Game is freezing on Moon Studios startup logo animation, and closes

After this update, I once again cannot enter the game. It’s the same issue as before—it only shows “Moon Studios,” then the screen goes black and the game exits without any other error messages.
*After the recent update, I’m once again unable to launch the game—the same issue as before. It only shows the ‘Moon Studios’ logo, then crashes to a black screen without any error messages. This problem had been fixed in a previous update, but now it’s recurring. Please refer to this thread for context:
I can not enter the game - Wicked Bug Reporting - No Rest For The Wicked