Kotaro Uchikoshi Found New Studio CRASH KEYS After Project Cancellation
Uchikoshi is building a new studio around original projects and outside investment at the same moment he disclosed that a year and a half of work was scrapped, which makes funding rather than a release date the near-term question for CRASH KEYS.
Reporting from 1 source: GAME Watch (Impress).
Kotaro Uchikoshi announced on October 15 the establishment of CRASH KEYS Inc., a new company whose catchphrase is "There are doors that only a broken key can open." On his own X account the day before, the Zero Escape and AI: The Somnium Files director said a game his staff worked on for about a year and a half was canceled, and that he is seeking work requests and investment.
The studio takes its name from a line Uchikoshi attached to it: "There are doors that only a broken key can open." CRASH KEYS plans original projects, with details and rollout to be announced once preparations are complete.
The company is also looking for investment partners to support those projects and build its business base, and says it will discuss business policy, project concepts, and investment individually. On X on October 14, Uchikoshi described losing a project the staff had spent about a year and a half on, and asked for work requests and investment.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- GAME Watch (Impress) 「AI：ソムニウムファイル」シリーズなどを手掛ける打越鋼太郎氏、新会社CRASH KEYSの設立を正式発表