https://www.reddit.com/r/xboxone/comments/iobwp9/sinking_city_game_and_dlc_got_pulled_from_the/
Labelled as rumor as this is the only thread I could find about this. If somebody here owns this game, could you please check if you can re-download it?
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Labelled as rumor as this is the only thread I could find about this. If somebody here owns this game, could you please check if you can re-download it?
r/xboxone - Sinking City, game and DLC got pulled from the Xbox Store and even my Library
114 votes and 68 comments so far on Reddit
www.reddit.com
Anybody else that has the game can confirm this?
The Sinking City is Being Delisted. Here's Why - Frogwares
An open letter from our studio about the fate of The Sinking City and why it has been removed from various storefronts.
frogwares.com
For reference, the game was delisted on all platforms not long ago following a legal dispute with publisher Nacon.
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It never launched on Steam (EGS Exclusive)
The game should still be availabe in Origin and Switch, where the original devs actually published the game themselves.But yeah, Dev is suing the publisher (because the publisher was doing mega scummy things to them).
It's still available on EGS. Not that I'd ever want to play it again, the game is bad.
Edit: I should clarify that it's avaliable in my library, not from the store page.
Edit: I should clarify that it's avaliable in my library, not from the store page.
I'm really worried about Spiders new game now
Maybe a peripheral manufacturer shouldn't have gotten into game publishing
Maybe a peripheral manufacturer shouldn't have gotten into game publishing
It hasnt been on EGS (at least Europe) for months now...
They were the publisher for some versions of the game, such as Xbox and EGS. Which is where they are disappearing from (at least on paper).
This may be a dumb question, but did you check your Epic library? It was at least initially an Epic exclusive. It is still in my Epic library. I often forget where I bought stuff.
Steam never removes your games once you bought them even if they get removed from the store, this never was on steam.
I thought it was clarified that they were never the actual publisher for any version and just licensed the game out a distributor? Isn't that part of what the lawsuit is about
...or maybe the game was never there and these people all imagined the game existed!
Ha, you're right. I didn't remember when it was. Just checked EGS - no Sinking City (I've typed the name in the library search, not just scrolled through).
I mean, BigBen had distributor rights that made them act as a publisher for them for a set amount of time, which basically meant that by all intents and purposes they were the publisher. There is a reason why the game is still available in Origin or Switch, where they self-published. The lawsuit is more because BigBen broke the terms of agreement and wanted full ownership (including asking them to send source code TO MAKE A COMPETITOR GAME) instead of the agreed thing.
(and well, how they describe the relationship is traditional publisher relationship, except the part of BigBen being absolute dicks)
They also had some similar issues with Focus so they weren't much better for Frogwares.
I'm fucking sick of this "mistake" happening. It happened with Telltale games as well. For this reason I keep a separate list of every game I've purchased now.
The Focus thing happened because they went with BigBen/Nacon, though.
Focus didn't go out of their way to be nice to FrogWares, but they weren't claiming the games as their own. They simply didn't take any extra steps to help FrogWares transition to self-publish.
http://frogwares.com/the-sinking-city-is-being-delisted-heres-why/
The publisher were scumbags. THis is probably the reason.
The publisher were scumbags. THis is probably the reason.
I always thought that the relationship between Focus and Frogwares was strained because they moved towards Big Ben and Big Ben was in the process of screwing over Focus on multiple fronts.
Anyway It's a shame for Frogwares, I always had a soft spot for them.
They purposely obstructed the transition to self-publish by changing policies when they learned about Frogwares desire to do so.
Yeah, I was about to say this. There's always the P.T. case, sure, but that was a free demo. I'm pretty sure they can't legally remove a game from your account as long as you've purchased it.
Now-delisted game "Sinking City" removed from people's libraries, can't redownload even if you purchased. (Update: It's Back) News
https://www.reddit.com/r/xboxone/comments/iobwp9/sinking_city_game_and_dlc_got_pulled_from_the/ Labelled as rumor as this is the only thread I could find about this. If somebody here owns this game, could you please check if you can re-download it?
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I saw a few people confirm it on reddit and true achievements.
Frogware also had issue with Focus for sherlock holmes. They delisted the original, but we can still download it and the page on the MS store still existed.
Guess I would need to copy it on my internal and external. In case, those hard drive dies. Shame we won't have it on next Gen.
Frogware also had issue with Focus for sherlock holmes. They delisted the original, but we can still download it and the page on the MS store still existed.
Guess I would need to copy it on my internal and external. In case, those hard drive dies. Shame we won't have it on next Gen.
Hmm, I haven't played the game before, but just now I was able to download it from my Origin Access subscription. I wonder if their contract with EA is something they're afraid to mess with, or if Microsoft is just being way too lax with what they let publishers do on their platform.