Warren Spector, founding father of immersive sims, has retired from game development

Spector also said that there are still three games he would like to make, but that the business has changed and it's not as fun for him anymore. While he admitted that he tried to retire in the past but changed his tune, he said he thinks he means it this time. He is typically regarded as a founding father of immersive sim games, characterized by giving players the freedom to solve problems in a variety of ways.

On Deus Ex , wherein you play an anti-terrorism agent in a dystopian cyberpunk setting, Spector also served as director and producer. He worked on several Ultima titles as producer and writer, as well as on Disney's Epic Mickey for the Wii as director. His latest game was Thick As Thieves , a stealth-action heist game, released just a few months ago. He also worked on System Shock 3 , but Tencent took over that project and its status remains unclear.