Odaily News Japanese game publisher Bandai Namco today suspended downloads of its newly launched Gundam Metaverse due to rumors that the design files of some gunpla have been leaked. Bandai Namco said in an announcement: Unfortunately, downloading of client files has been suspended. When downloading resumes, we will post a notification on this website. Gundam Metaverse will be released on October 11 in the United States and Japan opened it to the public, only to suddenly suspend downloads just a week later. Bandai Namco did not elaborate on the reason for suspending downloads in its statement. According to images posted on Reddit and Hong Kong news site HK01, rumors emerged earlier this week that the downloaded files contained unencrypted files related to certain models from the upcoming animated film Gundam Seed Freedom, which is due to be released in January 2024. Designing Documents. (The Block)