Jason Blundell | |
Birth Place: | United Kingdom |
Occupation: | Video game producer, designer, creative director |
Employer: | Treyarch (2006–2020) |
Known For: | Call of Duty series |
Co-Studio Head, Game Director, Campaign Design Director, Senior Executive Producer, Assistant Producer |
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]
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 , Campaign Design Director for , and Game Director for both the Campaign and Zombies modes of , taking over from Jimmy Zielinski.[2]
Blundell directed and produced the Career and Zombies experiences of , and co-created the story for the Zombies Comics. He was the creator of the Chaos storyline in the Zombies franchise.
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.[3] The studio had significant layoffs in May 2023[4] [5] and shut down in March 2024.[6] In December 2023, Jason was revealed to be working at PlayStation Studios.
Blundell is inspired by multi-layered narratives and morally grey characters. During an interview for , Blundell has said there are "three or four stories running at the same time."[7] He is known for his overtly cryptic storytelling and Easter Eggs, and has a fascination with Dystopia and Mythology.[8]