The director of Star Wars Jedi is making a new big game
Stig Asmussen, the director behind games like God of War 3 and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, founded the independent AAA studio Giant Skull.
Stig Asmussen, who directed games such as God of War 3, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, departed Respawn Entertainment in September 2023 to form a new studio aimed at developing AAA games for single players, founding Giant Skull Studio. According to Game Informer, Asmussen established Giant Skull Studio with the goal of developing AAA games focusing on "player-driven games with compelling action-adventure narratives set in enchanting worlds," which were certainly among Asmussen's own specialties.
The members of Giant Skull Studio are a number of veteran developers in the gaming industry, almost all of whom have experience working at studios like Respawn Entertainment, Epic Games, Rocksteady, Wright Games, and so on. Among these individuals, notable names include Jeff Magers (design director of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor), Patrick Murphy (art director for Valorant and Fortnite), John Carr (technical on Star Wars Jedi: Survivor team), Lauren MacLemore (Fortnite's first producer), and Brian Campbell, Fortnite's animation director.
Stig Asmussen, the director of God of War 3, says about the newly founded studio: "The culture that governs Giant Skull Studio is built on creativity and curiosity. We've assembled a team of talented individuals known for creating compelling stories, epic battles, and thrilling gaming experiences. Our goal is to create content-rich worlds for players, where arenas keep players engaged."
Anthony Scott, former financial director and member of Rocksteady Studio, says: "Our values in establishing this studio boil down to independence, action, creativity in business creation, and mutual respect in communicating with players. We want players to be with us every step of the way on this amazing journey towards the ultimate goal. We are creating something special and have been fortunate to assemble a fantastic and creative team of game developers, each of whom brings experience and a reputation for crafting adventure and action games and defining this exciting genre."
The first game from Giant Skull Studio will be a single-player AAA adventure-action game developed using Unreal Engine 5.
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