As the header states, we are delaying this year's KSM EXPO. Do not worry, this isn't all bad news however.
To be transparent, there are multiple reasons as to why this year's Expo is being delayed, one of which is the Studio is in the process of re-locating all of it's hardware and resources to another state where we will begin to come together as one and set up our base of operations. We'll be fully shifted over by the end of November.
It's been a long time coming, but we've made it so incredibly far, and we couldn't be any prouder.
Reason 2: We can't get entirely into detail about this just yet until we've come to a consensus, but over the course of the past 6 - 7 months we've been working out a business proposition with a huge publisher that will push the trajectory of the Studio and get us where we need to be. We have planted seeds about what this leap may be over the course of this year, but nonetheless, this has in-fact gotten in the way of this year's Expo and the event's set date for launch, which was supposed to be this upcoming Christmas Eve around 12pm CST. (Yes, we've seen the theories and speculations surrounding the Expo's mystery date and it was correct)
Reason 3: We were set to make an appearance elsewhere at a huge upcoming gaming event early December of next month to reveal the second trailer for a familiar title (The title in question we can't state per NDAs), but as you can see, the re-location of the Studio and the business proposition situation has both gotten in the way of this year's KSM EXPO and us having the opportunity to make an appearance at a huge gaming event next month.
Reason 4: This year's Expo has been incredibly ambitious to pull off since we're aiming to do something that a digital event hasn't quite done before and it's been an absolute thrill to see it all come together harmoniously, but this ambitious goal isn't without it's drawbacks, this being it taking longer to create than we want it to. We want this event to be perfect (at least in our eyes) and have been doing a lot of quality control to assure it's the very best it can be.
This is quite literally a domino effect in the making, but a necessary one.
Now, you're all probably wondering when the new release window for the Expo will be. We have pushed it for Q1 of next year (Jan - March 2024). This way we can do what we need to do to pull this off and start the year with a powerful presentation of what we've been working on behind closed doors with tons of surprises along the way. Worst case scenario, we push it to Q2 of next year (April - June 2024).
We are both very excited and proud with how the upcoming KSM EXPO is turning out to be, and can't wait to get there and finally announce the launch date for when we go live.
We thank you all for your time, understanding, and continued support along our journey and will keep you posted when it is necessary.
- Edmund Ahlstrom | Co-Founder of KRIYA STUDIOS