PlayStation’s New First-Party Studio Is Called Dark Outlaw Games

PlayStation has a new first-party studio under PlayStation Studios called Dark Outlaw Games. The studio is being led by former Call of Duty Zombies lead Jason Blundell.

The name of the studio was confirmed by Blundell in an interview with Jeff Gerstmann that was published on Monday.

“The studio is called Dark Outlaw,” Blundell said. “We’ve been working away in the shadows for a while, when we’ve got something to talk about we’ll step out into the light.”

As far as the secrecy behind the studio’s creation, Blundell says the story is about the game and not the studio. He added that doing it under the Sony umbrella is a “privilege”.

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“It’s such a privilege to be able to do it with Sony as a new first-party studio, Sony doesn’t start up first-party studios all the time, so to have that privilege is humbling,” Blundell said while adding that the studio is making new hirings for the development of its first game.

Those new hires could be for the unannounced live service multiplayer game that began making the rounds. According to the recent job postings, this new game is still early in its development—that’s even if it’s the same game at all.

Most details surrounding the studio, aside from its name and who’s leading it, remain…dark.

What do you think of Blundell leading a new first-party PlayStation studio, and what do you make of the name Dark Outlaw Games?