Avalanche Studios Group is known for its work on the Just Cause series, Rage 2, and the 2015 Mad Max game adaptation. Now it’s working on something both new and very big, according to a job listing.
Spotted by Exputer, Avalanche has two job openings that give us a clue about its next project. The animation programmer listing asks for someone “to join the largest and greatest AAA project [Avalanche has] ever taken on.” The art director listing piggybacks on this, saying that Avalanche is “crafting [its] next cutting edge AAA open-world game.” It also name-drops the aforementioned Just Cause, Mad Max, and Rage 2, implying that this is something different from those.
In fact, it is likely not related to any of their prior works, including Avalanche’s co-op smuggling game Contraband. That was announced during Xbox’s press conference at E3 2021, so there’s no reason to leave its name out of the job listing if that is indeed what the new hire will be working on. This other project could be what Motorstorm veteran Paul Rustchynsky is working on, however. Rustchynsky joined Avalanche to head its Liverpool location at the start of 2022, and the studio will be announcing its first game this year. That said, the job listings are meant for Södermalm, Sweden, so this unannounced game could even be a third project separate from Contraband or Rustchynsky’s game.
