14 DAY TRIAL // Delaying a game is not a good thing, but it's the best decision if that means the game will be better and the people working on it won't be exposed to crunching. In that regard, the fine folks at Studio MDHR announced the highly-anticipated Cuphead DLC that's supposed to wrap up the story, The Delicious Last Course has been delayed into 2021.
Unlike other developers, Studio MDHR didn't postpone the release of the DLC due to Cyberpunk 2077's upcoming release. Instead, the developers cite challenges raised by the global pandemic and its inability to cope with them and meet deadlines at the same time.
“While the Delicious Last Course is a continuation of Cuphead and Mugman's grand adventure, it's also a conclusion to the story that began on that fateful day at The Devil's casino. In true Studio MDHR fashion, we aren't content for this final chapter to be anything less than our best work. Throughout development, we've challenged ourselves to put everything we learned from making Cuphead into the quality of The Delicious Last Course's animation, design, and music,” reads Studio MDHR's official statement.
Besides not being content with the state of the DLC at the moment, Studio MDHR revealed the real reason behind the delay: the coronavirus global pandemic. You can read below the rest of the statement:
“Meeting this standard has been extremely challenged for us amid the global pandemic that has affected so many of our fellow developers. Rather than compromise on our vision in response to COVID, we've made the difficult decision to push back the release of The Delicious Last Course until we are confident it will delight the Cuphead community the way we feel it should.”
We expect another announcement from the team behind Cuphead once they have a clear idea about when exactly they'll be ready to release The Delicious Last Course DLC, but that won't happen until next year.