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Sony has just announced they’re partnering with startup developer Firewalk Studios on a new PS5 console-exclusive multiplayer game. Firewalk already has a staff in the “upper double digits” and is lead by creative director Ryan Ellis and producer Elena Siegman, both of whom worked on Destiny. Other team members have worked on an array of big titles like Apex Legends and Mass Effect. Firewalk is part of the ProbablyMonsters collective of indie studios, which all aim to foster healthy “people-first” work environments.

The announcement that Sony is backing a new AAA multiplayer game is perhaps a bit unexpected as they’ve largely focused on single-player narrative adventures in recent years. That said, newly-appointed PlayStation Studios boss Hermen Hulst says he wants to focus in on creating a diverse lineup of titles going forward…