After 44 years, legendary Deus Ex and System Shock developer Warren Spector announces his retirement from game development: "Wouldn't change a thing even if I could"

A titan of the industry is bowing out. Warren Spector, a central creative in several highly influential RPGs and immersive sims, including System Shock, Ultima Underworld, and Deus Ex, has announced he's retiring from game development.He made the announcement on LinkedIn, pinning the choice down to one simple fact: his age. "I'm a month away from my 44th year as a developer," he writes."I've had the chance to work on tabletop roleplaying games and board games. I've worked on more digital games t