{"id":1103403,"date":"2026-01-27T16:53:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T16:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1851745616"},"modified":"2026-01-27T16:53:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T16:53:34","slug":"celeste-devs-cancel-next-game-after-falling-out-and-difficult-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/celeste-devs-cancel-next-game-after-falling-out-and-difficult-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Celeste Devs Cancel Next Game After Falling Out And Difficult Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/celeste-devs-cancel-next-game-after-falling-out-and-difficult-development.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/earthblade-delay-celeste-developer-maddy-thorson-1851372790\">Earthblade was going to be the next game<\/a> from the creators behind 2D pixel art action hits TowerFall and Celeste. 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