Stig Asmussen
Stig Asmussen is an American video game developer, known for his work on the God of War series for Santa Monica Studio. He is currently working for Respawn Entertainment.
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Alma mater | The Art Institute of Pittsburgh |
Years active | 1999-present |
Employer(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment (2003-2014) Respawn Entertainment (2014-Present) |
Biography
Asmussen graduated from The Art Institute of Pittsburgh in 1998 with an Associate of Specialized Technology in Computer Animation Media.[1] He is the son of Jes Asmussen, University Distinguished Professor and Executive Director of the Fraunhofer Center for Coatings and Laser Applications at Michigan State University.
Throughout the God of War series, he worked as a lead environment artist, art director, and was game director of God of War III after Cory Barlog's departure.[2]
In an interview in April 2012, according to David Jaffe (creator of God of War), Asmussen was "doing cool stuff" at Santa Monica, and did not work on God of War: Ascension.[3]
In 2014, Asmussen left Santa Monica Studio. He has since joined Respawn Entertainment as a game director.[4] On May 4, 2016 – Star Wars Day – Asmussen announced Respawn Entertainment was making a third-person Star Wars game.[5] This was announced as Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
Games
Year | Game | Role | Studio |
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2005 | God of War | Lead environment artist | Santa Monica Studio |
2007 | God of War II | Art director | Santa Monica Studio |
2010 | God of War III | Game director | Santa Monica Studio |
2019 | Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order | Game director | Respawn Entertainment |
2023 | Star Wars Jedi: Survivor | Game director | Respawn Entertainment |
References
- "Alumni success stories: Stig Asmussen". The Art Institutes. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016.
- "Stig Asmussen". IMDb. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
- Moss, Sebastian (April 19, 2012). "Game Director Stig Asmussen "Doing Cool Stuff" at Sony Santa Monica, Not God Of War: Ascension". PlayStation LifeStyle. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- Jarvis, Matthew (March 29, 2016). "Divide and conquer: the next step for Respawn". Develop. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
- Yin-Poole, Wesley (May 4, 2016). "Titanfall developer Respawn is making a third-person Star Wars game". Eurogamer. Retrieved May 4, 2016.