Former Name of Responsibility: Black Ops developer David Vonderhaar has based a brand new studio and introduced a brand new first-person co-op sport.
The remote-first Los Angeles-based studio, referred to as BulletFarm, is backed by NetEase and on the hunt for workers. It’s engaged on “an bold new AAA sport set in an unique universe with an emphasis on co-operative gameplay”, NetEase mentioned. This unannounced new sport is constructed utilizing Unreal Engine 5, and “will craft a extra intimate and relatable expertise whereas providing a contemporary tackle first-person gameplay.” Additionally at BulletFarm as inventive director is Chris Cowell, who additionally labored at Treyarch on the Name of Responsibility collection.
“Beginning this new studio has given me an opportunity to step out of my consolation zone and check out my hand at making one thing fully new and completely different,” Vonderhaar mentioned. “This can be a departure from the video games I’ve labored on, however one which showcases my ardour for wealthy characters, exact mechanics, extra intimate storytelling, and loads of motion.
“NetEase has supplied us an unbelievable help construction to discover these new avenues and permit true freedom to start constructing the idea and concepts for our sport.”
“NetEase Video games is totally devoted to giving BulletFarm the assets and help required to construct this new first individual expertise,” mentioned Simon Zhu, president of world investments and partnerships at NetEase Video games. “David’s management and the early assortment of sport growth expertise assembled on the studio is about to supply one thing really distinctive for his present followers together with a brand new viewers.”
Vonderhaar was Treyarch’s studio design director and had been with the Activision-owned firm for 18 years earlier than leaving final 12 months. Vonderhaar had labored on eight Name of Responsibility video games, beginning with 2005’s Name of Responsibility 2: Huge Pink One and ending with 2020’s Black Ops Chilly Battle.
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