The indie developer behind a Paper Mairo-inspired RPG called The Outbound Ghost has contacted the game with a DMCA request to pull it from console stores over quality issues, and that’s just the latest twist. what happened. winding saga.
Developer Conradical Games has decided Blood (opens in a new tab) and YouTube (below) to explain having made this decision because its publisher, Digerati, would have continued to distribute the game even if it no longer had the rights to it. The developer also claims that it did not “receive a single dollar in publisher royalties” based on its game distribution, that Digerati “underreported its revenue”, and that the publisher did not failed to resolve issues with console ports. .
In a statement to GamesRadar+, Digerati says he “totally refutes” the claims.
“Conrad (Grinheim, lead developer) Feedback on game performance is also noted,” says the publisher. “While porting is the responsibility of the publisher, it goes without saying that the publisher, the porting team and the developer must work together to fix bugs so that we can deliver the game everyone wants. We asked Conrad to help us identify bugs or issues; however, Conrad refused to work with us or communicate with Digerati through any channel.”
Digerati also takes issue with Conrad’s Kickstarter plugin at the end of the video, saying that promises made to backers of The Outbound Ghost have yet to be fully delivered.
“Since Conrad received all of the Kickstarter money for The Outbound Ghost, Conrad has made no attempt to work with Digerati to ensure these keys are delivered to backers,” the statement continued. “However, Conrad receives money to start a different game without focusing on his previous sponsors. Conrad did not attempt to approach his previous sponsors before starting his next adventure.”
The ongoing dispute between Conradical and Digerati over The Outbound Ghost began with the game’s console release late last year, with the Nintendo Switch port specifically being a point of contention. Due to performance issues and progress-blocking bugs, lead developer Conrad Grindheim released a video (opens in a new tab) suggesting players refrain from purchasing the game and asking Digerati to return the publishing rights. Digerati chose not to do so, instead publishing a public response (opens in a new tab) before taking legal action.
We have contacted Conradical Games with additional questions and will update this article if we receive a response.
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