The director of Mass Effect was working on a new game… That has blown up in the air

Imagine for a moment that you direct one of the most recognized trilogies in video game history. You win awards, are considered one of the key pieces in the modern history of the medium, everyone respects you… And then, a pat on the back and to the sidelines. This is what happened to Casey Hudson, director of the first three installments of Mass Effect (and others like the legendary Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic), who hasn’t released anything new since 2012 and, apparently, will continue like this for a long time.

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Casey makes it

In 2021, Hudson set up his own studio, Humanoid Origin, with which he was developing his new game. He didn’t even have time to finish it before closing due to a sudden lack of funding: “Today, we informed our team that Humanoid Origin will be closing. Despite efforts to shield the studio from challenges in the industry, an unexpected lack of monetary funds has prevented us from continuing operations,” they said.

“It breaks our hearts to know that we won’t be able to complete our new science-fiction universe. Our biggest concern right now, however, is our team, and we will support them in their transition to other employment.” I’m afraid we can only guess what this new game was going to be by speculating on the pieces of concept art that have been on the website for months. Certainly, this industry is terrifying, and even the most talented cannot survive.

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