The relationships between developers and publishers are never a smooth flow. As smoothly as they can work, sometimes communication is more complex. This happened between the Ukrainian studio Frogwares and the publisher Nacon.
In fact, the conflict dates back to last August, shortly after Nacon merged with Bigben Interactive. Frogwares had published a letter in which the studio estimated that the publisher did not want to pay the license fees – up to 1 million dollars – for its horror production. The sinking city. Nacon has also been accused of misleading marketing, suggesting that the game the publisher released was the origin of the title. Frogwares withdrew the game from the various stores on August 25th.
The situation seems to have changed slightly. The studio issued a statement with further details. The Paris Court of Appeals issued an initial ruling on October 28, stating that by removing the game, Frogwares “had quit [son] Contract in an “obviously illegal” way “. It is therefore of the opinion that the contract should continue until a decision is made as to whether or not Nacon has breached this agreement. That’s why the game is back in the Microsoft Store today. It will join Steam and the Playstation Store at a later date.
Also, Nacon took the floor and commented on the news:
Nacon confirmed its expectations by this decision and the time it would take to finally resolve this dispute. He continues his actions in defense of his rights and carries out the execution of this court decision by asking the platforms and websites to reconsider online the game The Sinking City so that no one is held hostage in this situation.
