Wild Arms Successor Dropped by Publisher Four Years After $2.4 Million Kickstarter
Armed Fantasia, the crowdfunded spiritual successor to Wild Arms, has had its development discontinued by publisher 505 Games’ parent company Digital Bros, four years after its Kickstarter campaign raised millions of dollars from fans.
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