Tencent reportedly shutters TiMi Montréal studio that employed former Assassin's Creed director Ashraf Ismail

Tencent reportedly shutters TiMi Montréal studio that employed former Assassin's Creed director Ashraf Ismail – TiMi Montréal has reportedly been shut down by Tencent, per multiple outlets. – The studio was led by former Assassin’s Creed creative director Ashraf Ismail. – TiMi Montréal opened almost

Tencent reportedly shutters TiMi Montréal studio that employed former Assassin's Creed director Ashraf Ismail

– TiMi Montréal has reportedly been shut down by Tencent, per multiple outlets.
– The studio was led by former Assassin’s Creed creative director Ashraf Ismail.
– TiMi Montréal opened almost five years ago and had not released a game.
– The team was said to be developing an original "AAA open-world, multi-platform" project.
– Report of the closure cites a now-deleted LinkedIn post and Game File sources saying a shutdown was imminent.
– TiMi Studio Group is a Tencent subsidiary known for mobile titles such as Call of Duty: Mobile and Pokémon Unite; the wider group appears unaffected.
– There has been no formal statement from Tencent or TiMi, and TiMi’s jobs site was reportedly only recruiting for China-based roles.

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