Fntastic founders Eduard and Aisen Gotovtsev have hit again at claims that their upcoming open-world survival recreation The Day Earlier than is a rip-off, following quite a few delays.
The sport was initially due for launch in June 2022, earlier than being delayed till March 1, 2023 final 12 months. Earlier this week, Fntastic revealed that The Day Earlier than can be delayed by eight months after the studio did not trademark the sport’s title. It’s now set to launch on November 8.
On the identical time, the studio hasn’t shared any new footage of The Day Earlier than since 2021 and a deliberate gameplay reveal trailer has additionally been pushed again because of the authorized dispute.
Nonetheless the Fntastic founders have denied there’s something fishy about The Day Earlier than’s troubled launch.
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Talking to IGN, the Gotovtsevs stated: “We’ve been creating the sport for 4 years. All these years have been filled with sweat and blood to make this recreation, and for a lot of members of our workforce, it’s disagreeable to listen to such accusations.”
“We didn’t take a penny from individuals: no crowdfunding, no pre-orders, no donations. The sport is absolutely funded by Mytona, one of many largest cell publishers on this planet, who checked the sport’s construct at each milestone per our contract,” they added.
“We solely consider within the remaining product. It doesn’t matter what anybody says, you’ll see for your self on November 10 this 12 months,” continued the assertion. “We hope that after the sport’s success, we’ll give individuals religion that on this life, for those who persevere towards a dream, it’s going to come true, regardless of all of the obstacles and doubts.”
In the identical interview, the founders claimed they have been all the time going to delay the sport earlier than the alleged points with the trademark. “We deliberate to maneuver the sport’s launch earlier than and deliberate to announce with a 10-minute gameplay video,” they stated, earlier than the trademark dispute pressured them to delay the video as properly.
Final summer time, Fntastic was criticised for utilizing “unpaid volunteers” regardless of The Day Earlier than being one among 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 is predicated 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 employees, “part-time volunteers” are unpaid builders which are as an alternative given “cool rewards, participation certificates, and free codes” for his or her work.
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