Ascendant Studios is the new and up-and-coming development studio made up of developers who've previously worked for high-profile AAA game studios such as Activision and EA.
Founded by Bret Robbins, who previously held the position of Creative Director on Call of Duty projects, the studio has attained considerable talent from a number of prominent game dev houses, and they are eager to get cracking on "expansive, triple-A games of the highest quality."
Robbins has held fairly prominent positions in the development of numerous AAA projects, such as various Call of Duty titles, Dead Space, and others, and he is quite optimistic about this endeavour: "This is a dream I've had for years," he said.
However, it's not just Robbins who's got considerable expertise in AAA development that's going to work in Ascendant Studios. A number of developers joining have got plenty of experience in The Walking Dead, for example, as well as the games that Robbins himself has worked on, with over a decade of veterancy in every area that counts.
"Our focus is on making high quality, original games. We are in a rare position where we have the freedom to do things the right way without outside pressure and make something that is truly new and exciting," concluded Robbins.
What sort of curious AAA projects the team will be working on, however, remains to be seen. We are most interested.
