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"Core team" of Immortals of Aveum developers joins Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser's Absurd Ventures


Following a difficult year for Immortals of Aveum developer Ascendant Studios, a "core team" of around 20 employees has…

And things didn't get much better from there; earlier this year, it was reported a "large portion" of the remaining team had been furloughed, leaving the future of Ascendant in doubt. Since its unveiling last June, Absurd Ventures has announced two "universes" - American Caper and A Better Paradise - that are intended to form the basis of multiple transmedia projects for the studio, beginning with a graphic novel and podcast respectively. Referred to as an "open-world action-adventure" that's aiming to deliver "best-in-class combat and third-person action across multiple game modes", it's unclear if this is the same project now in Absurd Marin's hands.

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