Toys
Feb 2, 2023, 12:47
Confusion about “the day before” persists. The game has disappeared from Steam, and its premiere has been delayed for several months. The suspicious and unexpected situation surrounding the production of Fantastic has some questioning the existence of the title.
to update
It is possible that in a few hours we will learn part of the “truth” that the Fntastic developers said a few days ago. According to the information given by a moderator about the game dispute, today at 19:00 we will receive the gameplay from yesterday (via: PCGamer). We don’t know if it will be the previously announced material withheld, because there are no details. The 10-minute recording has not been advertised for publication in any way on Fntastic’s social channels, and above Youtube We won’t see any countdown yet. So it remains to rely on news from Discord.
original message (27 Jan)
Yesterday was a big question mark regarding yesterday. The premiere of the game was rapidly approaching, but the developers unexpectedly postponed the debut from March 1 to November 10, 2023. An unusual measure was also the removal of items from Steam. Furthermore, the main moderator of the upcoming production’s dedicated discord server — WHOLF — wonders if the game actually exists. Fntastic studio representatives decided to point this out in an interview with IGN.
legal quarrels
in We reported yesterdaythat disappearance yesterday from Steam and the delay in the debut was explained by Valve’s technical issues, but eventually Fntastic made a long statement on Twitter. Company representatives reported to the community Legal problems related to the game’s trademark rightsIt is occupied by an ordinary person.
Reply Fntastic
The news spread across the Internet. As a result, the developers decided to speak out, trying to put an end to all speculation. In an interview with IGN They mentioned it yesterday It certainly exists.
We only believe in the final product. No matter what anyone says, you will find out for yourself on November 10th of this year. We hope that after the success of the game, people will believe in life. If you follow your dreams, they will come true despite all the obstacles and doubts.
The storm will finally subside, and time will put everything in its place. The developers said that when the game comes out, people will finally see the truth.
The creators have stated that they have been working on the game for about 4 years, and that the time they spent on production was not wasted. In addition, Fntastic swears that it did not collect funds for production from third parties:
We haven’t taken a dime from people: no crowdfunding, no pre-orders, and no donations. The game was funded entirely by Mytona, one of the world’s largest mobile game publishers, which examined the state of the game at every stage of the project, the developers said.
The company fully focuses on development yesterday. The developers also guarantee this The new release date was deliberately scheduled much later to ensure that the legal turmoil was fully resolved:
We planned to push the release of the game earlier and announce it [wydawcą] A milestone in a 10-minute gameplay video. And then you all know what happened. To ensure there are no further delays, the publisher and I have chosen November 10th, the developers said.
This time will be used to improve the game.
We would like to remind you that this is the second time you have switched the game. The first happened in May last year as a result of porting the game to Unreal Engine 5.
Fntastic is a Russian studio. The company was originally founded in Yakutia. The developers have moved to Singapore. People from different parts of the world (such as the Netherlands and Thailand) help them in their work. Mytona is also a company from Russia. The company is currently headquartered in New Zealand with offices in Singapore, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Georgia and Serbia. Founded in 2012, the company develops and publishes games.
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