Faz Studios

Faz Studios is a game studio specializing in handling of crossover-related projects, primarily for Nintendo systems. Founded in late 2019 by a man only known as Faz (hence the studio's name), the company has produced a handful of titles, focusing on providing players with fun, content-filled experiences based around beloved properties. In later years, the company spread to original IPs.
==History==
The origins of Faz Studios trace back to November 1st, 2019, where the company was announced to be a Nintendo second-party developer. As their first title, they released CrossClash, a fighting game combining many media franchises that the company's CEO, Faz, was fond of. He oversaw most of the game himself, wanting to pay tribute to games and stories which touched his heart as a child. CrossClash was released in February 2020. During this time, Gary was conceived as a character for the game, quickly becoming the company's de-facto mascot and recieving his own game in the form of Gary's Inktastic Journey. A few months after the release of CrossClash, Project Cape was announced and later released, being the company's first original IP.
Soon after, the company would be called to work on DLC packs for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, adding content from the Five Nights at Freddy's and Club Penguin franchises as paid DLC.
In 2024, the company's next major title was revealed to be the latest installment of the Super Smash Bros. series, dubbed Super Smash Bros. Unbounded, for the upcoming Nintendo Super Switch. Working alongside Sora Ltd., Bandai Namco, and Nintendo, they released the game in January 2026, with DLC being released for many years afterward.
==Projects==
===Released Games===
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Beatdown Town
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Minecraft vs. Roblox: Dawn of Time
===Shelved Games===
Faz Studios has announced a series of games which were later cancelled or put on hold in favor of other projects. With the exception of Namco Collection, these games were never flatout cancelled, meaning they could return at any time.
*Namco Collection - A spiritual successor to the Namco Museum series, featuring a 3D hub world akin to that of Sonic Jam.
*Mario Kart: Victory Lap - The ninth installment of the Mario Kart series.
*Project Vessel - An installment of the Five Nights at Freddy's series.
*Sonic: Return to South Island - A reimagining of 1991's Sonic the Hedgehog.
===Characters===
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===Miscellaneous Projects===
*Super Smash Bros. Ultimate x Five Nights at Freddy's
*Super Smash Bros. Ultimate x Club Penguin
*Unett: A game console inspired by consoles of old while boasting the power of modern consoles.
==Directs==
Faz Studios is best known for releasing perioral Direct presentations featuring updates and announcements about their projects, notably the Dude Directs, which began around the announcement of Super Smash Bros. Unbounded.
(Note: All Direct dates noted are real-world dates, and do not accurately reflect the release dates of the Directs "in-universe".)
*Super Smash Bros. Unbounded Direct - November 2019 (11.5.19)
*Super Smash Bros. Unbounded Direct - December 2019 (12.21.19)
*Dude Direct - January 2020 (1.25.20)
*Dude Direct - February 2020 (2.15.20)
*Dude Direct Mini - March 2020 (3.1.20)
*Super Smash Bros. Unbounded Mini Direct - March 2020 (3.10.20)
*Spring Showcase 2020 (3.19.20-3.22.20)
*Super Smash Bros. Unbounded Mini Direct - April 2020 (4.1.20)
*Dude Direct - April 2020 (4.17.20)
*Dude Direct - May 2020 (5.6.20)
*Dude Direct Mini - May 2020 (5.22.20)
*Dude Direct - June 2020 (6.5.20-6.8.20)
*Dude Direct - July 2020 (7.22.20)
*Dude Direct Mini - August 2020 (8.18.20)
*Dude Direct Mini - September 2020 (9.26.20)
*Spooky Scary Showcase 2020 (10.26.20-10.31.20)
*Dude Direct - November 2020 (11.14.20)
*Project Cape Direct (11.25.20)
*Dude Direct Mini - December 2020 (12.29.20)
*Dude Direct - February 2021 (2.16.21)
*Spring Showcase 2021 (3.20.21-3.21.21)
*F3 2021 (6.12.21)
*Christmas Showcase 2021 (12.31.21)
*Dude Direct - February 2022 (2.4.22)
*Dude Direct Mini - March 2022 (3.18.22)
*Fan15 Presentation (4.15.22)
*Sparkling Summer Fan Fest '22 (6.25.22)
*Dude Direct Mini - July 2022 (7.17.22)
*Spooky Scary Fantendo Showcase 2022 (10.22.22)
In addition to Dude Directs and related presentations, Faz Studios also released "dojos" for both Super Smash Bros. Unbounded and CrossClash II, where periodic updates where released regarding the games' development.
==Trivia==
*The idea of creating Faz Studios actually came to Faz during a power outage on the day of its conception.
*Faz Studios once had a habit of announcing titles under codenames, with Super Smash Bros. Unbounded being their only released title without that distinction until 2021, where the practice was mostly discontinued.
**CrossClash was initially announced as Project Cross.
**Project Cape was announced with its final name, but the decision to make the name final rather than a codename came after its announcement.
**Gary's Inktastic Journey was initially announced as Project Crimson.
**The Unett was originally announced as Project Retraux.
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