Celeste developer Extraordinarily Okay Video games has introduced that its subsequent mission, Earthblade, has been canceled. The choice was made again in December, however the the workforce mentioned it wanted to course of the information earlier than saying it publicly.
Director Maddy Thorson offered extra particulars in a final blog post. One of many most important causes for the cancelation revolved round disagreements over the Celeste IP rights, the small print of which the studio has determined to not disclose. Whereas a decision was reached, founding member Pedro Medeiros parted methods with Earthblade in November and is now engaged on his personal recreation, Neverway.
Medeiros’s departure led Thorson and programmer Noel Berry to reevaluate Earthblade, which was nonetheless promising however not as far alongside contemplating its lengthy growth interval.
“Celeste’s success utilized strain on us to ship one thing greater and higher with Earthblade, and that strain is a big a part of why engaged on it has change into so exhausting,” Thorson defined. “Pedro is not guilty for this–in reality the cut up with him has given us the readability to see that we’ve got misplaced our approach, and the chance to confess defeat. I really feel some ways about it, however one massive feeling is undoubtedly aid.”
The scenario has prompted different builders on Earthblade to go away as nicely, with each Thorson and Berry now engaged on smaller scale initiatives and prototyping once more. Thorson admitted that scaling the workforce up after Celeste’s success was a failure, however is hopeful that the studio will regain its footing and be taught classes from Earthblade’s growth.
Earthblade was first revealed again in 2021, and was slated for a 2024 launch. Nonetheless, it was delayed out of that 12 months with no additional updates till now.