Xbox veteran and Halo Infinite head of design Jerry Hook has unveiled his new “AAA” studio Jar of Sparks, a first-party developer for Chinese publisher NetEase that will focus on creating the “next generation of narrative-driven action games”.
These include Paul Crocker (previously lead narrative director on the Batman: Arkham trilogy and assistant creative director on Halo Infinite) who joins Jar of Sparks as creative director, plus executive producer Greg Stone, who served as producer on Doom 2016 and Halo Infinite.
Steve Dyck – whose previous animation director and design director credits include the SSX franchise, NBA Street, plus Halo 4, 5, and Infinite – joins the team as executive producer.
There’s no hint as to what the studio is currently working on in today’s announcement, but hopefully more will be revealed soon.