Deus Ex creator Warren Spector announces retirement – "it's time to ride off into the sunset"

Deus Ex creator Warren Spector announces retirement – "it's time to ride off into the sunset" Spector's career spanned over forty years, working on franchises including Thief, Ultima, and Epic Mickey Deus Ex creator Warren Spector has announced his retirement after over forty years in game development. Spector announced his decision on LinkedIn, writing that while he'd been down this road before and then changed his mind, he's pretty certain this time. "The reasons to retire are simple: I'm a month away from my 44th year as a developer," he wrote. I've worked on more digital games than I can remember – 17 full games, I think, and nine or so add-on packs." Spector joined Origin Systems in 1989, where he co-produced Ultima 6 and Wing Commander.