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]

Jason Blundell
Born
United Kingom
Occupation(s)Video game producer, designer, creative director
EmployerTreyarch (2006–2020)
Known forCall of Duty series
TitleCo-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

References
  1. https://www.polygon.com/22528417/deviation-games-new-studio-playstation-sie-dave-anthony-jason-blundell
  2. "Treyarch Talks Designing Black Ops III and What an Extra Year Does for Call of Duty". Game Informer.
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bc3QVpHai8
  4. "Ex-Call of Duty boss Jason Blundell leaves PlayStation-exclusive developer Deviation Games". Eurogamer.net. 9 September 2022.
  5. "CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS 3 -Jason Blundell interview part 2". YouTube.
  6. "'Call of Duty' has the best Easter Eggs of any game". Business Insider.
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