The game director of two parts of Star Wars Jedi has headed the development of an action game based on the Dungeons & Dragons universe
Giant Skull, the studio founded by 2023 The game director of the Star Wars Jedi series and God of War 3 has founded Giant Skull Studios and is already working on an AAA project, has revealed the first details of its debut project.
Here's What We Know
Bloomberg: Star Wars Jedi series game director Stig Asmussen to leave Respawn Entertainment studio, the game industry veteran has signed a contract with Wizards of the Coast and is working on an ambitious fantasy single-player action game in the setting of the cult board game Dungeons Dragons.
Most likely, the authors will not become attached to the DD role-playing system, and use this franchise only as a basis for their own project.
Asmussen commented on the announcement thus:
Our talented and experienced Giant Skull team is driven by creativity and curiosity. Our goal is to create a rich new Dungeons Dragons universe filled with compelling stories, heroic battles and exciting journeys that players will love.
For his part, Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro's president of video games, John Hight, has not hidden his optimism either:
Stig and the Giant Skull team are exactly the kind of exceptionally talented developers we want to work with, and I'm thrilled to join them on this new project. Having worked on God of War together, I've seen Stig's talent and experience first-hand, and he and the Giant Skull team are the perfect fit for our new game. Creating worlds and stories is in our DNA, and this collaboration not only reflects our evolution and commitment to our Playing to Win strategy, but also strengthens our presence in digital entertainment. We look forward to sharing more about this brand new Dungeons Dragons game in the future.
Details of the game and its release date are still unknown - we'll have to wait for the developers' next announcements.
Source: VentureBeat
