Sony Axes Call Of Duty Lead's Recently Formed PlayStation Studio
Kotaku • • technology
Key Points:
- Sony has internally announced the closure of Dark Outlaw Games, a PlayStation studio founded by Treyarch veteran Jason Blundell, known for his work on Call of Duty Zombies.
- Blundell was initially given the opportunity to create the studio after Sony canceled a previous project he was working on with Deviation Games, which had a budget exceeding $200 million before funding was pulled.
- The shutdown of Dark Outlaw Games follows the recent closure of Bluepoint Games, highlighting a trend of Sony shuttering first-party studios during the PlayStation 5 era.
- Blundell had expressed pride in establishing Dark Outlaw Games as a new first-party studio within PlayStation Studios, a privilege he described as humbling just a year ago.
- The situation reflects ongoing challenges in Sony’s internal development and publishing strategies, with multiple high-profile projects and studios facing difficulties in recent years.
