The evening of the Game Awards 2024 was full of announcements, but soon after, several controversies emerged. One of them even makes players cry that it's a scam.
In more ways than one, the 2024 Game Awards ceremony will likely be talked about for a while. Already now, and fortunately, because there were many announcements and very nice surprises, but also because the controversies remain afterwards. Naughty Dog and CD Projekt are currently in the spotlight and criticized for their “wokism,” but that’s not all.
A strange game is causing controversy after the Game Awards 2024
Another game is in the news right now and not for good reason Catlythe so-called hyper-realistic AAA chat MMO “Action, hugs, speed, fashion, snow, dreams, robots, islands… Accompanied by cats.” » as it is described on his Steam page. A visible multiplayer game that promises us a lot of activities. “Collect stories and embark on a search for memories through the eyes of a person and a cat. Embark on fun-filled excursions, build peaceful hideaways, explore vibrant landscapes, Attachment, laugh, race, decorate, create, control robots, dress up, socialize, cuddle, care…” The game promises us, still on its Steam page.
Catly attended the Game Awards 2024 with a colorful trailer that amazed viewers. It doesn't sound right. For many, the game would have been presented with an AI-created trailerSome have already theorized and think that the game would be developed entirely using artificial intelligence.
A new scam like The Day Before?
Searching online, we find that the studio doesn't really have an identity. For example, there is no easily accessible official website and everything is pretty vague. However, there is a fully AI-generated website for the game that shows some visual representations of abstract objects and incomplete machine translations. The game's Twitter account was created just last May, and the only link available in its bio takes you to the game's Steam page. There are just a handful of somewhat strange events that began on December 12th, just before the Game Awards.
After Abandoned or more recently The Day Before, which were also awarded at major events such as the Game Awards, the shadow of a fraud (a scam) is not far away and players are already investigating. There is complete silence in the studio. Information about the game is currently vague, all we know is that it will be released on Steam, Switch and Mobile. Despite the mystery surrounding the game, the studio still paid no less for advertising to several very big influencers, including Pokimane and Ninja. They spread the game on their social networks by inviting their subscribers to add the game to their wishlist.
The communication is therefore well set up to sell the game to potential investors, but that's about it. Could Catly be the new The Day Before? It's a bit like the mood of the moment. If this isn't the case, the studio would be very interested in providing explanations and proof of its game's existence before things get worse. But for now the question can be asked. Let's keep our eyes open.
