Report: Former Naughty Dog and COD Devs’ “That’s No Moon” Studio’s First Early Screenshot of Third-Person Shooter Game Unearthed

It’s not often a new independent studio’s in-development first project can generate anticipation, but this is the case with That’s No Moon. Founded in 2021 by veterans from Infinity Ward and Naughty Dog, the studio caused a stir from the beginning due to speculation that their debut project could be related to the Star Wars universe. This speculation arose because, in addition to the studio’s name being a clear reference to the franchise, it was discovered that their first project would be based on an existing popular IP. However, publication Inverse later debunked the idea of a new Star Wars game.

According to That’s No Moon, their first project would be a third-person action-adventure AAA single-player game, which thanks to job listings we know is being developed using Unreal Engine 5. Despite these initial pieces of information, not much has been known about the title, until now, since we have uncovered details that give us an idea of what the game will be like, including an exclusive glimpse at the game through the screenshot of an early prototype.

A first look at the genre of the game

First and foremost, we know that it will be a military-themed shooter, which makes sense considering the developers’ experience with games like Call of Duty. This information comes from a mention in the resume of a motion capture actor who, curiously enough, worked on the COD franchise, hinting at the theme of the game by listing a soldier as his character.

Additionally, in the summary of a Technical Rigging Artist, we can see listed the project as “Unannounced AAA Shooter,” further supporting the idea that the game will be a shooter. There’s also mention of vehicles, alongside technical aspects like cloth simulation and physics, aspects of which we can expect a lot with the power provided by Unreal Engine 5.

Now for the interesting part, we present you an early look at the game. Taken from the 2022 reel of a VFX artist at That’s No Moon.

The artist, whom we will refrain from naming to protect their privacy, shows us a soldier in a desert environment facing various pieces of furniture, including a table that the player appears to have destroyed. At the bottom of the screenshot, we can see a text box with dialogue from a character named Branch, potentially the player’s character, saying ‘Stop moving, trying to kill you.’ Additionally, we see the weapon UI and the currently equipped weapon, which appears to be a SCAR. Finally, in the top left corner, there seems to be a health bar and a stamina bar, with two empty slots positioned above them.

Since the screenshot comes from the reel of a VFX artist, we can assume that the pic is set in an environment made to test effects and although it comes from a build that is two years old, with an UI that is clearly unfinished, this first glance gives us a good idea of what the team at That’s No Moon has planned for their debut title.

Once unearth more details about the project, we’ll let our readers know.

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