While Bluepoint Games’ mystery project got cancelled back in January, it looks like the studio has already begun work on its next title. As caught by Tech4Gamers, job listings have been spotted on Bluepoint Games’ website, with the studio looking for a Senior Combat Designer and a Senior Level Designer and a to work at the studio on a contractual basis.
The listings indicates that the studio is working on a new third-person action game with an emphasis on melee combat. Among the qualifications required for the role of Senior Combat Designer, Bluepoint Games wants the candidate to have a “Solid understanding of combat system and mechanics for 3rd-person melee action experiences.”
When it comes to the role of Senior Level Designer, the responsibilities include the candidate being able to “Script and tune key aspects of the content, including events, interactions, encounters, puzzles, and collision.” This means that the studio’s new project likely involves a combination of third-person melee combat with some puzzle-based encounters.
Since Bluepoint Games is traditionally known for having worked on remakes and remasters of older titles, its new project also being a way for Sony to revisit one of its older IPs might end up being the case. While there are quite a few older titles under the PlayStation umbrella that could be the target of a remake, the emphasis on third-person combat and puzzle-solving elements would indicate that it might end up being more in line with something like the original God of War, or even a lesser-known but seminal title like ICO.
The studio’s first real attempt at an original game was expected to be a live-service title. However, it was one of the many projects that ultimately ended up getting cancelled in Sony’s great purge of in-development live-service projects that also included games by Sony Bend and even Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Online.
Despite the cancellation, however, Sony noted that these cancellations would not lead to the closure of the studio. “Bend and Bluepoint are highly accomplished teams who are valued members of the PlayStation Studios family, and we are working closely with each studio to determine what are the next projects,” said the company in a statement back in January. Sony did go on to note through an internal memo that it was “working closely with Bend and Bluepoint to determine what are the next projects and plan to do everything we can to ensure there is minimal business impact.”
The last major release by Bluepoint Games was all the way back in 2020, with PS5 launch title Demon’s Souls. The game was a remake of the seminal 2009 RPG originally developed by FromSoftware. Since then, Bluepoint Games has served as a support studio, with its most recent work that ended up getting a release being the PS4 and PS5 release of God of War Ragnarok back in 2022.
Bluepoint Games itself is yet to make any official announcement about what its next project will entail, and while it might end up being a remake, it could also potentially be a brand new IP.
