Games Foundry changed their company name

[Twinkie]

It looks like Games Foundry recently changed their company name to Hawkesmith Limited.

https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/06790237

[Dimebag]

Expect their new Steam EA title to appear . Good to know OP , thanks for the heads up .

[mm.324]

Thanks

[Cursed Dice]

wait why would they do this? This just make it seem like they have something to hide

[=NV=Hammer]

Fraud

[BE4R]

Maybe it's time we stop by and see how they are doing at the place listed.

[Cursed Dice]

Originally posted by Bear:

Maybe it's time we stop by and see how they are doing at the place listed.

lol that quote for some reason reminded me of Reservoir Dogs

[Bored Peon]

Originally posted by Cursed Dice:

wait why would they do this? This just make it seem like they have something to hide

This game title is what they are hiding, DUH :P

It aint like they announced changing the name of the company to get financial backing to finish this game.

Think about it if you were going to finish this game you would have announced you had goods news about company restructuring and they were going to finish the game. Instead an entire month has gone by since the name changed and still nothing for announcements here.

[mikeydsc]

It is possible that the company was sold or taken over by a publisher. The above link doesnt confirm deny anything other than a name change.
It is interesting to wait and see if anything more developes from this. Hopefully after the restructuring is finished, they will pick up and finish this game...fingers crossed.

[Bored Peon]

Originally posted by mikeydsc:

It is possible that the company was sold or taken over by a publisher. The above link doesnt confirm deny anything other than a name change.
It is interesting to wait and see if anything more developes from this. Hopefully after the restructuring is finished, they will pick up and finish this game...fingers crossed.

Might as well smash them fingers with a big brick.

If finishing this game was part of their business plan it would have made sense to make some sort of announcement to quell the rising tide of angry customers.

Instead we will see something sneaky. Which most likely will be one of two things. The title being "bought out" and "ownership" changed. They start a new project leaving this one abandoned and hoping nobody catches on to the company connection.

I would like to be proven wrong, but not hearing a word from the developer in 15 months does not really put much doubt in my theory.

Vaporware gotta love it.

[[☥] - CJ -]

Originally posted by mikeydsc:

It is possible that the company was sold or taken over by a publisher. The above link doesnt confirm deny anything other than a name change.
It is interesting to wait and see if anything more developes from this. Hopefully after the restructuring is finished, they will pick up and finish this game...fingers crossed.

this is what i was thinking as well

[bouchard_670]

Seriously though can we get a refund on this abandoned Early Access ?

[Bored Peon]

Originally posted by bouchard_670:

Seriously though can we get a refund on this abandoned Early Access ?

No. Refunds are given by Steam, then Steam is reimbursed by the company they got the game from.

So if Steam were to give you a refund they would be eating that expense. Which I can not really blame Steam because why should they have to pay for Games Foundry fraud.

The sad thing is because Games Foundry was a British company people in the US can not file a class action lawsuit.

[CHR3S]

It's just one guy working their now (the director) lol, no wonder the game had a slow development

[Icarius Fallen]

The best part is how they claimed they only made 1,000 GBP a year off folktale.

[Kindred Spirit]

If they had any integrity they would either keep their name and earned reputation or fold the company.

But no, they had to be dodgy.

Another Steam Early Access Happy Ending.