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WayForward, the developer behind the likes of the Shantae series and last year's Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, has apparently suffered a data leak which has seen developmental prototypes and game backups posted online.

As noted on Twitter by Lance McDonald, the leaked information is said to have come from a discarded hard drive which was found, with much of its contents now having been dumped online.

The data reportedly spans from approximately 2009-2013 and contains the source code for several prototype games, including Shantae: Risky's Revenge, DuckTales: Remastered, Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!! and other Nintendo DS titles.

In response to another tweet hoping that this leak won't negatively affect WayForward (our paraphrasing, there — beware the swears!), McDonald notes that the person apparently in possession of the WayForward data has said they will not be leaking anything on the upcoming GBA / Switch Shantae Advance: Risky Revolution, which is currently slated to release later this year.

That game was originally developed in the early 2000s but was shelved in 2004 before being resurrected this year.

Several WayForward Prototypes Appear Online Following Data Leak

Upcoming Shantae game will reportedly remain untouched

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[Magic Carpet]

Shantae getting a sweet baby reboot.

 

[nush]

the leaked information is said to have come from a discarded hard drive which was found,

Didn't wipe the HD before tossing it out. That's not very smart.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

Shantae getting a sweet baby reboot.