In a strange bookend to the week, it seems another former Mass Effect senior developer's new undertaking is feeling the current industry pressure. Worlds Untold, established by NetEase Games and led by ME trilogy writer Mac Walters, is "pausing operations" until sufficient funding can be found.

Worlds Untold studio founded by Mass Effect alumni Mac Walters indefinitely pauses development after parting with publisher NetEase.

Humanoid Origin will be shutting down. The three-year-old indie gaming studio, helmed by former BioWare GM and Mass Effect creator Casey Hudson, is the latest casualty in a brutal stretch for game developers and other industry professionals.

In 2021, former BioWare general manager Casey Hudson announced a new studio called Humanoid Origin. It was working on a sci-fi blockbuster and hiring for an ambitious future. On Monday, however, the studio announced it was shutting down just a few years later,

Humanoid Origin, a studio led by former Mass Effect director Casey Hudson, have shut down before showing the sci-fi narrative adventure they were making.

Not long after Mass Effect veteran Casey Hudson's new AAA studio closed its doors, another BioWare veteran's new venture has announced it is pausing operations. Mac Walters, who worked at BioWare for nearly 20 years,

No matter who you are, right now the games industry is a tough place, as Humanoid Origin, the new studio from the director of Mass Effect, is shutting down.

Mac Walters' AAA studio Worlds Untold has gone on an indefinite hiatus as the developer searches "for a new partner to help bring our vision to life".

Casey Hudsons independent studio Humanoid Origin wasnt so lucky, announcing that, just a few years after opening its doors, it will be closing up shop after failing to secure funds for its debut project.

Casey Hudson’s studio, Humanoid Origin, announced it would be closing down after experiencing funding shortfalls. The studio developed by the Mass Effect creator also canceled the development of its untitled AAA sci-fi game.