

It
has
been
something
of
an
open
secret
that
Sony
has
a
new
triple-A
studio
in
LA,
but
now
a
job
listing
has
confirmed
its
existence.
But
which
of
the
three
secret
studios
is
it?
If
you
don’t
know
what
I
mean,
let
me
quickly
fill
you
in.
A
few
months
back
we
learned
Bridgett
O’Neill
of
Bungie
was
taking
over
as
Senior
Creative
Director
of
Creative
at
PlayStation
Studios,
but
despite
the
new
job
she
wasn’t
leaving
Bungie
because,
in
her
words,
“Bungie
Creative
Studios
is
joining
PlayStation
to
build
the
foundation
for
a
creative
team
that
can
support
all
PlayStation
live
service
games.”
As
for
the
other
mystery
team,
we
learned
of
it
from
another
job
listing
in
2022.
From
that
we
discovered
that
Naughty
Dog
was
teaming
up
with
PlayStation
Studios
Visual
Arts
to
form
a
new
internal
studio
to
work
on
a
new
title.
Jason
Blundell
is
working
on
a
new
game
and
is
head
of
a
new
studio
within
Sony
Studios.
That
new
studio
partnered
up
with
Destiny
2’s
developer “Bungie”.
The
game
is “an
action
game
set
in
a
brand-new
science-fantasy
universe”
and
was
one
Bungie
had
been
working
on
already.
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Glitching
Queen
❤️
(@GirlGlitcher)
August
27,
2024
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However,
in
this
case
the
new
LA
studio
mentioned
in
today’s
job
listing
is
probably
related
to
Jason
Blundell,
formerly
of
Deviation
Games.
He
left
months
before
massive
layoffs
hit
the
company.
Deviation
would
close
its
doors
for
the
final
time
in
March
of
2024.
Before
his
Deviation
days,
Blundell
worked
on
Call
of
Duty,
holding
titles
such
as
Campaign
Design
Director
for
Black
Ops
2,
and
Game
Director
both
the
campaign
and
the
zombies
mode
in
Black
Ops
3.
In
early
2024
word
began
to
spread
that
Jason
Blundell had
been
picked
up
by
Sony
and
was
heading
a
new
studio
teaming
up
with
Bungie
to
develop
a
new
sci-fi
action
game.
This
was
a
few
months
before
Bungie
revealed
Marathon
to
the
world.
JOB
UPDATE!I’ve
been
wanting
to
say
this
for
a
while,
but
now
I
finally
can!
😊I’m
a
Junior
Game
Designer
@PlayStation
Studios.And
I
work
for
Jason
Blundell.
❤️—
JC
(@JCbackfire)
December
18,
2023
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In
December
of
2024,
a
newly
hired
Game
Designer
at
PlayStation
revealed
he
was
working
for
Jason
Blundell.
Other
former
Deviation
employees
were
also
said
to
have
been
taking
jobs
at
Sony,
making
people
wonder
if
Blundell
and
co
were
setting
up
a
new
studio
under
Sony.
The
LA
job
listing
is
for
a
Project Senior
Producer and
refers
to
an
unnamed
LA
studio.
“We
are
a
newly
established
AAA
studio
based
in
Los
Angeles,
driven
by
a
team
of
seasoned
industry
leaders
and
experienced
game
developers.”
reads
the
listing.
“Our
mission
is
to
create
the
next
groundbreaking
AAA
original
IP
while
reimagining
the
development
process
with
a
lean
and
highly
efficient
approach. We’re seeking
talented
individuals
who
share
our
vision
and
are
eager
to
join
us
on
this
journey. “
Unfortunately
the
listing
doesn’t
provide
any
interesting
information
to
glean
about
what
the
game
could
be.
The
description
of
the
game
is
vague,
so
it
could
still
be
Bungie’s
Marathon
or
something
else
entirely.