![]() ![]() 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,” it said. ![]() ![]() Nacon didn't need to pirate it in this case, but the proceeds still go to them (and presumably exclusively at this stage). Frogwares pulled it from the PSN last year, but the courts ordered it restored. “We regret that Frogwares persists in disrupting the release of the Sinking City. It's a fully-updated version from Frogwares, published by Nacon before the deal went sour. The developer said this is Nacon’s third attempt. Nacon addressed the allegations in an update on the game’s steam page. In short, Frogwares claims the company purchased a copy of the game from a competing storefront and then went on to hack and upload it to Steam. The studio believes Nacon will attempt to publish the hacked version of The Sinking City to other storefronts. That’s left the game unavailable on some platforms. The two companies have been involved in litigation over The Sinking City since 2019. This is not DIY work by inexperienced people, this is done by programmers who know Unreal engine well.” “In order to achieve this goal, programmers with serious skills need to be involved. ![]() “To be clear this is hacking and when hacking has the purpose to steal a product and make money with it, it’s called piracy or counterfeiting,” the studio said. Frogwares was able to examine the config files using its own encryption key, which it appears Nacon didn’t change when it reuploaded the game. According to the studio, the Steam release of the game features several telltale signs that had it been altered, including missing logos and UI elements. The developer said this is Nacon’s third attempt to publish a pirated version of The Sinking City and this latest one came after the company issued it a 48-hour ultimatum. In short, Frogwares claims the company purchased a copy of the game from a competing storefront and then went on to hack and upload it to Steam. On Monday, the studio shared a lengthy blog post and video detailing its allegations against Nacon. ![]()
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