It seems like Horizon Name of the Mountain developer Firesprite is gearing as much as work on a significant new title. A job itemizing has been noticed on the official PlayStation Careers web page for a lead cinematic producer that will work out of Liverpool, UK. Noticed by GeekinOut, the job itemizing describes the job as having to steer interdisciplinary groups like digital camera, VFX, and lighting artists.
“As Lead Cinematic Producer you’ll work in partnership with the Manufacturing Director and different Lead Producers, to keep up the Cinematic workflow from conception to closing supply of cinematic sequences,” reads the job itemizing. “Working collaboratively cross-discipline with designers, programmers, and audio groups to combine cinematics seamlessly into gameplay to develop high-quality narrative gameplay experiences.”
The itemizing additionally goes on to disclose that the sport underneath improvement is a AAA venture with a heavy deal with storytelling, participant company, immersion, and ambiance. As a part of the studio, the position additionally includes engaged on “ground-breaking territory on next-generation {hardware} applied sciences.”
It’s at the moment unknown what Firesprite has been engaged on for the reason that launch of Horizon Name of the Mountain. Rumours from again in October 2024, nonetheless, have indicated that the studio has been engaged on a sequel to horror sport Till Daybreak. These rumours had been additional fuelled by the existence of a job itemizing from again in 2022 the place the studio was in search of work on a “AAA narrative pushed horror-adventure sport.”
Studies from final 12 months have additionally indicated that Firesprite is probably not the perfect place to work on account of accusations of a poisonous office. In accordance with the experiences of the time, the studio management was partaking in what was described as “basic nepotism”, with its management additionally being accused of being “bullies” and “tyrants”. The report additionally indicated that some issues might need been shaped from Sony’s makes an attempt at restructuring it since its acquisition in 2021.
Different issues on the studio reportedly embrace sexual discrimination and ageism, with Firesprite being run underneath a “tradition of concern” that additionally results in employee exploitation by means of pressured crunch, particularly in the course of the improvement of Horizon Name of the Mountain.
