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Wizards of the Coast Taps Stig Asmussen’s Giant Skull for New Single-Player D&D Action-Adventure

The deal underscores WotC’s drive to broaden its digital game portfolio after Larian Studios moved on from the D&D license.

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Overview

  • Wizards of the Coast has signed an exclusive publishing agreement with Giant Skull to develop a single-player action-adventure game set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe.
  • Giant Skull, founded by industry veteran Stig Asmussen, will build the untitled title using Unreal Engine 5 to deliver immersive storytelling, heroic combat and dynamic traversal.
  • The game is in development for both PC and consoles with no official release date announced, and further details are expected to be unveiled later.
  • John Hight, president of Wizards of the Coast and digital gaming at Hasbro, praised Asmussen’s expertise and said the collaboration aligns with the company’s Playing to Win strategy.
  • This project joins a growing slate of D&D titles in the works at WotC alongside efforts from Archetype Entertainment, Invoke Studios and Atomic Arcade.