Finnish developer RedLynx has denied that it is behind the appearance on file-sharing websites of its upcoming Xbox Live Arcade game Trials Evolution.
The studio once uploaded an incomplete PC build of Trials 2 SE to The Pirate Bay in a bid to stimulate demand for the game. Speaking to Develop, however, managing director Tero Virtala insisted his company had nothing to do with the leak of Evolution, which is due to be released on XBLA this year.
"We want to be clear that [leaking Trials Evolution] is not something we did ourselves," he said. "That was a different project for a different market and in a different time."
Virtala went on to warn that those playing the leaked build will be missing out on a large part of Trials' appeal: connectivity.
"Trials Evolution is a game that makes full use of being continuously connected," he said. "Leaderboards, friend challenges, online multiplayer and global track-sharing are all integral parts of the game that cannot be experienced before launch.
"We're continuing to polish and finish up the game, and we'll have a new trailer coming soon which will give people a much better look into everything the game will hold and when they can expect to see it."

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