While recent Wizards Of The Coast news has been dominated by the upcoming Magic: The Gathering - Final Fantasy expansion, the firm's other juggernaut franchise, Dungeons & Dragons, is also making waves. Today, WOTC has announced a publishing deal with Giant Skull--a new development studio founded by Respawn and Sony Santa Monica alumnus Stig Asmussen--for a new video game set in the famous tabletop RPG's universe.
The new D&D game will be a "single-player action-adventure title set in the world of Dungeons & Dragons" and developed using Unreal Engine 5, according to the official announcement. The project will be developed for both "consoles and PC," though no specific platforms have been confirmed as of this writing.
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Giant Skull was first founded in September 2023 by Stig Asmussen, a longtime game developer whose portfolio includes the original God of War trilogy--on which he served as creative director for God of War 3--and most recently the Star Wars Jedi games at Respawn Entertainment. This Dungeons & Dragons game will be the first project developed by Giant Skull.
One of Dungeons & Dragons's latest forays into video games, Larian Studios's Baldur's Gate III, won numerous awards around the world after launching in August 2023. It won Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2023 and The DICE Awards 2023, as well as top honors on GameSpot's Game of the Year list for 2023.
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The new D&D game will be a "single-player action-adventure title set in the world of Dungeons & Dragons" and developed using Unreal Engine 5, according to the official announcement. The project will be developed for both "consoles and PC," though no specific platforms have been confirmed as of this writing.
Dungeons & Dragons
Giant Skull was first founded in September 2023 by Stig Asmussen, a longtime game developer whose portfolio includes the original God of War trilogy--on which he served as creative director for God of War 3--and most recently the Star Wars Jedi games at Respawn Entertainment. This Dungeons & Dragons game will be the first project developed by Giant Skull.
One of Dungeons & Dragons's latest forays into video games, Larian Studios's Baldur's Gate III, won numerous awards around the world after launching in August 2023. It won Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2023 and The DICE Awards 2023, as well as top honors on GameSpot's Game of the Year list for 2023.
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