The Day Earlier than has been delayed for 8 months after developer Fntastic allegedly did not trademark the secret.
Initially due for launch in June 2022, The Day Earlier than was delayed till March 1, 2023 final yr however in a brand new replace, Unbelievable has confirmed their open-world survival recreation will now launch November 8.
A gameplay trailer was additionally set to be launched later this month, giving gamers their first take a look at The Day Earlier than since 2021 however that too has been affected by authorized points. It’ll nevertheless be launched “as quickly as potential”.
“Proper earlier than the discharge, Steam blocked our recreation web page on the request of a personal particular person, due to the identify The Day Earlier than,” wrote Fntastic.
The studio went on to clarify that when The Day Earlier than was introduced in January 2021, “the sport trademark was accessible”. Nevertheless, “after the announcement of the sport, the above talked about particular person crammed out an software earlier than us to register the sport trademark in the USA.”
“We weren’t conscious of the existence of claims,” continued the developer, who allegedly solely came upon about them final week (January 19).
“We [will] discover out all of the circumstances of the incident and we will certainly clear up every part,” it promised.
“We perceive this will likely disappoint a lot of our followers, nevertheless we wish to guarantee we launch the absolute best recreation. Our one hundred pc focus stays on the sport itself and ship you the perfect recreation potential.”
— Fntastic (@FntasticHQ) January 25, 2023
Final summer season, Fntastic was criticised for utilizing “unpaid volunteers” regardless of The Day Earlier than being one in every of Steam’s most wish-listed titles.
The developer then defended its use of unpaid “volunteers”, writing in an internet site replace that: “Fntastic’s tradition relies on the thought of volunteering. Which means each Fntastic member is a volunteer.”
It went on to clarify that whereas “full-time volunteers” are primarily paid staff, “part-time volunteers” are unpaid builders which can be as an alternative given “cool rewards, participation certificates, and free codes” for his or her work.
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