This article was originally written for TheNintendoVillage.com, a website I founded and ran from 2018 to 2021.

Ever since Nintendo announced that development on Metroid Prime 4 was being restarted with Retro at the helm, the studio have been snapping up some serious talent.

Halo character artists, Donkey Kong: Tropical Freeze game designers and Battlefield V art directors have all joined the team, and now they’ll be accompanied by Marisa Palumbo.

Palumbo has had a rather impressive career to date, having spent a considerable amount of time at Rockstar working on GTA IV and V, Red Dead Redemption and Max Payne 3 among others, before joining Blizzard’s Overwatch team.

Palumbo will be joining Retro Studios in a Lead Producer role, a position that - according to VGC - only opened a couple of months ago. It’s another talented hire from the studio, but it certainly seems that Metroid Prime 4 is still a long way off.

There’s a lot of roles still open, including a Senior Level Designer, Lead Animator and Boss/AI Designer. So if you fancy working on the next Metroid, you’re still in with a shot!

Source: VGC