{"rewrite":{"id":"r_a63a3e676cd4d09ab63bcd05","clusterId":"c_39a60b6ffe90292691fc513c","slug":"kotaro-uchikoshi-found-new-studio-crash-keys-after-project-cancellation","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Kotaro Uchikoshi Found New Studio CRASH KEYS After Project Cancellation","summary":"Kotaro Uchikoshi announced on October 15 the establishment of CRASH KEYS Inc., a new company whose catchphrase is \"There are doors that only a broken key can open.\" On his own X account the day before, the Zero Escape and AI: The Somnium Files director said a game his staff worked on for about a year and a half was canceled, and that he is seeking work requests and investment.","whyItMatters":"Uchikoshi is building a new studio around original projects and outside investment at the same moment he disclosed that a year and a half of work was scrapped, which makes funding rather than a release date the near-term question for CRASH KEYS.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe studio takes its name from a line Uchikoshi attached to it: \u0026#34;There are doors that only a broken key can open.\u0026#34; CRASH KEYS plans original projects, with details and rollout to be announced once preparations are complete.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe company is also looking for investment partners to support those projects and build its business base, and says it will discuss business policy, project concepts, and investment individually. On X on October 14, Uchikoshi described losing a project the staff had spent about a year and a half on, and asked for work requests and investment.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"CRASH KEYS launches the same week Kotaro Uchikoshi says a game his staff spent a year and a half on was canceled. A new company name cannot undo that the previous project died before release.","twitterPost":"CRASH KEYS opens the week Kotaro Uchikoshi confirms a year and a half of staff work was canceled. Two facts, same week.","threadsPost":"Kotaro Uchikoshi founded CRASH KEYS the day after saying on X that a game his staff worked on for about a year and a half was canceled. The new company is the same size as the gap the cancellation left, and he is openly asking for work requests and investment to fill it.","newsletterBlurb":"Kotaro Uchikoshi announced the establishment of CRASH KEYS Inc. on October 15, with the catchphrase \"There are doors that only a broken key can open.\" The director, known for Zero Escape and AI: The Somnium Files, said the company will pursue original projects and is seeking investment partners. On X the previous day he disclosed that a game his staff worked on for about a year and a half had been canceled.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch (Impress)\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2148233.html\",\"title\":\"Kotaro Uchikoshi, Creator of the \\\"AI: The Somnium Files\\\" Series and More, Officially Announces Establishment of New Company CRASH KEYS\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4720,"outputTokens":632,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792029131,"createdAt":"2026-10-15T01:48:06.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-15T01:51:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T01:51:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_39a60b6ffe90292691fc513c","canonicalTitle":"「AI：ソムニウムファイル」シリーズなどを手掛ける打越鋼太郎氏、新会社CRASH KEYSの設立を正式発表","representativeArticleId":"a_9440831272315fb091da0e14","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"AI: The Somnium Files\",\"Zero Escape\"],\"studios\":[\"CRASH KEYS\"],\"people\":[\"Kotaro Uchikoshi\"],\"type\":\"business\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-15T00:51:38.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-15T00:51:38.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T01:51:05.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GAME Watch (Impress)","url":"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2148233.html","title":"「AI：ソムニウムファイル」シリーズなどを手掛ける打越鋼太郎氏、新会社CRASH KEYSの設立を正式発表"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["AI: The Somnium Files","Zero Escape"],"studios":["CRASH KEYS"],"people":["Kotaro Uchikoshi"],"type":"business","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}