Striking Distance and publisher Krafton have decided not to release the Dead Space spiritual sequel in Japan after concluding they could not make the cuts necessary to get the game past ratings body CERO
Sci-fi horror game and Dead Space spiritual sequel The Callisto Protocol has had its Japanese release canceled after its developer was unable to reach agreement with Japan’s video game age ratings body, CERO.
The news was broken in a statement posted to the Japanese Callisto Protocol Twitter account by developer Striking Distance Studios and publisher Krafton.
In a translation posted to Reddit (and verified by Eurogamer), the post reads: “The Callisto Protocol has decided to stop the release of the Japanese version. As of now, the CERO rating cannot be passed. We have decided that we would no longer be able to provide you with the experience you need. We hope everyone in Japan will understand.
