Star Wars Jedi Series Director Stig Asmussen Is Leaving Respawn for Galaxies Unknown | Push Square

19.09.2023 - 00:41 / pushsquare.com / Stig Asmussen / Cal Kestis / Veteran Respawn / Wars Jedi / Respawn

Stig Asmussen, director of both 2019's Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and this year's Jedi: Survivor, is leaving Respawn Entertainment for parts unknown. Asmussen had previously stated he envisioned a trilogy for protagonist Cal Kestis, but it seems that particular story will need to be helmed by another.

Word comes to us by way of Bloomberg, with an EA spokesperson providing further details, stating: «After careful thought and consideration, Stig Asmussen has decided to leave Respawn to pursue other adventures, and we wish him the best of luck. Veteran Respawn leaders will be stepping up to guide the team as they continue their work on Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.»

While this move does come as a surprise, at least Asmussen leaves on a high note. Still suffering from some performance issues, Jedi: Survivor remains a great game, which is never a given, especially considering it carries the Star Wars prefix. It remains to be seen where Asmussen lands, but we'll look forward to what comes next.

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What do you think of Stig Asmussen's departure, and how are you feeling about the future of EA's Star Wars output? Use the Force in the comments section below.

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if he's got any talent or morals, I'm not surprised

Stig has a pretty strong track record at this point so I'm certainly interested to see where he ends up. I wonder who is going to direct the 3rd Jedi game whenever Respawn gets around to it.

The trend of EA poisoning all it touches continues.

Playing Survivor now. Still a bit janky with some of the platforming and hit boxes (those damn big fauna grab attacks) but overall really good. The story is much better told than the New Disney live action nonsense. I'm sure wherever he goes next will only benefit from his leadership

I've liked Stig's direct design ethos and prioritising visceral fun alongside a great tale. Will be interesting to see what he does next. Wishing him well

“ While this move does come as a surprise, at least Asmussen leaves on a high note. Still suffering from some performance issues”

Performance issues that was his fault. EA gave Respawn the option to delay the game again. And it was his decision to turn that down and release the game as is… But of course everyone is going blame EA, and not him for giving us the worse performing game of the year. Hopefully, who ever replaces him doesn’t do the same thing and we can