Deviation Games’ Co-Founder Leaves Studio
Deviation Games has announced that co-founder Jason Blundell is leaving the company. In 2021, ex-Treyarch developers Jason Blundell and Dave Anthony united to found Deviation Games and quickly announced that the studio was commencing work on a “ground-breaking” all-new IP in collaboration with PlayStation. Unfortunately, nothing has thus far materialized of the project and very little has been said until now.
On September 9, 2022 Deviation broke its near seven-month radio silence on Twitter to confirm that Blundell had indeed stepped down from his role with the studio, which will now be helmed entirely by CEO Dave Anthony. Anthony established an impressive pedigree with Treyarch alongside Blundell, having been a part of some of the most important releases in the Call of Duty franchise such as Call of Duty: World at War and the ever-pervasive Call of Duty: Black Ops 2.
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The void created by Blundell’s departure from Deviation will be filled by Westwood Studios co-founder Louis Castle. Castle’s name is often most closely associated with the classic Command & Conquer strategy game franchise, and this outside perspective may substantially reshape whatever the studio is currently working on. Most of the high-ranking staff seem to have experience with big-budget shooters, and Castle’s experience in other genres could potentially shift the trajectory of the title’s development in a new direction.
Deviation Games began production on its new PlayStation-affiliated IP in late December, so Blundell’s influence on the final product will likely be minimal. With that in mind, it will likely be quite some time until fans hear anything concrete about this
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