Jason Blundell

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Jason Blundell
Born
United Kingdom
Occupation(s) Video game producer, designer, creative director
Employer Treyarch (2006–2020)
Known for Call of Duty series
TitleCo-Studio Head, Game Director, Campaign Design Director, Senior Executive Producer, Assistant Producer

Jason Blundell is a British video game producer and creative director. He is best known for his work on the Call of Duty Zombies franchise. [1]

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Career

Blundell began his career at Activision as a Programmer and Producer for several titles, before joining Treyarch to work on the production of Call of Duty 3 . He went on to become Executive Producer for Call of Duty: Black Ops , Campaign Design Director for Call of Duty: Black Ops II , and Game Director for both the Campaign and Zombies modes of Call of Duty: Black Ops III , taking over from Jimmy Zielinski. [2]

Blundell directed and produced the Career and Zombies experiences of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 , and co-created the story for the Zombies Comics. He was the creator of the Chaos storyline in the Zombies franchise. [3]

On February 28, 2020, Treyarch announced Jason Blundell was leaving the studio. On June 10, 2021, Blundell and Dave Anthony announced a new studio, Deviation Games. On September 8, 2022, it was announced that Blundell had left Deviation Games. [4] The studio had significant layoffs in May 2023 [5] [6] and shut down in March 2024. [7] In December 2023, Jason was revealed to be working at PlayStation Studios.

Writing Style

Blundell is inspired by multi-layered narratives and morally grey characters. During an interview for Call of Duty: Black Ops III , Blundell has said there are "three or four stories running at the same time." [8] He is known for his overtly cryptic storytelling and Easter Eggs, and has a fascination with Dystopia and Mythology. [9]

Games

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