Veteran game developer Harvey Smith , known mostly as the Co-Creative Director on Dishonored , Creative Director on Dishonored 2 , and Lead Game Designer on Deus Ex , officially unveiled Black Pony Immersive , a new studio dedicated to building imaginative first-person action RPGs in the immersive sim genre. The Austin-based studio will focus on crafting well-realized worlds where players create their own experiences through expressive, emergent game systems. It's especially welcome news following the retirement of Warren Spector , who pioneered the genre alongside Smith