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In late June, Aspire announced that they had finalized a demo—referred to as a “vertical slice”—that was meant to showcase the game's current state to Lucasfilm and Sony. The team felt optimistic about their progress, but shortly afterward, disaster struck. Aspire abruptly fired both their art director and design director amidst company meetings, with the reasons claimed to be related to the demo's quality. The studio heads then publicly communicated that the project was "on pause," searching for new contracts and development opportunities.