Giant Skull, a new game studio founded by Star Wars Jedi franchise and God of War 3 director Stig Asmussen, is hard at work on an upcoming single-player Dungeons & Dragons action adventure.
The currently untitled project was announced by Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast, and follows previous reports that Giant Skull was making a new AAA single-player game built in Unreal Engine 5.
“Our talented and experienced team at Giant Skull is built on creativity and curiosity,” Asmussen said in a statement. “Our goal is to craft a rich new Dungeons & Dragons universe filled with immersive storytelling, heroic combat and exhilarating traversal that players will fully embrace.”
Formed in 2024 after Asmussen left Electronic Arts and Respawn Entertainment a year prior, Giant Skull’s leadership team also consists of lead producer Lauren McLemore (Fortnite, League of Legends), art director Patrick Murphy (Valorant, Ratchet & Clank), CTO Jon Carr (Star Wars Jedi: Survivor), design director Jeff Magers (Star Wars Jedi franchise, Medal of Honor: Airborne), animation director Brian Campbell (Fortnite) and COO/CFO Anthony Scott. Previous reports also indicated that the team consists of Rockstar alumni as well.
Giant Skull’s latest project is set to add another notch to publisher Wizards of the Coast’s belt, joining a separate D&D action adventure game by Invoke Studios, the team behind 2021’s Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance, alongside the sci-fi RPG Exodus, which will be helmed by Archetype Entertainment, a team made from former Mass Effect veterans.
With Asmussen’s impressive track record consisting of highly successful games like the Star Wars Jedi franchise, God of War II and its sequel God of War III, hopes are high that Giant Skull would be able to deliver an immersive story-focused adventure set in the captivating world of Dungeons & Dragons. The project is still in its infancy, although it was confirmed to be a multi-platform title and will launch on PC and consoles “at a later date”.
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