Overview
- Publisher Running With Scissors ended the project and cut ties with Goonswarm, saying community feedback broke its trust and damaged the brand.
- Goonswarm announced it is closing the studio after the cancellation of the newly revealed spinoff.
- Running With Scissors staff initially denied AI use and insulted accusers on Discord before apologizing for the exchanges and reversing course.
- Goonswarm’s follow-up statement said promotional images appeared to include or be influenced by generative AI, while asserting in-game assets were created by human artists and pointing to external contributors for the promo work.
- The title was unveiled on December 3 and withdrawn within days, with both companies describing threats and harassment during the fallout.