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Game Developer can confirm that Chinese publisher, developer, and studio investor NetEase has shut down T-Minus Zero Entertainment, the game studio founded by BioWare alumni Rich Vogel in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n Vogel initially <\/span>posted on the company’s LinkedIn page<\/a><\/span> about NetEase’ decision to cease its partnership with T-Minus Zero. “We deeply appreciate NetEase for providing us with both ample runway and support – from helping us find potential investors to giving us the time and budget to develop our game into a fully playable hands-on demo. It has generated a lot of interest.”<\/span><\/p>\n He later told Game Developer that NetEase has shut down T-Minus Zero.<\/span><\/p>\n T-Minus Zero had been working on “third-person online multiplayer action game set in a sci-fi universe,” according to the company’s <\/span>founding announcement<\/a><\/span>. It appears the project was well-liked by high-level NetEase employees. Former NetEase president of global investments and partnerships Simon Zhu commented on the company’s post, stating that the game “delivers [the] great fantasy of fighting against 15th floor kaiju to protect the city you care about.”<\/span><\/p>\n Meanwhile NetEase head of brand\/publishing for North America & Europe Cisco Maldonado called it a “super great concept and [in my opinion] a solid market fit” in a post <\/span>on Vogel’s page<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n