Sucker Punch co-founder Brian Fleming is leaving the Sly Cooper and Ghost of Ytei studio, and passing the reins to two new studio heads

Date:
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 10:16:48 +0000

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Sucker Punch co-founder Brian Fleming will leave the studio at the end of the year. He oversaw the development of Sly Cooper, Ghost of Yotei, and more.

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After nearly three decades, Brian Fleming will leave Sucker Punch at the end
of this year. He co-founded the iconic PlayStation studio, which has released hits like the Sly Cooper , Infamous , and Ghost franchises.

A post on the PlayStation Blog pays tribute to the work of Brian Fleming, noting that PlayStation has worked with Fleming to ensure that the future of Sucker Punch remains in the best hands moving forward.

Jason Connell and Adrian Bentley will step up as studio heads, having worked
as Co-Creative Director on the Ghost franchise, and Technical Director respectively. Nate Fox will continue as Co-Creative Director to complete the overall creative leadership team.

Sucker Punch was initially a second-party studio under Sony until being acquired in 2011. The studio then released Infamous 2 , Infamous Second Son , Infamous First Light , Ghost of Tsushima , and Ghost of Ytei .

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