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 Kingdom
Occupation(s)	Video game producer, designer, creative director
Employer	Dark Outlaw Games (PlayStation Studios)
Known for	Call of Duty series
Title	Studio Head, 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] The studio had significant layoffs in May 2023^[5][6] and shut down in March 2024.^[7] In December 2023, Jason was revealed to be working at PlayStation Studios. In March 2025, Blundell announced that he had created and was leading a new first-party studio under PlayStation Studios called Dark Outlaw Games, with a game in active development at that time.^[8]

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."^[9] He is known for his overtly cryptic storytelling and Easter Eggs, and has a fascination with Dystopia and Mythology.^[10]

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
• Unannounced PlayStation Title