Nate Wells, who served as art director at Naughty Dog and was credited with lead art on The Last of Us, has left the studio to join indie outfit Giant Sparrow (The Unfinished Swan). Wells, who joined Naughty Dog as recently as August 2012 (from Irrational Games) becomes the third high profile departure from Naughty Dog in a short period of time (creative director Amy Hennig and game director Justin Richmond being the other two). Wells tweeted:
"Hmmm....seem to be some threads here. Yes, I joined the wild, wacky, and ultimately brilliant folks at #GiantSparrow on April 3rd."