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NetEase Games Announces New AAA MMO Studio, Worlds Untold

NetEase Games have revealed they are launching an all-new AAA studio called Worlds Untold, which will focus on MMO game development.

NetEase Games is launching a new studio under their umbrella called Worlds Untold, a AAA studio that will focus primarily on an MMO game. The studio is located in Vancouver, Canada, and will be led by industry vet Mac Walters, who was the project director on Mass Effect Legendary Edition, as well as previously being the Lead Writer on Mass Effect 2 & 3. The studio will be working on a new title for the company; however, because it's so new, there's no information to share on it yet. We have more info about the studio and a couple of quotes from this morning's reveal below.

"Walters and his team built Worlds Untold to create IPs with depth and possibility that can't be contained in a single game or even a single medium. The team's debut project is underway, a near-future action-adventure game in a breathtaking world filled with mystery and exploration. Worlds Untold includes a number of industry veterans, including Audio Director Sotaro Tojima, who has over 20 years of experience in video game audio on titles such as Metal Gear Solid and HALO; Head of Production Elizabeth Lehtonen, who has worked on Dragon Age, The Sims, and Angry Birds franchises; and Head of Art, Ramil Sunga, who has more than two decades of creative experience in various Concept Art roles on Mass Effect Andromeda, Anthem and the entire lineup Dragon Age titles; Head of Technology, Ben Goldstein, with nearly two decades in the games industry-leading projects such as the next generation Xbox One version of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, the PS4 version of For Honor and most recently worked at Tesla and Cruise building out their respective simulation platforms. "

"We're creating incredible and meaningful stories that we believe are best told and experienced through play. We are starting by crafting worlds that we all dream of discovering and then will put the player in the leading role of the most unforgettable adventures," said Mac Walters, CEO of Worlds Untold. "The team at NetEase Games shares our vision and passion to utilize leading-edge technology to create the best possible new games. Their teams' support and creative freedom afford us the opportunity to deliver on that vision."

 "NetEase Games believes in empowering creators to think outside the box and to help execute their vision as seamlessly as possible. Worlds Untold is building a team of highly experienced individuals to develop new worlds and action-adventure games for all and we are excited to see what Mac and the team produce," said Simon Zhu, president of global investments and partnerships at NetEase Games.

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