Hidden Variable has announced that as of January 21, 2025, “it was no longer involved in the development in Skullgirls Mobile, 2nd Encore” due to a “dispute with autumn games.”
In a statement, Hidden Variable said the dispute had been formally presented to the Superior Court of the Los Angeles County.
The intimidated judicial documents of the hidden variables are demanding the autumn games for alleged breach of contract and early contract violation, breach of the implicit pact of good faith and fair treatment, and for goods and services provided.
The hidden variables believe that he has satisfied the demands of his contract, but autumn has not retained a payment of $ 131,500 expected in November 2024, then again on November 15, December 1, December 15, January 1 and January 15, as well as around $ 15,000 in expenses.
It also anticipated $ 139,000 on February 1 and again on February 15, on March 1 and March 15, 2025.
The hidden variables are now demanding for the $ 1,227,308,98 that says it is due, as well as interest.
HVS said he gave autumn games until January 21, 2025, to solve his payments. However, when the payments did not arrive, the hidden variables “provided the autumn all the login information of the account required to continue providing community support for the game […] not to cause damage to the game. “
“All of us in HVS are incredibly proud of the more than 10 years that we have invested in Skullgirls in all its forms, including the creation and support of Skullgirls Mobile, bringing new characters and platforms to Skullgirls 2nd Encore, supporting the competitive community through the Skullgirls Championship series Skullgirls falls and contacts through the United States.
“Above all, we are grateful to have been able to celebrate and support the incomparable community of Skullgirls, many of which we have been lucky enough to meet in person over the years in several events.”
Then, the team said that I could not comment on the matter until the dispute was resolved.
In response, Jason Donnell of Autumn Games said: “First of all, I want to recognize the concerns surrounding recent ads. Skullgirl has always been more than a game: it is a passion project, a living art work and a world formed by the love of its creators and players equally.”
After thanking the players for supporting the game, the statement acknowledged that autumn games “had not been fulfilling our promise to the” fans, which is “why we are making changes now.”
“We are not a mass corporation intervening to take care; we are game developers, stories and passionate fans, like you,” added Autumn Games.
Although the statement did not make an explicit mention of the occult variable [Autumn] They have taken charge in recent months. “
