Former Aeon Must Die developer uses copyright claim to force trailer off publisher's YouTube channel

A former Aeon Must Die developer has used a copyright claim to force the game's trailer off its publisher's YouTube channel.

Arsen Shakhbabyan, an animator who helped make the controversial Aeon Must Die trailer that first premiered during last year's PlayStation State of Play broadcast, had his attorney file the copyright claim after the trailer re-emerged on publisher Focus Home Interactive's YouTube channel last month.

The trailer for the game shown during the August 2020 State of Play, below, depicts a visually arresting beat-'em-up that caught the attention of PlayStation fans.

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