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Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser’s new studio is making an “open world action-adventure” gameShock horror
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Last year, Absurd Venturessaidthey’d, “create a new IP across all platforms and for all formats”, with a focus on storytelling. On top of that, they said they’d produce “narrative worlds” in the form of other things like books, graphic novels, and podcasts.
Later, a couple of those worlds would beunveiledas American Caper and A Better Paradise, American Caper being a graphic novel and A Better Paradise an audio drama, but both likely to spin off into other forms in the future.
All of this is to say, Absurd Ventures now have a bunch of roles going on theirsiteand some of them give a glimpse into the game they’re working on. The Lead Gameplay Designer vacancy mentions an open world action-adventure game, but also someone to help develop “best-in-class combat” and “third person action across multiple game modes”. There’s also mention in this listing of someone with knowledge of “melee and shooting mechanics”, as well as “driving, mounts, climbing, traversal, platforming, etc.”
A look at some of the other roles on offer, like Senior Art Director, don’t really give anything away. It’s the usual spiel of delivering on a “creative vision” and “aligning with the game’s design and narrative goals”. Yeah, uhuh, cool.
So what can we surmise from all of this? Absurd Ventures are working on a game that sounds quite like GTA. But if their latestXweetis any indication of the vibe they’re setting, I’d imagine it’s going to be edgy alright.
