Why was this game pulled from Steam?

[Baroness Snark]

I picked up a copy of this game for $5 at Goodwill recently. It's not as bad as many people think, but I think it's a decent squad-based FPS with horror elements. Just started playing through it. Obviously not as great as F.E.A.R., but still playable.

I was wondering why this got pulled from Steam, and if you can still activate it via a CD key.

[Smoky]

steam ran out of keys

[<<=Aquiles=>>]

I love this game!!!!

[Xenost]

ipicked this up years ago, hell this was my very first steam game never did play much of it between this and the ps3 version but when i play it i get hooked, its not a bad game, its alot better than clive barkers first game thats for sure!

[Noxbi 🌈]

It's all due to licensing. Clive Barker no longer allows for his name to be used by this game's developer and publisher.

Anyway... You can't activate it from boxed CD key because it wasn't a stamworks game but if you find a STEAM key somehow or someone with steam gift then yes, it's still possible to activate it.

Originally posted by Microsoft Sam:

steam ran out of keys

Steam can't run out of keys. [in case someone fall for that trolling ;)]

[Bluebeak]

Originally posted by Noris Nordberg:

It's all due to licensing. Clive Barker no longer allows for his name to be used by this game's developer and publisher.

Anyway... You can't activate it from boxed CD key because it wasn't a stamworks game but if you find a STEAM key somehow or someone with steam gift then yes, it's still possible to activate it.

Originally posted by Microsoft Sam:

steam ran out of keys

Steam can't run out of keys. [in case someone fall for that trolling ;)]

I dunno if that was really the case since Undying is sold by GOG and that has his name plastered all over it. And he had less to do with Undying than he did with Jericho where he had almost complete control over the project.

In terms of the theory that "steam ran out of keys". The game doesn't even use a cd key. And it lacks multiplayer. So there really isn't an excuse for why it has been taken down other than most likely a rights disagreement.

[Noxbi 🌈]

Originally posted by Owlakki:

I dunno if that was really the case since Undying is sold by GOG and that has his name plastered all over it. And he had less to do with Undying than he did with Jericho where he had almost complete control over the project.

Well. Jericho is from Codemasters, and Undying is EA.

Also, GOG is attempting most of their deals with license holders itself individually other than waiting for their offers like Steam.

[Tatsuya Hiroki]

tbh the game was beyond awful compared to Undying

with that said you can likely get a copy through trading or grey market sites

[hardwiredsin]

I bought this on it's original release and I loved it

[Noxbi 🌈]

Originally posted by quake4ever2007:

Recommended Games

Cool games.
But why?

[JaegerBane]

Originally posted by Noris Nordberg:

Originally posted by quake4ever2007:

Recommended Games

Cool games.
But why?

Presumably for people who fancy playing something similar.

I'd agree the 'similarity' of some of those games is a little debatable but they're all decent frantic horror titles and none of them are bad (at least the ones available), so I can't see any issue.

[Святогоръ]

Две игры, на которые хочется иметь ключи в Steam:
1: The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
2: Clive Barker's Jericho