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[BlueBlur]

Gamespot

“We are deeply upset by this," reads a line from the statement. "Having just learned of these disturbing charges today and based on the serious nature of them, Kenneth McCulloch is no longer affiliated in any way with Precursor Games.”

 

The original story follows below.

Precursor Games developer Kenneth McCulloch, 42, has been arrested on child pornography charges, according to an official release from the Niagara Regional Police Service.

 

 

Company CEO Paul Caporicci confirmed on the Precursor Games forums that McCulloch is no longer associated--in any way--with the studio.

"Having just learned of these disturbing charges today and based on the serious nature of them, Ken McCulloch is no longer affiliated in any way with Precursor Games," he said.

Police executed a search warrant at McCulloch's St. Catharines, Ontario residence yesterday, seizing a "significant" number of computer systems and peripheral devices. The police began investigating McCulloch in April.

McCulloch is charged with one count each of possession of child pornography, making child pornography available, and accessing child pornography.

The investigation is ongoing, police said.

McCulloch was a founding member of Precursor Games and, prior to his arrest, was listed on the company's website as "Lore-keeper. World-Builder. Dream-merchant." His employee profile has since been removed from the site.

Precursor Games, staffed by many former Silicon Knights developers, is currently working on Shadow of the Eternals, a spiritual successor to Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem.

The company temporarily canceled the game's crowdfunding campaign earlier this month and has yet to disclose how or if the game will move forward.

[Julio93]

...............Imagine if Nintendo does the same thing.

[Tom]

I'd always thought the Nintendo, being the greasy Japanese perverts they are in my stereotyping eye, would be the ones to be hit with the CP charges.

[nintendo3DS]

Wow, that's pretty sickening. Just goes to show you that not everyone is perfect. 

[Ixchel]

Wow. I hope it's not over something dumb like loli/shouta. Weirdly enough that was my first thought. If it's real CP, horrid to hear.

[3Dude]

[NintendoReport]

Is it coming to Wii U? 

[Colinx]

Is it coming to Wii U? 

Nobody knows at the moment because it didn't meet its goal, but I think Nintendo gave them the money to finish making it and will publish it and since they own the Eternal Darkness license they can use that and drop "Shadow of the Eternals" name. But still, nobody knows atm.

[SoldMyWiiUAndLeftTheForums]

Is it coming to Wii U? 

 

I really hope so, I hope this doesn't affect development, this is absolutly discusting by the way.