Overview
- CEO Jack Emmert said via LinkedIn and the studio website that the nearly three-and-a-half-year partnership with NetEase is ending and that staff will seek new roles.
- Wccftech reports the Warhammer MMO in development at Jackalyptic has been canceled following the shutdown, while NetEase has not issued a clarifying statement on the project's fate.
- Jackalyptic, founded with NetEase funding and based in Austin, had been building an unannounced Warhammer MMORPG since at least May 2023.
- PCGamesN notes the team never specified which part of the Warhammer universe the game would explore, keeping details under wraps during development.
- The announcement follows NetEase’s decision to end its deal with Fantastic Pixel Castle on the MMO Ghost, with founder Greg Street saying that studio will close on November 17.