Indonesian developer accuses one of Guilty Gear’s publishers of exploitation

Image: PQube Games / Mojiken Studio

Mojiken Studio has accused the UK publishing partner of manipulation and exploitation related to funding and development of its newest game, A Space for the Unbound.

Mojiken said that PQube Games used his status as a developer in Indonesia to obtain grant money. Mojiken said that PQube did not distribute the funds to them and did not give them information about the purpose of the money.

Since the uncovering of this issue, we clearly cannot trust PQube Games nor continue to work together for the release of A Space For The Unbound as PQube Games has fallen considerably short not only of reasonable decency, but also of their obligations to us due to these predatory practices," said Mo

According to Mojiken, the studio would indefinitely delay the release of A Space for the Unbound as it tries to find a new publisher.

PQube denied the allegations and said that it supported Mojiken and Toge productions, an Indonesian publisher also working with Mojiken.

Significant further funding, over and above grant funding, has been offered to support development, port and marketing. As a result of not achieving that and despite PQube's significant efforts to accommodate this, they have sought to deal with the matter in this manner. The appropriate channels will be used to respond.

A Space for the Unbound is a game that takes place in Indonesia in the 1990's. Teens Raya and Atma can get into people's minds. The future of A Space for the Unbound is in question due to the fact that the game was set to release on a number of consoles. The game's trailer can be found below.

Mojiken doesn't want fans to retaliate by review bombing or boycotting PQube's other published games, only that people read their statement and understand the reason behind this seemingly indefinite delay

Mojiken said that they need to make a stand against exploitative publishers and speak up about it.