Fallen Order Director Departs From EA

Stig Asmussen, the director behind Respawn Entertainment’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and its latest sequel has left writer Electronic Arts for unspecified causes.

2019’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was an enormous hit, promoting tens of millions of copies and garnering rave critiques from critics and followers. Earlier this 12 months, the sport’s sequel, Jedi: Survivor, debuted to equally optimistic critiques and gross sales. Both video games have been seen by many as an enormous enchancment over EA’s earlier Star Wars output, which included multiplayer shooters and canceled tasks. And now, the person who helped lead growth on the Jedi video games is not with Respawn or the studio’s father or mother firm EA.

According to a brand new September 13 report from Bloomberg, Stig Asmussen has left EA, with the Madden and Battlefield writer confirming the information with the outlet.

When requested concerning the departure, EA supplied Kotaku with this assertion:

After cautious thought and consideration, Stig Asmussen has determined to depart Respawn to pursue different adventures, and we want him one of the best of luck. Veteran Respawn leaders might be stepping as much as information the staff as they proceed their work on Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.

The particular motive for Asmussen’s departure isn’t but identified. His exit from Respawn, no less than from the skin, does appear stunning, because the Jedi video games have been thought of large successes for EA and its stewardship of Star Wars. His sudden exit appears much more stunning when you think about that, in keeping with Asmussen, the Jedi collection of video games was at all times meant to be a trilogy, implying a 3rd sport is coming sooner or later.

In March, a month earlier than the launch of Jedi: Survivor, Asmussen informed IGN that he “always wanted to see [the Jedi saga] as a trilogy.” He defined additional that the staff had “ideas of what we could do beyond [Jedi: Survivor].”

While it’s very probably EA and Respawn will develop a 3rd sport within the standard franchise, finishing the presumably deliberate trilogy, it would seemingly be with out the director who helped make the primary two chapters memorable.

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