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Frogwares has largely focused on Sherlock Holmes games prior to this, often adapting existing characters with its own twist. It said packaging for the game had the studio's name largely removed and there was even a tabletop RPG based on the IP created without its knowledge.

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The game is still for sale on the Xbox and PlayStation digital stores, but while its original licensing agreement also included selling the game via the Epic Games Store, it's no longer listed there.įrogwares alleged in 2020 that Bigben and Nacon had demanded the game's source code and that when the studio refused, it didn't receive financing for several months. While the debacle surrounding The Sinking City has been ongoing for some time – and has already been placed before the judicial system once before – the events and accusations of the past week are particularly incendiary, and it would not be surprising at all to see Nacon and Frogwares return to the courts again before this particular situation reaches its conclusion, if ever.Frogwares has not created the version of that is today on sale on We do not recommend the purchase of this version. It’s easy to play the victim, but all we seek is that Frogwares respect its commitments both in the contract and as demanded by the courts.”

“Now that the game has been fully developed, and published, largely thanks to Nacon’s money and work, Frogwares would like to revise the terms of the contract to their sole advantage. It was Frogwares that relied on our marketing and promotion teams, representing thousands of hours of work and several million euros worth of investment.” “It was Frogwares who came to Nacon to request financing for the development of the game, and to date, more than 10 million euros have been paid to Frogwares by Nacon. “We regret that Frogwares persists in disrupting the release of The Sinking City,” said the publisher on Steam.

Nacon also released a statement yesterday, responding to Frogwares’ earlier complaint. Nacon wants Frogwares or anyone, including the French Justice, to never know the true scope of their exploitation of the game.” “We believe Nacon did this to hide the fraudulent exploitation of the game on Steam but also on other portals which they may be planning to send the game to. “In order to achieve the removal of this protection and checking system, Nacon modified both the game executable and the config files inside the packages,” alleges Frogwares in its statement. This accusation, alongside the video in question, can be viewed on Frogwares’ website. Yesterday, the Ukrainian developer went one step further, openly alleging that Nacon had, in fact, hacked a copy of the 2019 title from another digital storefront, altered its code, and submitted it for sale via the Steam platform.įrogwares has gone as far as to release a detailed video which it claims shows exactly how Nacon “cracked, hacked, changed game’s code and content and illegally uploaded” The Sinking City back onto Steam, without Frogwares’ knowledge or permission. Just before the weekend, Frogwares asked customers not to purchase The Sinking City, which had been recently re-uploaded to Steam, stating that it had no hand in the development of this particular version. The furor surrounding mystery-horror title The Sinking City continues to get uglier with each passing day, as both publisher Nacon (formerly Bigben Interactive) and developer Frogwares continue to dispute ownership rights and numerous other contract issues.