Star Wars Jedi Boss Stig Asmussen Leaves EA

Game director Stig Asmussen, recognized for his work on God Of War and later EA’s Star Wars Jedi video games, has introduced that he can be leaving Respawn to pursue different alternatives, Bloomberg reviews. Under his management, the single-player Star Wars Jedi titles helped to revitalise EA’s slate of Star Wars video games, with each video games attaining vital and industrial success.

“After careful thought and consideration, Stig Asmussen has decided to leave Respawn to pursue other adventures, and we wish him the best of luck,” an EA spokesperson stated on the announcement. “Veteran Respawn leaders will be stepping up to guide the team as they continue their work on Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.”

Jedi: Survivor launched this April, and continues to get updates for efficiency and high quality of life. Asmussen stated earlier than Survivor’s launch that the staff went into growing the sport with plans for a sequel in thoughts, with an insider reporting builders at Respawn assumed there could be a 3rd Jedi sport offered Survivor carried out nicely. With all reviews referring to the broader Star Wars: Jedi staff, it is potential {that a} third sport may nonetheless go forward with out Asmussen within the lead.

Asmussen has spoken on what went into making each Jedi video games occur at Respawn, from combating Lucasfilm’s reluctance to greenlight a sport starring a Jedi, to EA’s hesitance to assist single-player video games with no multiplayer mode. He additionally defined how Jedi: Survivor was developed so rapidly in comparison with different AAA titles, even with builders working from house in the course of the pandemic.

Asmussen hasn’t but revealed what’s subsequent for him after leaving Respawn. He beforehand labored at Santa Monica Studios on the God of War sequence as lead surroundings artist and artwork director, earlier than taking on as sport director as of God of War 3.