Overview
- Revealed on Dec. 3, the spinoff was scrapped roughly two days later following overwhelming community claims of AI-generated assets.
- Running With Scissors founder Vince Desi said feedback caused "extreme damage" to the brand and that trust in Goonswarm was broken.
- Promotional materials were removed, with the reveal trailer set to private and the Steam store page no longer available.
- Goonswarm denied using generative AI and shared layered PSDs and work-in-progress files, then announced it would close after threats and insults; the shutdown affects nine staff and contractors, according to Polygon.
- The publisher apologized for heated Discord remarks and had recently voiced a strong anti-AI stance, intensifying scrutiny from fans.