So let me start this post by saying I know it has been a long time since I last posted something. You can technically consider this the first post of the year since the other post I made this year was for the announcement of Akuto: Showdown for Xbox. So here is a quick recap of what I have been doing for the past few months.
As you can see from my previous few posts before I disappeared, I was working on a game called Akuto Zero. As you can tell by the way I am using the past tense, I have stopped working on Akuto Zero and I have cancelled the project. The development of the game was going well and the game was really fun to play, but trying to release akuto Zero in the current gaming market would lead to guaranteed failure. With so many other multiplayer games, premium and F2P (Free-To-Play), AAA to indie, Akuto Zero would have needed extensive marketing to even have a little chance of making its return on investment. I am a little sad on cancelling this game as most of the features were created and ready for release (singleplayer, local and online multiplayer, shop system).
A few months ago, I joined Lucky Kat Studios in the Netherlands as a game developer (February 2022 update: I have left now (: ). This is an exciting challenge for me as this will be the first time I will be developing games with a team and making mobile games. Joining Lucky Kat Studios does not mean I have stopped developing my own games, and hopefully I will have some news to post in the next few months.
And that is it really. Two small changes that led to a 6+ month quiet period from me. Hopefully it will be different for the rest of the year.