Mass Effect director's new studio shuts down before it can even reveal its first game after an "unexpected shortfall of funding"

Former Mass Effect director Casey Hudson announced in 2021 that he was founding a new studio called Humanoid - eventually christened Humanoid Origin. Today, the studio has announced that it's shutting down."Earlier today, we informed our staff that Humanoid Origin will be shutting down," the company says in a LinkedIn post. "Despite efforts to shield the studio from broader challenges in the industry, an unexpected shortfall of funding left us unable to sustain operations. We’re heartbroke