Developer Worlds Untold is ceasing operations whereas it appears to safe extra funding for its debut mission.
On LinkedIn, founder and BioWare alum Mac Walters defined the Vancouver-based studio would “seek for a brand new companion to assist deliver our imaginative and prescient to life. This was not a choice we made flippantly—it’s been a deeply private journey, and we’re all so happy with all the things this workforce has constructed collectively.”
Walters spun up Worlds Untold was spun up final November with the purpose of constructing narrative-focused triple-A titles. Earlier than that, he was a lead author on Mass Impact 2 and Mass Impact 3, and spearheaded growth on the remasters of the unique trilogy earlier than leaving BioWare early final yr.
The workers of Worlds Untold at the moment are searching for work, and Walters said he would “be honored to attach [studios] with a number of the finest individuals I’ve ever labored with. This can be a heartbreaking second for everybody concerned, however I’m deeply grateful for the help of our companions, family and friends, and for the time we’ve had collectively.”
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Earlier this week, fellow BioWare veteran Casey Hudson closed down his personal studio, Humanoid Origin, which was equally engaged on an authentic, unannounced mission earlier than its finish. Worlds Untold can also be the newest developer to brazenly state it wants cash: in mid-October, Tales of Kenzera creator Surgent Studios equally went “on hiatus” whereas searching for a companion to again its sophomore title, ‘Venture Uso.’
“Whereas we’re pausing for now, this isn’t goodbye—there’s extra to return,” Walters concluded, “and we sit up for sharing the subsequent chapter with you when the time is correct.”
