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Ready or Not devs Void Interactive announced the “mutually agreed” upon split from Team17 after indicating plans for the controversial level
Ready or Not, the tactical first-person shooter from developer Void Interactive which entered Early Access just days ago, will no longer be published by Team17. On Twitter, Void Interactive said the “mutually agreed” upon decision for the two to part ways is “the right path for the future” of the game. Notably, this comes just days after a developer on the game indicated future updates may include a level set during a school shooting.
Currently in Steam Early Access, Ready or Not sees you controlling a SWAT member who, alongside a team of AI companions or real players, must “defuse hostile and confronting situations” such as hostage hold-ups and the like. Having just entered Early Access on December 17, it already has over 8,500 reviews, most of them positive, and many of which see players calling the game a worthy successor to the SWAT series. Still, Void Interactive and Team17 have opted to split, making the tactical FPS an independent project now.
VOID Interactive and Team17 have mutually agreed that Team17 will no longer publish Ready or Not. We are confident that this is the right path for the future of Ready or Not, and we thank Team17 for their partnership and wish them great success with their spectrum of games!
— VOID Interactive (@VOIDInteractive) December 20, 2021
It’s a curious development, made more so by its timing. When asked on December 19 in the game’s subreddit whether Ready or Not should have a school shooting mission in the campaign, a Void Interactive developer under the username Gruntr said “you better believe it’s gonna,” all but confirming the mission’s planned existence. Three days later, the studio is amicably splitting from its publisher. While unconfirmed, people online speculate it’s because of this level’s intended inclusion.
Read the full article on Kotaku
