Former GTA and Red Dead Redemption lead is teaming up with Immortals of Aveum veterans to form a new studio and work on an action-adventure game
Absurd Marin fol𓃲lows a bumpy year for Ascendant Studios

Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser's new studꦓio, Absurd Ventures, is spinning up another one. This 💯one is called Absurd Marin, and it's being formed with talent from Immortals of Aveum developer Ascendant Studios.
The news comes from a new press release confirming that Ascendant Studཧios founder and game director Bret Robbins will lead the new studio. What the studio is working on is a little bit hush-hush right now, but we do know that Absurd Marin is working on a "story-driven action-adventure game" set in an unannounced Aꦓbsurd universe. Much like the rest of Absurd Ventures' projects, this one is under wraps for now as teams are in the early stages of development.
"Bret has put together a highly talented, passionate team," Houser says. "We are very excited to have them joi🍒n forces with us as we begin to work togꦦether on one of our original new titles."
Robbins adds: "We love the focus on storytelling🔯 and world-building at Absurd Ventures. We are thrilled to team up and bring our combined expertise to work on an original game set in an incredibly fun new universe."
Since going public in 2023, Absurd Ventures has 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:debuted numerous IP universes across various multimedia projects, from audio fiction series to comics and graphic novels. Perhaps most eye-catching, though, is 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:an open-world ღgame we're yet to see. It's separate from what Absurd Mari🌱n is cooking up, but the former GTA and Red Dead lead isn't done w𒉰ith games yet.
As for Ascendant Studios, the developer released its maiden game, Immortals of Aveum, back in 2023 – a single-player first-person magic shooter from EA and Call of Duty veterans. Many people dug it, but lukewarm sales would lead Robbins to go on to say it wasn't helped by a busy calendar and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:the success of Baldur's Gate 3. Still, that wouldn't stop one former developer from saying that "a AAA single-player shooter in today's market w𒐪as a truly awful idea," especiall🔯y one that reportedly cost $125 million.
As a result, Ascendant Studios went on to lay off of its workfo𒀰rce not long after release and then pla🌸ced a the following year.
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