"He has fought bravely and strongly, but it seems he doesn't have very much time left."

"Father Of Elder Scrolls" Stepping Away From Industry Due To Ailing Health

"He has fought bravely and strongly, but it seems he doesn't have very much time left."

Peterson said LeFay has been "courageously battling cancer," but that his doctors are now saying "his time with us is limited," which is why he is stepping away.

"Julian must step away from OnceLost Games for his health and to live his final moments surrounded by his loved ones. Julian has complete faith in the ability of the team to bring the game he has envisioned to life for this incredible community," Peterson said. "Your words of support mean more than you know, not just to Julian, but to all of us who have been privileged to work alongside him. Obviously, the team has already had a chance to say goodbye and give their individual messages, and I sat by his hospital bed, reading them to him. In that case, I was reading them out loud and Julian was giving me dictation to reply back, which is rather hard to do through my tears."

LeFay has amassed 36 credits on 21 games, including the first Elder Scrolls titles, Wayne Gretzky Hockey, The Terminator 2029, Dragon's Lair, and Where's Waldo. He left Bethesda in 1998.

A medieval fantasy RPG, The Wayward Realms is a spiritual successor to The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall that aims to make use of "old-school" design philosophies combined with the newest technology thanks to Unreal Engine 5. The game is planned for Steam Early Access but doesn't have a release date yet.

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This story originally appeared on: GameSpot - Author:UK GAG