Prey developer Human Head shuts down; Bethesda hires team to open new studio

Doors are both closing and opening in the game development business today. Developer Human Head Studios is shutting down today after just launching Rune II on PC earlier this week. Human Head produced the original Prey and supported blockbusters like BioShock Infinite and Batman: Arkham Origins. But that company is dissolving. And in its place, Bethesda Softworks is launching a new dev house with the Human Head team called Roundhouse Studios.

Roundhouse creative director Chris Rhinehart said that Human Head was no longer viable. And the team wanted to stay together, and that led them into the embrace of the Elder Scrolls and Fallout publisher. With the help of Bethesda, everyone from the now defunct Human Head will continue to have a job if they choose to come along.