Wizards of the Coast Announces Publishing Agreement With Giant Skull

Under the leadership of Stig Asmussen, Giant Skull is set to develop an original Dungeons & Dragons action-adventure game. This is another step in Wizards of the Coast's efforts to expand its gaming portfolio.

Wizards of the Coast, a subsidiary of Hasbro, has signed an exclusive publishing agreement with Giant Skull, a studio specialising in the development of gameplay-driven, story-immersive action-adventure games. The project is a single-player action-adventure game set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe. It is currently in development using Unreal Engine 5 for PC and consoles, and more details will be revealed at a later date.

"Our talented and experienced team at Giant Skull is built on creativity and curiosity," said Stig Asmussen, CEO, Giant Skull. "Our goal is to craft a rich new Dungeons & Dragons universe filled with immersive storytelling, heroic combat and exhilarating traversal that players will fully embrace." Asmussen was most recently the game director of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order for Respawn Entertainment and EA. Previously, he was the game director on God of War III and the art director for God of War II at Sony Santa Monica.

"Stig and the team at Giant Skull are exactly the type of exceptionally talented creators we want to work with, and I'm so happy to be reuniting with him on this new project,” said John Hight, President of Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming at Hasbro, who was previously SVP and General Manager of the Warcraft Franchise at Blizzard Entertainment. "In our time working together on God of War I got to see firsthand Stig's artistry and expertise, and he and the Giant Skull team are the perfect fit for our new game. Worldbuilding and storytelling is in our DNA, and this collaboration reflects our evolution and commitment to our Playing to Win Strategy, building a stronger presence in digital play. We look forward to revealing more about this brand-new Dungeons & Dragons game in the future."

In addition to the Giant Skull project, several other games are in development across Wizards' North American studios. Archetype Entertainment (Austin, Texas) is currently working on the sci-fi RPG Exodus. Atomic Arcade (Raleigh, North Carolina) is working on a Snake Eyes (G.I. Joe)-centred game. Invoke (Montreal, Quebec) is in full production of another Dungeons & Dragons action-adventure game centred on magic. Skeleton Key (Austin, TX) is also working on a project blending suspense and horror. Finally, the Wizards of the Coast team continues to expand the Magic: The Gathering Arena experience with new content and features.

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