• Business Production News Report: Tencent quietly shutters Timi Montreal The studio had been working on an unannounced ‘service-driven’ title for PC and consoles. • February 23, 2026 Tencent appears to have shuttered Timi Montreal around five years after establishing the studio to create an original triple-A franchise. • As reported by Game File, a (now-deleted) LinkedIn post from a former employee indicated the studio has been shut down. • Game File reporter Stephen Totilo explained multiple sources had previously stated a shutdown was imminent. • Timi Studios Group is the Tencent subsidiary responsible for developing and operating notable tiles such asCall of Duty: Mobile,Honor of Kings, andPokemon Unite. • The division is headquartered in Shenzhen, China, but also had offices in Los Angeles, Seattle, Shanghai, and Chengdu back in 2021-when Tencent announced the opening of its new Montreal location.

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  • Tencent has quietly shut down its Montreal studio, Timi Montreal, after five years of operation. The studio had been developing an unannounced, service‑driven AAA open‑world title for PC and consoles, but the project’s status remains unclear. A former employee’s deleted LinkedIn post confirmed the closure, and Game File reports that multiple sources had warned of an imminent shutdown. Timi Studios Group, which also runs popular mobile titles such as Call of Duty: Mobile and Honor of Kings, now lists vacancies only in its Chinese locations. The move follows Tencent’s recent divestments and restructuring of other studios, including the 2023 shuttering of its Los Angeles studio.
  • Tencent quietly shuttered its Montreal studio, Timi Montreal, after five years of operation. The studio had been developing an unannounced, service‑driven AAA title for PC and consoles. Confirmation came from a former employee’s deleted LinkedIn post, with earlier reports suggesting the closure was imminent. Timi Studios Group, Tencent’s subsidiary that also runs Call of Duty: Mobile, Honor of Kings and Pokémon Unite, had offices in Shenzhen, Los Angeles, Seattle, Shanghai and Chengdu. The Montreal team’s ambitious open‑world project remains in limbo. Tencent continues to invest in other studios, including a stake in Ubisoft’s Vantage Studios and funding for Lighthouse Games.

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