Awesome cosmic mood game The Sinking City now back on Steam and other digital store fronts after the latest developments in an ongoing legal battle between developer Frogwares and the game’s publishing partner, Nacon, take place in the Paris Court of Appeals.
The Sinking City, an excellent open world mystery game about exploring the flooded city of New England in the 1920s, was first released in June 2019, but It was pulled from most store stores in August last year by manufacturer Frogwares about allegations that Nacon failed to terminate the disclosure agreement. In a statement yesterday, Nacon – a publisher of games like Warhammer: Chaosbane and the World Rally Championship series – mentioned that he was taking The Sinking City back to Microsoft’s digital store repositories, PlayStation, and Steam after a court ruling from October adhered to the existing publishing deal with Frogwares until a final legal decision was reached.
“NACON continues to defend its rights and has proceeded with this court’s decision by requesting the installation of platforms and sites. The Sinking City an online back game so that no one hosts this situation, ”Nacon wrote. The company declined to comment further Kotaku. Frogwares did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Frogwares has said Nacon failed to cover some production costs in a timely manner and at one point suspended royal payments after the game was already out. Frogwares has also said that Nacon once tried to take possession of the source code for The Sinking City. Nacon rejected Frogwares’ claims at the time, calling them “a misinterpretation of the content of the agreement and the nature of this dispute.”
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During this time, the game was still available on the eShop Switch, where it was exclusively circulated by Frogwares. It is not clear when a final ruling by the Paris Court of Appeal will be issued to prove it The Sinking Citythe real situation on other platforms.