Following the earthquake that devastated Japan earlier this year, Sony opted to delay MotorStorm Apocalypse around the world. It ended up coming out in North America in early May while the Japanese version remained delayed indefinitely.
Sony Computer Entertainment Japan announced today that the game has been canceled in Japan, Andriasang reports. No reason was cited, but it’s not difficult to imagine one strong possibility. Each of the game’s levels centers around a natural disaster, including earthquakes that tear apart the environment. In light of what took place in Japan, it’s far too soon to release anything that so prominently features such disasters.
The Japanese earthquake also led to other games being delayed or, in the case of Disaster Report 4 (a game that takes place in a city that’s been hit by a massive earthquake), outright canceled.
