{"id":1945008,"date":"2026-05-20T10:01:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T07:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1945008"},"modified":"2026-05-20T10:01:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T07:01:36","slug":"star-wars-jedi-directors-single-player-dungeons-dragons-game-cancelled-less-than-a-year-after-it-was-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1945008","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars Jedi director&#8217;s single-player Dungeons &amp; Dragons game cancelled less than a year after it was announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Star Wars Jedi director&#8217;s single-player Dungeons &amp; Dragons game cancelled less than a year after it was announced<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8220;We assess concepts at every stage of development.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/jedi-survivor_p4i7SaX.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"A stubbly bearded man with short hair stares into the distance, framed by a peachy coloured cloudy sky. It's Kai from Star Wars Jedi Survivor.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"jedi-survivor_p4i7SaX.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Respawn<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Robert Purchese avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/user-9946-originalxoriginal-14-03-23.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1017\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Robert Purchese avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"user-9946-originalxoriginal-14-03-23.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1017\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/robert-purchese\">Robert Purchese<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Associate Editor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-05-20T10:01:36+00:00\">May 20, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/star-wars-jedi-dungeons-dragons-game-cancelled?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          2 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"dc427df2-8605-4eff-8536-ad5abc079a24\" data-name=\"Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order\" title=\"Follow Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order\"><br \/>\n  Follow Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>That was quick. Hasbro has reportedly  cancelled the single-player Dungeons &amp; Dragons action-adventure being made by Star Wars Jedi director Stig Asmussen, less than a year after it was announced.<\/p>\n<p>We didn&#8217;t know much about the D&amp;D game other than that it was in development at Asmussen&#8217;s newish studio Giant Skull, which he set up after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-and-survivor-director-stig-asmussen-is-leaving-ea\">leaving Respawn Entertainment in 2023<\/a>. Asmussen had used the phrases &#8220;immersive storytelling&#8221;, &#8220;heroic combat&#8221; and &#8220;exhilarating traversal&#8221; when describing his ambitions for the game.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-05-19\/hasbro-cancels-dungeons-dragons-game-from-star-wars-veteran?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3OTIyMTg0NiwiZXhwIjoxNzc5ODI2NjQ2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJURkFXMkRLR1pBSlYwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.sMwulACadRaljhipj5JKDKCzxDFI7RwetUVTa81ESjs&amp;leadSource=uverify%20wall\">Bloomberg has now reported<\/a> Wizards of the Coast pulled the plug on the project earlier this year. &#8220;We assess concepts at every stage of development,&#8221; a spokesperson for Wizards told the publication. &#8220;While we decided not to pursue an early concept from Giant Skull, we have great respect for Stig Asmussen and his team and value our ongoing relationship.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Warlock: Dungeons &amp; Dragons - Official Announcement Trailer | The Game Awards 2025\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WRBWULiSU-I?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/WRBWULiSU-I\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Warlock: Dungeons &amp; Dragons &#8211; Official Announcement Trailer | The Game Awards 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The announcement trailer for the other D&amp;D action game, Warlock, that Wizards of the Coast has in development. Perhaps Asmussen&#8217;s game clashed with this.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WRBWULiSU-I\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wizards is apparently still taking game pitches from the Giant Skull team, according to Bloomberg, and Asmussen said he was talking to other companies about potential publishing deals. &#8220;Things are good at Giant Skull,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Giant Skull D&amp;D project was one of a few video games Hasbro has in development. The most notable of these are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/exodus-hasbro-mass-effect-rpg\">the Mass Effect-like Exodus<\/a>, in development at Wizards-owned studio Archetype Entertainment, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/wizards-of-the-coast-reveals-dungeons-dragons-game-warlock\">the darker-themed Dungeons &amp; Dragons action-adventure Warlock<\/a>, in development at Invoke, another Wizards-owned studio. Perhaps Stig Asmussen&#8217;s game clashed with Warlock as it sounds mechanically similar. Both Exodus and Warlock are due for release in 2027.