Hudson started the studio after leaving a 20-year career at BioWare where he worked as a producer and director on several of the studio’s seminal titles including Mass Effect and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

In 2021, former BioWare general manager Casey Hudson announced a new studio called Humanoid Origin. It was working on a sci-fi blockbuster and hiring for an ambitious future. On Monday, however, the studio announced it was shutting down just a few years later,

Humanoid Origin, the studio founded by Bioware's former general manager Casey Hudson is shutting down, check out the details here.

Casey Hudson, best known for being the director of the Mass Effect trilogy, left BioWare in 2021 to form a new studio, Humanoid Origin, and begin work on a new IP. Unfortunately, Hudson announced today that the studio will be shutting down due to a lack of funding.

Humanoid Origin will be shutting down. The three-year-old indie gaming studio, helmed by former BioWare GM and Mass Effect creator Casey Hudson, is the latest casualty in a brutal stretch for game developers and other industry professionals.

Casey Hudson’s studio, Humanoid Origin, announced it would be closing down after experiencing funding shortfalls. The studio developed by the Mass Effect creator also canceled the development of its untitled AAA sci-fi game.

Humanoid Origin, the studio founded by former BioWare general manager Casey Hudson, will be closed and its debut title, which was supposed to be set in an original sci-fi IP, will be canceled. In a statement posted on LinkedIn,

Another video game development studio announces an unexpected shutdown, with a former Mass Effect director and a new game impacted.