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===Game Failures and 5th Cell Layoffs===

===Game Failures and 5th Cell Layoffs===

Following Brett Caird's departure in 2013 and the acquisition of the [[Drawn to Life series]] by [[505 Games]] the same year, the rest of the team focused on other upcoming projects. Three announced games were in development around that time, one of which was Scribblenauts Worlds, a 3D beat-um-up spin-off that was quickly cancelled. 5th Cell also saw the release of an official art book art book of the studio, The Art of 5th Cell, compiled by Edison Yan and published by Udon Entertainment, while containing a foreword by Joe Tringali. This book would see release in October 2014.

Following Brett Caird's departure in 2013 and the acquisition of the [[Drawn to Life series]] by [[505 Games]] the same year, the rest of the team focused on other upcoming projects. Three announced games were in development around that time, one of which was Scribblenauts Worlds, a 3D beat-em-up spin-off intended as an early PlayStation 4/Xbox One release that was quietly cancelled after test screenings. 5th Cell also saw the release of an official art book art book of the studio, The Art of 5th Cell, compiled by Edison Yan and published by Udon Entertainment, while containing a foreword by the remaining founders. This book would see release in October 2014 to decent reviews.

Another project was Anchors in the Drift, an Action-RPG for mobile devices with an attack card mechanic. The project was announced and elaborated on by Miah in 2015, with a crowdfunding campaign launched on [[:Wikipedia:Fig (company)|Fig]] as one of their first campaigns, alongside [[:Wikipedia:Psychonauts 2|Psychonauts 2]] and [[:Wikipedia:The Outer Wilds|The Outer Wilds]]. Out of the three launch campaigns, only Anchors in the Drift failed to reach it's $500,000 goal. The game was subsequently reworked into a different, more limited demo released on the [[App Store]] in 2019, which has since been delisted. This concept would be reworked into the [[Steam]] game Castlehold, which released via Early Access in 2021, which would end up being their most recent game release.

Another scrapped project was Anchors in the Drift, a free-to-play Action RPG for mobile devices with additional attacks available via collectable cards. The project was announced and elaborated on by Miah in 2015, with a crowdfunding campaign launched on [[:Wikipedia:Fig (company)|Fig]] as one of their first campaigns, alongside [[:Wikipedia:Psychonauts 2|Psychonauts 2]] and [[:Wikipedia:The Outer Wilds|The Outer Wilds]]. Out of the three launch campaigns, only Anchors in the Drift failed to reach it's $500,000 goal. The game was subsequently reworked into a different, more limited demo released on the [[App Store]] in 2019, which has since been delisted. This concept would be reworked into the [[Steam]] game Castlehold, which released via Early Access in 2021, which would end up being their most recent game release as of January 2026.

5th Cell also set their sights on a new spin-off for mobile devices, Scribblenauts: Fighting Words. A beta for the game was released in 2016 via Apple TestFlight, with photos of the project allowed to be taken but videos were prohibited. Shortly afterwards, however, [[:Wikipedia:Warner Bros. Games|Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]] cancelled the title for unknown reasons, after almost two years of development. As a result of this cancellation, 5th Cell was forced to lay off 45 employees from the studio, including lead animator Tim Borrelli. Following this, Joe and composer David J. Franco also left the studio with two other developers to form [[Digital Continue]].

5th Cell also set their sights on a new spin-off for mobile devices, Scribblenauts: Fighting Words. A beta for the game was released in 2016 via Apple TestFlight, with photos of the project allowed to be taken but videos were prohibited. Shortly afterwards, however, [[:Wikipedia:Warner Bros. Games|Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment]] cancelled the title for unknown reasons, after almost two years of development. As a result of this cancellation, 5th Cell was forced to lay off 45 employees from the studio, including lead animator Tim Borrelli. Following this, Joe and composer David J. Franco also left the studio with two other developers to form [[Digital Continue]].