Jason Blundell

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Jason Blundell
Born
United Kingdom
Occupation(s) Video game producer, designer, creative director
EmployerDark Outlaw Games (PlayStation Studios)
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. In March 2025, Blundell announced that he had created and was leading a new first-party studio under PlayStation Studios called Dark Outlaw Games, with a game in active development at that time. [8]

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." [9] He is known for his overtly cryptic storytelling and Easter Eggs, and has a fascination with Dystopia and Mythology. [10]

Games

References

  1. ↑ Good, Owen S. (2021-06-10). "Black Ops vets form new studio for PlayStation-exclusive". Polygon. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  2. ↑ Shea, Brian. "Treyarch Talks Designing Black Ops III And What An Extra Year Does For Call Of Duty". Game Informer. Archived from the original on April 30, 2015. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  3. ↑ Exclusive Zombies Interview For Call Of Duty: Black Ops 4, Game Informer, retrieved 2024-03-16
  4. ↑ Wales, Matt (September 9, 2022). "Ex-Call of Duty boss Jason Blundell leaves PlayStation-exclusive developer Deviation Games". Eurogamer.net.
  5. ↑ Middler, Jordan (2023-05-12). "PlayStation-backed Deviation Games hit with layoffs". VGC. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  6. ↑ Batchelor, James (2023-05-15). "Deviation Studios reportedly lays off up to 90 staff". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  7. ↑ Dring, Christopher (2024-03-09). "PlayStation-backed Deviation Games closes". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  8. ↑ "PlayStation has formed new studio Dark Outlaw Games with Call of Duty Zombies lead Jason Blundell". VGC .
  9. ↑ "CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS 3 -Jason Blundell interview part 2". YouTube .
  10. ↑ Protin, Corey (May 2, 2016). "'Call of Duty' has the best Easter Eggs of any game". Business Insider .
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