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Ascendant Studios
American video game developer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ascendant Studios is an American video game developer based in San Rafael, California. It was founded by Bret Robbins and former Electronic Arts industry veterans in 2018.[2] The studio developed Immortals of Aveum which was released in 2023.
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Former Electronic Arts and Sledgehammer Games creative director Bret Robbins founded Ascendant Studios in 2018 in partnership with businessman Brian Sheth, co-founder and former president of private equity software investor Vista Equity Partners.[3]
After Telltale Games went bankrupt in 2018, most of the developers working at the studio moved to Ascendant Studios, including Ascendant Studios' art directors Dave Bogan and Julia Lichtblau, and lead writer Michael Kirkbride. The studio grew from 50 developers to over 100 developers in less than a year.[4]
The studio announced its first game, Immortals of Aveum, at The Game Awards 2022, to be published under Electronic Arts' EA Originals program.[5] Originally slated for July 20, 2023,[6] the game was later delayed to August 22, 2023.[7]
On September 14, 2023, it was reported that the studio laid off about 40 developers, roughly half of its staff at the time, due to Immortals of Aveum's poor sales.[8] On April 10, 2024, a further 30 developers were placed on furlough. Director Bret Robbins admitted a part of the poor performance was due to the $70 price.[9] By September, Robbins announced that he and a group of around 20 developers from Ascendant were joining Dan Houser's Absurd Ventures as Absurd Marin.[10]
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