Over the past few months there have been major recruitments within The Initiative, a new Microsoft studio whose birth was announced last E3, which has seen prominent figures from, to name a few, Rockstar Games and Crystal Dynamics.

The number of talents that the studio has already incorporated to the team seems destined to rise once again: among the newcomers in fact there is Robert Ryan who revealed, through an update of his Linkedin page,that he is now Senior Systems Designer of The Initiative..

Ryan has a respectable business card: in fact, he worked as a Game Designer for Naughty Dog and Motive Studios (the EA studio headed by Jade Raymond) and took part in both the realization of The Last of Us, Uncharted 3 and Uncharted 4, and that of The Last of Us Part II, whoserelease date has not yet been officially announced.

This new hire confirms once again that Microsoft is strengthening the team and is working to create titles that can compete with the largest current productions. However, we do not expect to know too soon (for example at the next E3) something about the team's projects: such an ambitious team will probably take several years before we can produce something that can be shown to the public. Keep following us for all the news and updates!