https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/dead-cells-designer-says-decision-to-stop-updates-is-asshole-move-by-former-studio/
Sébastien Benard claims Motion Twin’s statement is “marketing bullshit”…
Take of it what you will
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My read is it's more about taking work away from Evil Empire rather than it being about the game itself. Motion Twins created Evil Empire to handle future updates for Dead Cells, but then announced that the next update is the final update doesn't bode well for job security.
Plus, I assume the fact that Motion Twin was created as a co op is probably something to do with it. There were probably unique values as a company and such that were established at the time that they have probably fallen away from.