Tencent reportedly shutter open world game studio which had drafted in former Assassin’s Creed director
Tencent has reportedly shut down its TiMi Montreal studio, which was established in 2021 with the aim of developing multi-platform open-world games. Despite five years of operation and hiring former Assassin's Creed creative director Ashraf Ismail, the studio did not release any titles. This closure aligns with a broader trend of Chinese gaming giants scaling back Western expansion efforts.
Rock Paper Shotgun
- Entities
- Age of Empires Mobile
- TiMi Montréal
- Delta Force
- Tencent
- TiMi Studio Group
- Ashraf Ismail
- PC
- Game Development
- Open World Games
- Assassin's Creed III
- Call of Duty Mobile
- Pokémon Unite
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