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>These games are part of a billion-dollar push by Hasbro, which owns Wizards of the Coast, to establish a successful video game business of its own, beyond the successful Magic: The Gathering digital game Arena, and external D&amp;D collaborations like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/baldurs-gate-3-a-critical-success-with-critical-failures\">Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast have tried this before, most notably <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dungeons-dragons-dark-alliance-review-a-bad-first-impression-but-its-a-grower\">with 2021&#8217;s ropey Baldur&#8217;s Gate: Dark Alliance revival Dungeons &amp; Dragons: Dark Alliance<\/a>. That game&#8217;s developer, Tuque Games, rebranded as Invoke &#8211; the studio behind Warlock &#8211; in late 2022. When I attended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/wizards-of-the-coast-reveals-dungeons-dragons-game-warlock\">a briefing for Warlock&#8217;s announcement last year<\/a>, though, Invoke was at pains to distance itself from its previous project, insisting this game was being made by a completely different team.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"poll_wrapper\" data-fixed=\"true\" data-hashid data-init=\"false\" data-poll-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>That was quick. Hasbro has reportedly  cancelled the single-player Dungeons &amp; Dragons action-adventure being made by Star Wars Jedi director Stig Asmussen, less than a year after it was announced.<\/p>\n<p>We didn&#8217;t know much about the D&amp;D game other than that it was in development at Asmussen&#8217;s newish studio Giant Skull, which he set up after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/star-wars-jedi-fallen-order-and-survivor-director-stig-asmussen-is-leaving-ea\">leaving Respawn Entertainment in 2023<\/a>. Asmussen had used the phrases &#8220;immersive storytelling&#8221;, &#8220;heroic combat&#8221; and &#8220;exhilarating traversal&#8221; when describing his ambitions for the game.<\/p>\n<p>However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-05-19\/hasbro-cancels-dungeons-dragons-game-from-star-wars-veteran?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc3OTIyMTg0NiwiZXhwIjoxNzc5ODI2NjQ2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJURkFXMkRLR1pBSlYwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.sMwulACadRaljhipj5JKDKCzxDFI7RwetUVTa81ESjs&amp;leadSource=uverify%20wall\">Bloomberg has now reported<\/a> Wizards of the Coast pulled the plug on the project earlier this year. &#8220;We assess concepts at every stage of development,&#8221; a spokesperson for Wizards told the publication. &#8220;While we decided not to pursue an early concept from Giant Skull, we have great respect for Stig Asmussen and his team and value our ongoing relationship.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Warlock: Dungeons &amp; Dragons - Official Announcement Trailer | The Game Awards 2025\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WRBWULiSU-I?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/WRBWULiSU-I\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Warlock: Dungeons &amp; Dragons &#8211; Official Announcement Trailer | The Game Awards 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>The announcement trailer for the other D&amp;D action game, Warlock, that Wizards of the Coast has in development. Perhaps Asmussen&#8217;s game clashed with this.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WRBWULiSU-I\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wizards is apparently still taking game pitches from the Giant Skull team, according to Bloomberg, and Asmussen said he was talking to other companies about potential publishing deals. &#8220;Things are good at Giant Skull,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Giant Skull D&amp;D project was one of a few video games Hasbro has in development. The most notable of these are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/exodus-hasbro-mass-effect-rpg\">the Mass Effect-like Exodus<\/a>, in development at Wizards-owned studio Archetype Entertainment, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/wizards-of-the-coast-reveals-dungeons-dragons-game-warlock\">the darker-themed Dungeons &amp; Dragons action-adventure Warlock<\/a>, in development at Invoke, another Wizards-owned studio. Perhaps Stig Asmussen&#8217;s game clashed with Warlock as it sounds mechanically similar. Both Exodus and Warlock are due for release in 2027.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>These games are part of a billion-dollar push by Hasbro, which owns Wizards of the Coast, to establish a successful video game business of its own, beyond the successful Magic: The Gathering digital game Arena, and external D&amp;D collaborations like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/baldurs-gate-3-a-critical-success-with-critical-failures\">Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast have tried this before, most notably <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dungeons-dragons-dark-alliance-review-a-bad-first-impression-but-its-a-grower\">with 2021&#8217;s ropey Baldur&#8217;s Gate: Dark Alliance revival Dungeons &amp; Dragons: Dark Alliance<\/a>. That game&#8217;s developer, Tuque Games, rebranded as Invoke &#8211; the studio behind Warlock &#8211; in late 2022. When I attended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/wizards-of-the-coast-reveals-dungeons-dragons-game-warlock\">a briefing for Warlock&#8217;s announcement last year<\/a>, though, Invoke was at pains to distance itself from its previous project, insisting this game was being made by a completely different team.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"poll_wrapper\" data-fixed=\"true\" data-hashid data-init=\"false\" data-poll-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Star Wars Jedi director&#8217;s single-player Dungeons &amp; Dragons game cancelled less than a year after it was announced &#8220;We assess concepts at every stage of development.&#8221; Image credit: Respawn News by Robert Purchese Associate Editor Published on May 20, 2026 2 comments Follow Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order That was quick. 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