Sq. Enix has cancelled improvement of its long-in-the-works Simply Trigger cell recreation, which had been out there in regional early entry – however by no means totally launched – since November 2021.
Simply Trigger: Cellular was unveiled in December 2020, throughout The Recreation Awards, the place it was billed as a free-to-play motion shooter set within the Simply Trigger universe, that includes single-player, four-player co-op, and 30-person aggressive multiplayer modes.
It was initially set to launch in 2021, and, did, ultimately get a launch in Singapore – albeit solely as regional early entry title – earlier than the yr was by means of. Since then, Simply Trigger: Cellular’s early entry has unfold to numerous different nations however improvement has been repeatedly hit by delays, culminating in an indefinite delay towards the tip of final yr and, in February, the termination of all regional early entry programmes.
Given its troubled improvement, the information that Sq. is formally pulling the plug on its Simply Trigger: Cellular mission – as confirmed by model lead Anne-Lou Grosbois-Favreau over the weekend (thanks VGC) – most likely is not all that stunning.
“It’s by no means simple to place forth an announcement of this nature,” Grosbois-Favreau wrote, “particularly to our followers who’ve been awaiting the discharge. We sincerely respect the assist you’ve got given us.” Sq. additionally reiterated that every one Blue Diamonds purchases made throughout regional early entry had been totally refunded when the programme terminated in February.
Following that announcement, Simply Trigger: Cellular has been faraway from digital shops, and its Twitter account and web site have been yanked off the face of the earth.
