Not so long ago Treyarch veteran David Vonderhaar left the Call of Duty: Black Ops studio after more than 15 years working for the Activision-owned team. The news came as a bit of a surprise last year, but today, the developer has revealed his next "ambitious AAA" project.
Vonderhaar, alongside fellow veteran game designer Chris Cowell, is founding a new studio called BulletFarm. The team's first project, once everything is all up and running, will be a "new and ambitious AAA game with an emphasis on co-operative gameplay".
Chinese tech company NetEase will be funding the whole operation, which sounds like it's in its infancy right now. Here's what Vonderhaar had to say on his latest move:
"Starting this new studio has given me a chance to step out of my comfort zone and try my hand at making something entirely new and different. This is a departure from the games I’ve worked on, but one that showcases my passion for rich characters, precise mechanics, more intimate storytelling, and plenty of action,
NetEase has provided us an incredible support structure to explore these new avenues and allow true freedom to begin building the concept and ideas for our game."
The studio's first game will be built using Epic's Unreal Engine 5 technology - although we have no real idea when it's coming out. Considering that just these two development leads have been unveiled so far, we'd imagine the team is still staffing up for this upcoming AAA title.