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打越钢太郎成立CRASH KEYS,首作被取消

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  1. Oct 15 01:10 · 2 reports
    打越钢太郎新工作室首作被取消
    Eurogamer: Kotaro Uchikoshi's new studio Crash Keys has its first game cancelled and is publicly seeking work and investment
  2. Oct 15 00:26 · 3 reports
    打越钢太郎成立新工作室CRASH KEYS
    @Gematsu: Kotaro Uchikoshi establishes new studio CRASH KEYS

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Oct 15
  1. Eurogamer
    Kotaro Uchikoshi's new studio Crash Keys has its first game cancelled and is publicly seeking work and investment

    Kotaro Uchikoshi announced that the first game from his new studio Crash Keys, in development for about a year and a half, was suddenly cancelled, and he said he lost his job overnight. Crash Keys opened in March 2025 and had planned to formally reveal itself and its first game next year, but is now speaking publicly earlier than expected while seeking work or investment. The studio's website lists only two other employees, writer Akira Mine and Muri Sasaki.

  2. Kotaku
    Kotaro Uchikoshi's New Studio Crash Keys Has Its First Game Canceled, Now Seeking Work

    Kotaro Uchikoshi said on social media that the first game from Crash Keys, the studio he founded in March 2025, was suddenly canceled after about a year and a half of development, leaving the team with no projects lined up. He had planned to announce the company alongside the game in 2027, but is now publicizing the studio's website and contact information to seek new work. Crash Keys' members also include writers Akira Mine and Muri Sasaki.

  3. Nintendo Life
    Zero Escape and AI: The Somnium Files Creator Kotaro Uchikoshi Launches New Studio Crash Keys

    Kotaro Uchikoshi, creator of Zero Escape and AI: The Somnium Files, has launched a new development studio called Crash Keys and serves as its representative director and CEO. The studio is seeking investment partners for original projects "unbound by conventional formulas." Uchikoshi said the studio was actually formed in March 2025, and that a new game in development for roughly a year and a half was cancelled.

  4. @Gematsu
    Kotaro Uchikoshi establishes new studio CRASH KEYS

    Kotaro Uchikoshi has established a new studio called CRASH KEYS. Gematsu reported the news with a link to its article.

  5. Gematsu
    Kotaro Uchikoshi establishes new studio CRASH KEYS

    Kotaro Uchikoshi announced the establishment of CRASH KEYS, a new game studio headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. The studio is moving forward with new original projects and is seeking investment partners. Founding members include Uchikoshi as CEO, along with writers Akira Mine and Muri Sasaki, the latter having contributed to gameplay sections of the Zero Escape and AI: The Somnium Files series.

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