The multiplayer project in development at Insomniac Games may be a new IP, according to a new job listing.The studio is looking to hire an Art Director who will be responsible for working with the Senior Art Director, Creative Director, Gameplay Director, and narrative group to execute a project’s vision.
Among the essential duties and responsibilities listed for this job, it is stated that the successful candidate will create style guides for various aspects of production and can account for art direction within a multiplayer environment. It is also mentioned that they will assist in pre-production planning and new IP development with creative directors.
In terms of existing experience, candidates are expected to be experienced in shipping at least one AAA game with a multiplayer component, or a demonstrable understanding of Art Direction for multiplayer games. The prospects of a multiplayer game from Insomniac Games are enticing, especially considering how the studio was behind the Resistance series, which featured extensive cooperative and competitive multiplayer options. The multiplayer modes in the first-person shooter series boasted creative and unique weapons, and were well-received by PlayStation fans.
Insomniac Games is a Burbank, California-based video game developer. Ted Price started Xtreme Software in 1994, and it was renamed Insomniac Games a year later. Spyro the Dragon, Ratchet and Clank, as well as the Resistance franchise, 2014’s Sunset Overdrive, and Marvel’s Spider-Man series alongside Marvel Games, are among the company’s most well-known creations. Sony Interactive Entertainment bought the firm in 2019, and it became part of SIE Worldwide Studios (now known as PlayStation Studios).
The studio has been steadily expanding their gaming portfolio since 2014. The business collaborated on Sunset Overdrive with Microsoft Studios in 2014, teamed with GameTrust to develop Song of the Deep, an underwater Metroidvania game, and launched various mobile games and virtual reality projects. Insomniac produced a reimagining of the initial Ratchet & Clank in 2016, and Marvel’s Spider-Man for the PlayStation 4 in 2018. Spider-Man: Miles Morales was released in 2020 for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, the studio’s most recent project, was published exclusively for the PlayStation 5 in June 2021. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (2023) and Marvel’s Wolverine are both in development for the PlayStation 5.
