Stig Asmussen is a video game developer, known for his work on the God of War series for SCE Santa Monica Studio. He is currently working for Respawn Entertainment.
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.[citation needed]
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 Sony Santa Monica due to uncertain reasons. 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]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.artinstitutes.edu/alumni/stig-asmussen/59835
- ↑ "Stig Asmussen". IMDb. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Moss, Sebastian (2012-04-19). "Game Director Stig Asmussen "Doing Cool Stuff" at Sony Santa Monica, Not God Of War: Ascension". PlayStation LifeStyle. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Jarvis, Matthew (March 29, 2016). "Divide and conquer: the next step for Respawn". Develop. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Yin-Poole, Wesley (May 4, 2016). "Titanfall developer Respawn is making a third-person Star Wars game". Eurogamer. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
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