![]() Original: Earlier this year, Lovecraftian investigative adventure game The Sinking City was silently removed from storefronts. The original story which details Frogwares' reasons for removing The Sinking City from stores and taking the publisher to court follows below. NACON is confident about the outcome of the dispute, irrespective of the tricks used by FROGWARES to cause them harm." This behaviour, unworthy of any professional, is unacceptable and NACON intends to take legal action so as to get them convicted and obtain redress. "FROGWARES is seeking to discredit NACON in the eyes of the public and professionals alike (even going so far as disclosing confidential information!) and to jeopardise the distribution of “The Sinking City”, the development of which was principally funded by NACON. NACON emphatically rejects this open letter, the terms of which do not square with the facts." said the publisher. However, FROGWARES thought it necessary to anticipate the upcoming ruling by issuing an open letter on their website and Twitter feed, which reflects a personal and erroneous interpretation of the content of the agreement and the nature of this dispute. A decision is not expected for several months. "A dispute between NACON and FROGWARES over the interpretation of “The Sinking City” video game publishing agreement is pending before French courts. Update 1: Publisher Nacon has provided us with a response regarding the dispute between it and Frogwares regarding The Sinking City. The PS4 and PC (Steam) versions are expected to be purchasable again "at a later date." As a result, the Xbox One version has returned to the Microsoft Store. The publisher has reached out to platforms and storefronts to make The Sinking City available for purchase once more. "The Court ruled that Frogwares had terminated the contract in a 'manifestly unlawful' manner and, as a result, ordered, as a 'precautionary measure, the continuation of the contract (.) until its term or until a decision is made on the breach of this contract and ordered Frogwares Ireland to refrain from any action on the breach of this contract and ordered Frogwares Ireland to refrain from any action that impedes this continuation (.)'" reads an emailed press release. ![]() ![]() Update 2: Publisher Nacon today revealed that the Paris Court of Appeal has rendered a first enforceable decision in the dispute between it and developer Frogwares on October 28, 2020.
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