Naughty Dog Art Director Joins Unfinished Swan Studio

Naughty Dog art director Nate Wells has left the company for The Unfinished Swan studio Giant Sparrow.

Wells, who worked on The Last of Us, announced his career change on Twitter. "Hmmm ... seem to be some threads here," Wells wrote. "Yes, I joined the wild, wacky, and ultimately brilliant folks at #GiantSparrow on April 3rd."

Giant Sparrow is an indie video game company, based in Santa Monica, Calif., best known for making The Unfinished Swan. According to the studio's website, the small team is working on an unannounced project. "It's not a sequel to The Unfinished Swan, but it's not a million miles away either. If you like surreal experiences and games that aren't much like anything you've ever played before, then you'll probably like it."

The departure of Wells comes after the noteworthy exits of Amy Hennig and Justin Richmond from Naughty Dog, who both were heading up Uncharted 4. Hennig has since joined Visceral's Star Wars project at EA, while Richmond left Naught Dog for Riot Games. Overall, the past couple of months have been rough for Sony Worldwide Studios.

Source: IGN