Last year, we brought you word that Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser had started a new studio called Absurd Ventures, promising to create original IP for "all platforms and formats". It seems the new outfit has commenced work on a game that promises "best-in-class combat and third-person action across multiple game modes".
That's according to a new job listing on the developer's website, spotted by Eurogamer. The company seeks additional hands to work on an "open-world action-adventure game". As Eurogamer astutely notes, it's likely very early days for whatever they are working on, as they're still looking to hire for high-level roles such as lead designer, lead gameplay designer, art director, and technical director.
Absurd Venture's mission is to build "narrative worlds, create characters, and write stories for a diverse variety of genres" across all mediums, including games, animation, books, graphic novels, live-action, and scripted podcasts. Former Rockstar vice president of writing (co-writer on both Red Dead Redemption games) has since signed on with the studio, as has former Rockstar writer and producer Lazlow Jones.