The technology features in Ubisoft’s For Honor, Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us Part 1 and The Last of Us Part 2, and Valve’s Half-Life: Alyx.
As Senior Technical Animator, Manrez’s job description states that he was involved in developing roadmap features for smooth animation workflows between May 2022 and March 2023 on an unannounced project. . He took care of animating, implementing, troubleshooting, and testing various player and NPC movements. During his 11 month stint at Bend Studios, he also acted as an animation designer to create team workflows, pipeline guidance, and manage animation leadership initiatives.
It has already been reported that Bend Studio, for its next project, will most likely use Guerrilla Games’ Decima engine, and it is an open-world game. Game designer Matthew Seymour’s LinkedIn profile says he worked with the Decima Engine to develop Bend Studio’s next game.
The game is rumored to feature “cinema-quality” facial animation, 3D audio, and possibly online multiplayer.
