Deviation Games co-founder Jason Blundell departs

Deviation Games co-founder Jason Blundell has left the studio, the company announced. Co-founder Dave Anthony will continue to lead the developer.

Blundell and Anthony, both former Treyarch developers who worked on the Call of Duty series, co-founded Deviation Games in 2020. In June 2021, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that it entered into a partnership with Deviation Games to develop a “groundbreaking AAA original intellectual property.”

Here is the full message from Deviation Games on Blundell’s departure:

Deviation Games is announcing that Jason Blundell has left the studio. We appreciate the contributions Jason has made and we wish him the best in his future endeavors. Deviation will continue to be led by CEO Dave Anthony, who also assumed the role of game director this past year and remains a guiding force as we look ahead.

We are excited to announce that Louis Castle has joined Deviation Games as senior vice president of development. A video game industry veteran with two Lifetime Achievement awards, Louis co-founded Westwood Studios, best known for creating the legendary Command and Conquer franchise.

Louis is joined by an incredible roster of industry veterans who recently joined the studio, including God of War alumni Jonathan Hawkins and Dean Rymer, and Call of Duty: Black Ops guru Tony Flame. This plethora of talent makes Deviation uniquely equipped to continue leading the ever-evolving games industry into the future, including with the continued development of our previously-announced, groundbreaking AAA original IP.