and Visceral Games and cut his teeth on a number of projects including the Dead Space franchise.Â
Additional talent has been pooled from the likes of Sledgehammer Games and Monolith Productions, with team members having dabbled in titles such as Batman Arkham Origins, Dead Space, and Star Wars Battlefront.Â
‘We’re committed to delivering an incredible, completely original Avengers experience to our gamers, and that means we are always looking to add amazing developers to our existing best in class studio talent. As development progresses, our studio continues to grow. The tremendous progress we’ve made on The Avengers project further drives us toward our goal of crafting something all Marvel fans will be proud of, and will play for years to come. We can’t wait to show you what we mean in the future,’ commented Crystal Dynamics’ Scot Amos.
The Avengers Project is in development for PS4, PC, and Xbox One and has yet to attract a release date.Â
