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Ascendant Studios
Private
ISIN🆔
IndustryVideo games
Founded 📆2018; 7 years ago (2018) in San Rafael, California, US
Founders 👔
  • Bret Robbins
Headquarters 🏙️, ,
US
Area served 🗺️
Key people
  • Bret Robbins (Founder, CEO, & Game Director)
  • Spencer Hunt (COO)
  • Kevin Boyle (Executive Producer)
  • Mark Maratea (CTO)
Products 📟 
  • Immortals of Aveum
Members
Number of employees
🌐 Websiteascendantstudios.com
📇 Address
📞 telephone

Ascendant Studios is an American independent video game developer based in San Rafael, California. Founded in 2018 by Bret Robbins.[1][2][3], Ascendant Studios is a fully independent AAA video game studio with complete ownership and creative control over their debut title, Immortals of Aveum[4], a big budget, single-player,first-person magic shooter set to release in 2023[5].

History[edit]

Founded by Bret Robbins, creative director behind the original Dead Space[6], as well as the campaigns for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3[7], Advanced Warfare[8], and WWII[9]. The studio has assembled a team of game developers with BAFTA and Game of the Year award-winning experience on franchises such as Telltale's The Walking Dead[10], Marvel’s Spider-Man, Borderlands[11], The Wolf Among Us[12], Mafia, Tomb Raider[13], Gears of War[14], Metal Gear Solid[15], The Elder Scrolls[16], Call of Duty[17], Dead Space[18] and BioShock[19]

Games in Development[edit]

Ascendent Studios is currently developing their debut title, Immortals of Aveum™[20], a new single-player, first-person magic shooter set in an original fantasy universe. Immortals of Aveum was officially announced at The Game Awards 2022[21] with a teaser trailer[22], along with announcing their partnership with Electronic Arts’ EA Originals label[23] to publish the game. Immortals of Aveum is being built on Unreal Engine 5[24] and is planned to release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC in 2023.

References[edit]

  1. Valentine, Rebekah. "Former Sledgehammer senior creative director launches Ascendant Studios". GamesIndustry.biz.
  2. Vincent, Brittany. "Former 'Call of Duty' Creative Director Launches Ascendant Studios". Variety.
  3. Shanley, Patrick. "Former 'Call of Duty,' 'Dead Space' Creative Director Forms New Independent Studio". The Hollywood Reporter.
  4. Cristian Delgado (December 8, 2022). "Ascendant Studios Joins Forces With EA Originals for Groundbreaking Single-Player, First-Person Magic Shooter – Immortals of Aveum™" (Press release). REDWOOD CITY, Calif.: Electronic Arts Inc. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  5. Goslin, Austen. "Immortals of Aveum is a magic shooter from the minds behind Dead Space and Call of Duty". Polygon.
  6. "Dead Space". Moby Games.
  7. "Call of Duty:MW3". Moby Games.
  8. "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare". Moby Games.
  9. "Call of Duty: WWII". Moby Games.
  10. North, Dale. "VGAs: The Walking Dead wins game of the year". Destructoid.
  11. "16th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.
  12. "NAVGTR Awards (2014)". National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers.
  13. "19th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards". Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.
  14. "IGN Best of 2011 - Best Shooter". IGN.
  15. "The Game Awards 2015". The Game Awards.
  16. "The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion – Best RPG – Best of 2006". IGN. Archived from the original on March 7, 2012. Retrieved March 9, 2023. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)
  17. "GAME Award of 2010 in 2011". British Academy Games Awards.
  18. "Original Score in 2009". British Academy Games Awards.
  19. "Best Game in 2007". British Academy Games Awards.
  20. Dring, Christopher. "EA signs new fantasy shooter from former Call of Duty developers". GamesIndustry.biz.
  21. Bankhurst, Adam. "The Game Awards 2022: Everything Announced". IGN.
  22. Immortals of Aveum - Official Teaser Trailer on YouTube
  23. Cristian Delgado (December 8, 2022). "Ascendant Studios Joins Forces With EA Originals for Groundbreaking Single-Player, First-Person Magic Shooter – Immortals of Aveum™" (Press release). REDWOOD CITY, Calif.: Electronic Arts Inc. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  24. Unreal Engine 5 Release - The State of Unreal 2022 Keynote Presentation on YouTube


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