Heir grew up in Rockville, Maryland and attended college at Virginia Tech, graduating in 2004 with a degree in computer science and a minor in mathematics.

[2] Heir, while still employed there, was disappointed in Activision's decision to take away any work on new intellectual property and offload it to Bungie, and decided to quit the company.

[5] Heir became the subject of harassment by the Gamergate movement shortly before the release of Andromeda in 2017, after they claimed that parts of the game, such as the appearances of female characters, forced a "liberal agenda" on players.

[6] However, after the development was completed but before Andromeda shipped, Heir left BioWare, citing that he had become weary over the last twelve years after enduring crunch time, and grown tired of being told to keep quiet over his concerns about games, as well as being put off by the attitudes from the Gamergate movement.

He reached out to Bryna Dabby Smith, a former production crew member from Electronic Arts and Activision with work on games such as Sleeping Dogs, about assisting with the business side of this studio.

[4] The game's release will be preceded by a narrative podcast to establish Jacinte's story, being developed by Loud Speakers Network and Marginal Mediaworks.