The study, for its part, accuses the publisher of publishing a hacked version of its video game on the Valve platform.
The open war between Nacon and Frogwares is far from the signing of an armistice. The two companies have lashed out at each other over the launch of The Sinking City on Steam. In a statement published by Nacon, the editor accuses the study of a lack of collaboration, while reminding them of the money they injected so that the video game could see the light of day. In addition, they reproach them for wanting to review the terms of the contract that they sealed some time ago with the sole purpose of profiting themselves.
“It was Frogwares who approached Nacon in order to request funding for the development of the game,” they say. The company notes that to date they have paid more than 10 million euros to Frogwares. “It was also Frogwares who trusted our promotion and marketing teams,” which according to the company have invested millions of euros and a lot of time in the project.
“Now that the game is fully developed and published, thanks in large part to Nacon’s money and work, Frogwares would like to revise the terms of the contract for its own sole benefit. It is easy to play the victim, but what we want is for Frogwares to respect its commitments both in the contract and as requested by the courts ”.
Nacon pirated The Sinking City. Here’s a step by step outline of how they did it. Please watchhttps: //t.co/EKu5xZVJRp pic.twitter.com/iiX7raIkbg
– The Sinking City (@thesinkingcity) March 1, 2021
The version is official, according to Nacon
Although the study assures that Nacon has used a hacked version to publish it on Steam, the company denies it: “It is an official and complete version. However, due to the lack of collaboration from Frogwares we have not been able to integrate some specific features of Steam ”, such as saving in the cloud or achievements. In addition, it is the base game without any additional content. Nacon points out that he would have liked the relationship between the two parties to have remained friendly.
The version of Frogwares is that Nacom has used a copy “cracked, hacked” and with the modified code, which has allegedly served for its arrival on Steam. “This is Nacon’s third attempt to release a pirated PC version of our game,” they argue. In the video above they explain how they did it, always according to the point of view of the study.
