Press release
Ascendant Studios Joins Forces With EA Originals for Groundbreaking Single-Player, First-Person Magic Shooter – Immortals of Aveum™
Immortals of Aveum Teaser Trailer Debuts at The Game Awards, Offers Glimpse Into Ascendant Studios’ Vision for Richly Detailed Original Fantasy Universe
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nImmortals of Aveum Teaser Trailer Debuts at The Game Awards, Offers Glimpse Into Ascendant Studios’ Vision for Richly Detailed Original Fantasy Universe\n\n REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nAscendant Studios, an independent team of veteran developers with BAFTA and Game of the Year award-winning experience, has partnered with Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA) EA Originals Label to release the studio’s debut title, Immortals of Aveum™.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221208006109/en/Sigil from Immortals of Aveum. (Graphic: Business Wire)\nImmortals of Aveum is a groundbreaking new single-player, first-person magic shooter that delivers a visceral, cinematic campaign experience. The game is set in an original fantasy universe engulfed in magic, rife with conflict, and on the verge of oblivion. It will release on the PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC in 2023. Watch the teaser trailer, which debuted at The Game Awards, on the official Immortals of Aveum YouTube channel and follow the game on Twitter and Instagram.\n\n“I was the creative director on four big games in a row, the original Dead Space and three Call of Duty titles, and I had an amazing opportunity to start my own studio and build an incredible team that I’m lucky to work with every day,\" said Bret Robbins, CEO and Game Director at Ascendant Studios. \"I founded Ascendant Studios to make original and epic games, and here we are, four years later, about to finish our first one. What started as a crazy, exciting idea has grown into a crazy, exciting triple-A game. I chose EA as our publishing partner because we know they’ll help Immortals of Aveum reach the biggest audience possible. I'm thrilled to have the expertise and resources of EA backing us and I can’t wait for everyone to play!”\n\nStudio founder Bret Robbins spent years directing some of the industry’s most beloved games and in 2018 began assembling a passionate and experienced team of storytellers to bring his magic shooter concept to life. Based out of San Rafael, California, the team at Ascendant is made up of industry-leading talent who have led award-winning and best-selling projects including Dead Space™, Call of Duty™, Halo™, BioShock™ and more. Together, they are boldly re-imagining the future of big budget, AAA vi...