Tencent Closes Montreal Studio After Five Years
Tencent has reportedly shut down its TiMi Montréal studio. Founded in 2021, the studio focused on AAA open-world games. It did not release any titles during its operation.
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Tencent reportedly closes TiMi Montréal studio
Tencent subsidiary TiMi Studio Group has reportedly closed its Montréal studio, TiMi Montréal, which was founded in 2021 and led by former Assassin's Creed creative director Ashraf Ismail. The studio had not released any games since its inception. This follows the earlier closure of TiMi's Los Angeles-based studio, Team Kajiu, in 2023.
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.
Tencent shutters TiMi Montreal
Tencent has closed its studio TiMi Montréal, which was led by former Assassin's Creed creative director Ashraf Ismail. The five-year-old studio was focused on AAA open-world multi-platform games and had inherited titles from Jade Studio, including Pokémon Unite and Call of Duty: Mobile. Sources indicated that the shutdown was imminent.
