Jason Blundell
Jason Blundell is a British video game producer and creative director. He is best known for his work on the Call of Duty Zombies franchise.[1]
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Born | United Kingom |
Occupation(s) | Video game producer, designer, creative director |
Employer | Treyarch (2006–2020) |
Known for | Call of Duty series |
Title | Co-Studio Head, Game Director, Campaign Design Director, Senior Executive Producer, Assistant Producer |
Career
Blundell began his career at Activision as a Programmer and Producer for several titles, before joining Treyarch to work on the production of Call of Duty 3. He went on to become Executive Producer for Call of Duty: Black Ops, Campaign Design Director for Call of Duty: Black Ops II, and Game Director for both the Campaign and Zombies modes of Call of Duty: Black Ops III, taking over from Jimmy Zielinski.[2]
Blundell directed and produced the Career and Zombies experiences of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, and co-created the story for the Zombies Comics. He was the creator of the Chaos storyline in the Zombies franchise.[3]
On February 28, 2020, Treyarch announced Jason Blundell was leaving the studio. On June 10, 2021, Blundell and Dave Anthony announced a new studio, Deviation Games. On September 8, 2022, it was announced that Blundell had left Deviation Games.[4]
Writing Style
Blundell is inspired by multi-layered narratives and morally grey characters. During an interview for Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Blundell has said there are "three or four stories running at the same time".[5] He is known for his overtly cryptic storytelling and Easter Eggs, and has a fascination with Dystopia and Mythology.[6]
Games
- Starlancer
- X2: Wolverine's Revenge
- Catwoman
- Xanadu Next
- The Roots: Gates of Chaos
- Call of Duty 3
- Spider-Man 3
- 007: Quantum of Solace
- Call of Duty: World at War
- Call of Duty: Black Ops
- Call of Duty: Black Ops II
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
- Unnanounced Deviation Games Title
References
- https://www.polygon.com/22528417/deviation-games-new-studio-playstation-sie-dave-anthony-jason-blundell
- "Treyarch Talks Designing Black Ops III and What an Extra Year Does for Call of Duty". Game Informer.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bc3QVpHai8
- "Ex-Call of Duty boss Jason Blundell leaves PlayStation-exclusive developer Deviation Games". Eurogamer.net. 9 September 2022.
- "CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS 3 -Jason Blundell interview part 2". YouTube.
- "'Call of Duty' has the best Easter Eggs of any game". Business Insider.