Former Call Of Duty: Black Ops lead creates ‘BulletFarm’ studio to create new first-person co-op game

NetEase Games has raised the curtains on its new studio, BulletFarm. Led by David Vonderhaar, whose experience includes leading the teams behind the Call of Duty: Black Ops series, BulletFarm aims to develop a new triple-A game that uses first-person gameplay with an emphasis on co-op in Unreal Engine 5. It will take place in an original universe.

This unannounced and untitled game “will create a more intimate and relevant experience while offering a new take on first-person gameplay,” according to a press release.

BulletFarm takes a remote approach to game development, but considers itself a triple-A studio headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The studio’s creative director, Chris Cowell, joins Vonderhaar. The studio is currently looking to hire in various roles to complement the founding team.

“Creating this new studio gave me a chance to step out of my comfort zone and try my hand at creating something entirely new and different,” Vonderhaar writes in a press release. “It’s a departure from the games I’ve worked on, but it showcases my passion for rich characters, tight mechanics, more intimate storytelling, and lots of action. NetEase provided us with a structure of incredible support to explore these new avenues and allow real freedom to start building the concept and ideas for our game.”

Simon Zhu, NetEase’s president of global investments and partnerships, said the company is fully dedicated to providing BulletFarm with the resources and support it needs to build its new first-person experience. “David’s leadership and the first collection of game development talent assembled at the studio are poised to deliver something truly unique to its existing fans as well as a new audience.”

BulletFarm is currently developing its first title, but it’s unclear when we expect to see it.

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