Sinking City developer Frogwares has accused publisher Nacon of pirating the game and allegedly loading an illegal copy on Steam. Nacon posted a version of the Lovecraftian RPG on Valve’s store window on Friday, which was quickly followed by Frogwares urging fans not to buy it. The two have been embroiled in a messy legal dispute over the game since last year. The developers believe that Nacon ‘cracked, hacked, changed the code and content of the game’ to put it on Steam and allegedly prevented Frogwares from making money from a game they claimed to own.
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Halo Infinite developers call it a ‘spiritual recharge’ for the series
We now know that Halo Infinite has yet to wait until this fall, but 343 Industries is committed to filling the time with regular blog post chats from developers. This month, they put together a crew to talk about what makes Infinite a “mental reload” of earlier Halo games. They also sneaked a rude defense from the gray spot.
Dying Light 2 developers claim that failures and toxic culture are being managed in Techland
A new report on development practices at Techland contains quotes from staff claiming that mismanagement, indecision and the use of homophobic insults have violated the ongoing work on Dying Light 2. CEO Pawel Marchewka has responded extensively to the allegations – but has defending a photo of a naked woman next to a cheetah in his office.
Bloodlines 2 has slowed down again and its developers have been replaced
As the months go by, it seems we’re getting further and further away from Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. The supernatural RPG would originally be launched in 2020 before being delayed in 2021. Now publisher Paradox Interactive says that will not happen either. But the real shock? Paradox removes developer Hardsuit Labs from Bloodlines 2 and will complete the project with another studio.
