NEWS (KSP2): Game Publisher Cancels Contract With Developer, Then Tries to Poach Its Entire Team

[Technicalfool]

OP by Steam user "Mr Squishie", new OP created and merged as a CYA move by me, due to a copyright-related report on the post. Will be merged with the old thread. Consult the linked Bloomberg article for full text.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-03/kerbal-space-program-2-release-disrupted-by-corporate-strife

Three months after losing a deal with Take-Two, Star Theory Games was out of business.
By Jason Schreier
3 June 2020, 11:00 BST

One Friday evening last December, employees of game designer Star Theory Games each received the same unusual recruitment message over LinkedIn. It struck them as bizarre for two reasons. One, it came from an executive producer at the publishing company funding their next video game. Two, it said the game—in the works for the previous two years—was being pulled from their studio.
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[Kreisleiter Muffin]

I knew it when T2 took over.

RIP in Peace

[Eisbär]

martina eredeti hozzászólása:

I knew it when T2 took over.

RIP in Peace

Rest In Peace in Peace?

[mikroship]

Take Two can shove it

[Johnstone Studios]

This is actually really sad.

[Kreisleiter Muffin]

Eisbär eredeti hozzászólása:

martina eredeti hozzászólása:

I knew it when T2 took over.

RIP in Peace

Rest In Peace in Peace?

Yup... I think so. /s

[AJ #TransRights #BLM]

This is why game publishers should no longer be a thing. Internet has made them unneeded as E3.

[Claus]

You know this can happen when you sign a contract with said publisher. Always be your own publisher, i don't buy game that has seperate publishers anymore because i know what it leads to.

Overhyped, rushed deadline, pos games with a big pricetag and preorder incentives, i haven't falled for it for over a decade, if i buy games like this its on sale only.

There are plenty studios that stand on their own feet and is their own publisher, this is what i support, even if the game is in trouble at release i know who i'm giving my money to and i can live with that.

Don't sell your soul to the publisher devil next time, it ruins your reputation with gamers, the publisher force the game to be squirted out and you have a chance of being dumped once they have earned a quick buck.

I know in corona times it is harsh to say, but i can't feel bad for people that make deals with corporations, that's just the way it is.

[SLT]

What do you get when you make deals with terrible publishers like Take-Two?

You get what you ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ deserve

[LT Flashback]

raid the reviews and discussions boys

[xyrc]

guess i wont buy ksp 2 if im gonna have to spend 200 dollars to get 3.75m tanks

[Johnstone Studios]

someone eredeti hozzászólása:

guess i wont buy ksp 2 if im gonna have to spend 200 dollars to get 3.75m tanks

TakEA Two

[Johnstone Studios]

We might even see the same thing happen to KSP 2 as the outer worlds. It will be E♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥s Exclusive for a time period and it will not be on Steam.

[GunsForBucks]

Well IDK... it seems this isn't new news as it started last December and rumors of trimming the fat were abound.

The main issue with the big hold outs was they wanted a bigger piece of the pie for themselves and got whoever else to stay on a sinking ship with them. Not sure the regular workers would get a better deal or not even if they did make it past this hump.

People made their choices and just bad luck with the virus, doesn't make the corporation any more or less scummy to me. People crying about their decision now is just sour grapes.

Frankly I think buying a game on release is crazy anyway and this game is plenty fun... not sure fancier graphics would make that much difference to me and we really don't know what will end up in it until we see the product.

Purchase your Batman scatter effect for only 1.99!!! <really don't want to give them too many ideas, but I don't care about micro transactions for cosmetics only>

One way of thinking about it is that if they had treated their people better to begin with they wouldn't have been so quick to turn the place into a ghost town.

[Blitz4]

PIT_DEFENDER eredeti hozzászólása:

I didnt even realise it wasnt them working on the sequel, are they working on something or just sold the rights and disbanded ?

Same, found out yesterday.

I knew they sold the IP to Take 2.
Then Take 2 installed redshell on every player's machine.
rip ksp2

You know what made ksp great? So many amazing mods. Do you think the modding community is going to back this new game now?

edit:
I'm sure ksp2 will be a $60 live service just like all the others, not finished at release, promises of a grand multiplayer and always on connection (even if in SP), tons of micro-transactions, bundles, and other bs, including possibly hidden spyware. I wish they went to Paradox Interactive instead of Take 2.

[TheCombatWombat]

Dear T2.

♥♥♥♥ you.

I'm just gonna stick to my (purchased from Squad) KSP 1 and trust that the awesome modding community that has grown up around this game will keep me in content, 'cause I sure as hell am not gonna purchase KSP 2 from ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ like you.