“Star Wars Jedi” director Stig Asmussen is working on a new “Dungeons and Dragons” video game. Asmussen’s new game studio Giant Skull has signed a deal with Wizards of the Coast, which owns the Dungeons & Dragons IP, to create a single-player action-adventure game based on the hit series. The untitled game is currently in development for PC and console versions.
New Dungeons & Dragons Game Announced
Hasbro subsidiary Wizards of the Coast announced Monday that it has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Giant Skull. John Hight, president of Hasbro Coastal Wizards and Digital Games, said Giant Skeleton is the “perfect choice” for the new D&D game. Asmussen left EA and Respawn Entertainment in 2023 and formed the triple-A studio in 2024.
“The talented and experienced team at Giant Skull is built on a foundation of creativity and curiosity,” Asmussen said in a statement. “Our goal is to create a rich new Dungeons & Dragons universe filled with immersive storytelling, heroic combat, and exciting traversal that players will fully embrace.”
Hasbro said more details about the upcoming Dungeons & Dragons game will be announced at a later date.
Asmussen and Giant Skull
Los Angeles-based Giant Skull was announced last year as a new AAA studio dedicated to developing “game-driven, story-immersive action-adventure games.” Asmussen founded the studio after leaving EA in 2023, where he was leading development of the Star Wars Jedi game at Respawn Entertainment.
Asmussen directed “Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order” and “Star Wars Jedi: Survivors.” The third game in the Star Wars Jedi Trilogy is currently in development at Respawn Entertainment. Prior to joining EA, Asmussen worked on the original God of War trilogy at Sony Santa Monica Studios and served as game director on God of War 3.
“Giant Skull has an elite team, all of whom will play an important role in creating this new single-player action-adventure game from the ground up using Unreal Engine 5,” Hasbro wrote in a statement.
Wizards of the West Coast is developing a number of other games based on its IP, including another D&D action-adventure game currently in full production by Montreal studio Invoke. The publisher has recently seen huge success with Larian Studio’s Baldur’s Gate 3, a turn-based fantasy role-playing game based on Dungeons & Dragons. The critically acclaimed game has sold over 15 million copies and won multiple accolades, including Game of the Year at the 2023 Game Awards.