Jason Blundell announces his new-new studio, Magic Fractal

## Summary
Magic Fractal Studios Jason Blundell, a former creative lead on Activision Blizzard's Call of Duty: Black Ops series, has announced that he's formed a new development studio called Magic Fractal Studios . Blundell announced the studio on a livestream with former Dark Outlaw Games coworker JC Farmer, a little over a week after the previous studio was closed by Sony . All that's known is what Blundell has shared after the studio was shut down: Dark Outlaw wasn't working on a live-service game . Sony shut down Firewalk Studios in October 2024, not long after its live-service shooter Concord was released, and in February 2026, closed Bluepoint Games after its live-service game based on the God of War series was reportedly cancelled .

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Magic Fractal Studios
Jason Blundell, a former creative lead on Activision Blizzard's Call of Duty: Black Ops series, has announced that he's formed a new development studio called
Magic Fractal Studios
. Blundell announced the studio
on a livestream
with former Dark Outlaw Games coworker JC Farmer, a little over a week after the previous studio
was closed by Sony
.
Little is known about Magic Fractal beyond its logo and social media accounts. Dark Outlaw Games was similarly mysterious, and closed before it could even announce its first project. All that's known is what Blundell has shared after the studio was shut down: Dark Outlaw
wasn't working on a live-service game
. The distinction is notable, if only because live-service games have been connected to at least two notable studio closures in the past. Sony
shut down Firewalk Studios
in October 2024, not long after its live-service shooter
Concord
was released, and in February 2026,
closed Bluepoint Games
after its live-service game based on the God of War series was
reportedly cancelled
.
Magic Fractal is Blundell's third studio after leaving Activision Blizzard in 2020. He formed Dark Outlaw Games with Sony's backing
in March 2025
. Before that, he led Deviation Games, which
was closed in 2024
and was reportedly also working on a game for PlayStation.
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## Expert Analysis

### Merits
- The distinction is notable, if only because live-service games have been connected to at least two notable studio closures in the past.

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### Implications
- Magic Fractal Studios Jason Blundell, a former creative lead on Activision Blizzard's Call of Duty: Black Ops series, has announced that he's formed a new development studio called Magic Fractal Studios .
- Dark Outlaw Games was similarly mysterious, and closed before it could even announce its first project.

### Expert Commentary
This article covers studio, games, magic topics. Notable strengths include discussion of studio. Readability: Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.0. Word count: 222.