The event titled "Endless Winter" was supposed to take place in "World of Warships."
Image from the previous collaboration between "Endless Summer" and "World of Warships"
Lesta Games announced the cancellation of the collaboration on the "World of Warships" website. They explained that they decided not to partner with the creators of "Endless Summer" following "unacceptable statements" made by one of the developers. The company did not quote these statements nor delve into details. Instead, Lesta Games emphasized that they are a patriotic team.
Online sources speculate that the collaboration fell through due to recent remarks by Anton Arkadov, head of Soviet Games, which created "Endless Summer." Amid the controversy surrounding the announcement of "Endless Summer 2," he posted several provocative nationalist comments in the studio's Telegram chat. However, Arkadov later stated that his words were taken out of context.
Soviet Games did not comment on the situation.
It's worth noting that Soviet Games introduced the sequel to "Endless Summer" at the beginning of the week. Shortly after the announcement, players noticed six-fingered heroines in the promo art, which they believed were generated using neural networks. The studio denies the use of AI.