New PlayStation Mystery Studio Finally Revealed

Job postings for a new PlayStation first-party studio have been popping up recently, looking looking to create “the next groundbreaking AAA original IP.” Rumors about who may be heading the studio have been swirling but haven’t been confirmed until now.

Dark Outlaw Games is the mystery first-party PlayStation studio

In a recent interview with Jeff Gerstmann, video game industry veteran Jason Blundell confirmed he is the head of a new first-party PlayStation studio called Dark Outlaw Games.

“I’ve had the amazing opportunity to create a new studio within PlayStation Studios, for Sony. The studio is called Dark Outlaw Games. We’ve been working away in the shadows for a while, and when we have something to talk about, we’ll step out into the light.”

“It’s such a privilege we get to do [Dark Outlaw Games] with Sony as a new first-party studio. You know, Sony doesn’t set up first-party studios all the time, so to have that privilege is humbling. I’m really excited.”

The studio is very much in its infancy as Blundell confirmed to Gerstmann that it is staffing up for its first project. However, he also states it has been working on hitting that “escape velocity” for “a little bit of time” now. The type of game Dark Outlaw Games is working on is currently unknown.

Blundell is primarily known for his time with developer Treyarch, where he helped on some of the most beloved Call of Duty games like Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call if Duty: World at War.

Back in 2021, Blundell and fellow former Treyarch developer Dave Anthony formed the studio in a partnership with Sony called Deviation Games. A little over a year after its reveal, it was announced Blundell left the studio. The rumors that proceeded his departure were troubling, with the studio inevitably shutting its doors last year.

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