Hell Let Loose, the historical WW2-inspired FPS title, will no longer be developed by Black Matter, the studio that initially foresaw the game’s development. Instead, publisher Team17 is setting up a new team to take the reigns of the WW2 shooter.

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While Black Matter left to prepare for “their next project,” the studio didn’t leave development without leaving a goodbye note to the community. Here’s an official message from the Black Matter team:

“The last twelve months have been bittersweet for us as a team. We’ve been thrilled to see how our colleagues at Team17 have picked up the reins with such incredible enthusiasm and attention to detail, but we’re also going to miss working on the title.

As a team, we want to say a huge thank you for the incredible support this community has given us for the years that we’ve worked on Hell Let Loose. It’s been a fantastic journey and one that we can’t quite believe when we look back at all that has happened.

Fundamentally, Hell Let Loose has taken on a life of its own and is now far bigger than we ever could have imagined. It’s been a privilege to work with you on refining it and crafting it into what it is today.

We are excited to join you on the battlefield now and in the future – not as developers, but finally as players – thrilled in the knowledge that the best days of Hell Let Loose are ahead of us.”

Filling in Black Matter’s shoes will be a new studio made for Hell Let Loose, with “veteran developers who have worked on numerous AAA titles.” The new team will hopefully allow Team17 to roll out more quality-of-life improvements across all of the game’s platforms before introducing new updates. A roadmap for 2023 has also been announced and will come out in the following weeks, alongside regular updates that players can expect to receive.

Source: Steam