One of the most surprising news in recent days has been the fact that Dead Cells, after five years receiving new updates and expansions, will not expand its content again. Update number 35, The End is Near, will be the last one we see when it arrives later this year.
This was made known by Evil Empire, the studio that formed Motion Twin in 2020 to take charge of the development of its new content. In the statement he published he expressed that it was time to put an end to it and set his sights on other projects. A decision that has not left anyone indifferent and that It hasn’t sat well with everyone.especially the main designer of this magnificent roguelike.
Sébastien Benardwho was also a co-founder of Motion Twin, has accessed the Discord server of Dead Cells, where he was asked what he thought about this situation. As a result, he has not hesitated for a moment to harshly criticize her, declaring that it was “the most idiotic decision imaginable” that he could have made.
Since you’re asking me, I’ll say that Motion Twin has made the most idiotic decision imaginable with Dead Cells and Evil Empire. Having seen firsthand the real situation behind the scenes, I can honestly say that I’m glad I won’t be a part of this again. The official statement is total marketing nonsense, the way it happened is on a completely different level.
I never imagined that my old cooperative studio would become such greedy people. I wish Evil Empire the best in their upcoming projects and hope that the people who work there can survive this sudden financial cut.
Benard formed his own independent studio, Deepnight Games, in 2020 after leaving Motion Twin because his relationships with the team became too complicated, to the point of leave in bad ways. In any case, Dead Cellsapart from waiting for its last update, will also have its own animated series this year before saying goodbye forever.
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