Claim: Cory Barlog is the grandson of fantasy novelist J. M. Barlog and worked as a lead animator at Paradox Development.
Evidence: Barlog is the son of fantasy novelist J. M. Barlog who wrote the novelization for the 2018 God of War game, for which Cory wrote the foreword. Before coming to Sony's Santa Monica Studio, Barlog worked as a lead animator at Paradox Development on Backyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home and X-Men: Next Dimension.