M2 Cancels Ubusuna Shooting Game After Lead Creator Hiroshi Iuchi Resigns
The cancellation ends a project announced in 2014 that had become a cult curiosity among shooting-game fans, with the lead creator's departure making completion impossible at M2.
Reporting from 1 sources: Anime News Network.
M2 and representative director Naoki Horii announced the cancellation of the long-in-development shooting game Ubusuna on Sunday. The decision follows the resignation of game creator Hiroshi Iuchi, who led the development team. M2 stated that continuing without Iuchi proved unfeasible, and the game's soundtrack video has been made private.
M2 and representative director Naoki Horii announced on Sunday that the shooting game Ubusuna has been canceled. The decision follows the resignation of game creator Hiroshi Iuchi, known for Ikaruga and Radiant Silvergun, who led the development team. M2 stated that Iuchi resigned due to "difficult circumstances" and that the company reached an agreement to end the project. The company explored continuing without Iuchi but determined that the nature of the work made completion impossible. M2 apologized to fans, external creators, and game media who had cooperated with publicity. The Ubusuna soundtrack EP video on YouTube has been made private. M2 and Horii asked fans to refrain from speculative or defamatory posts online, noting that the cancellation has already caused significant physical and mental effects to those involved. Iuchi has not given up on completing Ubusuna, and the statement said that if an opportunity to revive the project outside M2 arises, it may appear in a different form.
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- Anime News Network Game Developer M2 Cancels Ubusuna Shooting Game