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Arkane: No Prey PC demo because Steam refund policy exists
tl;dr version of Arkane's reasoning: Steam refund is a demo!!1!
tl;dr version of Arkane's reasoning: Steam refund is a demo!!1!
Arkane: No Prey PC demo because Steam refund policy exists
tl;dr version of Arkane's reasoning: Steam refund is a demo!!1!
Wha!? Why are you now PRAEY for the Gods!?
Oh yea that...so we didn't want to do this but we had to change our game name from Prey for the Gods to Praey for the Gods. Thankfully we get to keep the logo but we will spell it ”Praey for the Gods". Honestly, we could make this entire newsletter about our thoughts on this. Trademark law is what we were dealing with and we aren't under any NDA so we can state the opposition in this situation, Bethesda/Zenimax.
We could've fought this and we did think about it for quite a while. Something like a trademark opposition can be long and depending on how far someone wants to fight it can be very expensive. We didn't want to spend our precious Kickstarter funds, nor did we want to have to ask for additional funds to fight this in court. Using backer money towards something that doesn't go towards the development or backer rewards felt horrible to us. Even if we did win we'd have to spend a solid chunk of our funds and in our opinion it wasn't worth it.
The truth is we initially thought about naming the game Præy for the Gods prior to our initial trailer. The logo has both the woman praying against the duality of prey, and thankfully we get to continue to use that. We figured people would have a hard time trying to type in the æ symbol in search engines etc. This was back in 2015 when we posted a trailer on Facebook and Twitter with had no idea if 100 or even 1000 people would watch the trailer. We were applying for both Prey for the Gods, and Præy for the Gods trademarks shortly after as we realized the extent of what we were making. Unfortunately, Zenimax chose to oppose our mark, as they felt both were too similar to their mark ”Prey" which they purchased from Id Software, in 2009. While we disagree with their opposition we were able to come to an agreement.
It was something that kept me up many nights, and no doubt shifted our focus from our game frequently. Worrying about the outcome if we went to trial, if we'd lose our fans or walk away from the mark and still potentially get sued for millions on trademark infringement. This is really something no starting company should have to deal with let alone a tiny team of 3. So the fact that we came out the other end intact still developing the game was a win. One that will no doubt shape our company moving forward.
https://www.praeyforthegods.com/praey-for-the-gods-newsletter-8/
In other news Bethesda stopped indie "Prey for the Gods" developers from using "Prey" in their title. And game is now titled: "Praey for the Gods".
Disgusting.
I thought you fell for a dumb joke but google tells me this is real? This is beyond stupid
Good Guy Bethesda /S
https://redd.it/68xv0d
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=6088-UDXM-7214#restrictions
Interesting.
Steam limit raised to $1800 USD to counter lootmarket and other online sellers. Dota 2 items on top for now. I would assume CSGO and others will soon follow
Crazy items being listed
I thought you fell for a dumb joke but google tells me this is real? This is beyond stupid, but i can understand their (The indievs) reasoning
Never had any trouble running it. I found the game a bit boring initially and just put it back in my backlog. I guess now that DS3 is coming I will have to go back to it at some point. DS2 just feels overdesigned. Should have kept it simpler.Darksiders 3 trailer has got me wanting to pick up DS 2 for cheap. Is the Deathinitive edition still broken on PC?
If i were the dev and had infinite money i'd fight for the name to hell and back again just out of principle tbh
45 hours into TLR and I just realized you can cheese the bonus stats system. You just exit to the world map and re-enter the area over and over, and eventually you'll get the red text bubble (seems to take around 5 times each). Repeat until they become chummy with you and get the bonus stats.
I'm really getting the hang of the battle system now. It's really fun for a turn-based system. This game has so much potential, it's a shame the devs made some incomprehensibly stupid design choices that hold it back from being a classic.
Praeying for Dino Crisis change imminent now
They're about to be sticklers like the guy with the edge trademark
In other news Bethesda stopped indie "Prey for the Gods" developers from using "Prey" in their title. And game is now titled: "Praey for the Gods".
Disgusting.
Good. Time to sell some good stuff.
Kidding, I only ever had at best an item worth $300. Initially, it was $200. Then the price crashed, so I sold it for $60. Two years later, it was worth $300 again.
But turn-based systems are the best...
Though I kind of agree, TLR taking off as a classic would've been nice. It has some of the best battle presentation in the biz; I think only Persona 5 has dethroned it. Like, it's turn-based combat that absolutely does not look it, and that's great.
In other news Bethesda stopped indie "Prey for the Gods" developers from using "Prey" in their title. And game is now titled: "Praey for the Gods".
The Imperial Radch trilogy is in fact the best science fiction I read recently, thoroughly enjoyed that (I think it was late 2016). Any other suggestions?It seems that all I have to do is learn to be a computer programming genius and I'd become you. Interesting. I'd recommend you pick up the Imperial Radch trilogy by Ann Leckie, if you don't already have them.
This interview on Phantom Dust release is very interesting if you're interested in the process of game development.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imfEL1N12CA
The Imperial Radch trilogy is in fact the best science fiction I read recently, thoroughly enjoyed that (I think it was late 2016). Any other suggestions?
In other news Bethesda stopped indie "Prey for the Gods" developers from using "Prey" in their title. And game is now titled: "Praey for the Gods".
Disgusting.
Have you tried Malazan?
Probably my favorite fantasy series of them all.
Sheesh, I convinced myself I didn't want the Star Wars bundle at $14, and now to know it was a price mistake makes me regret. I only wanted the Legos and the Unleashed(s), and Shadows of the Empire but that wasn't included anyway.
Yeah, I'm fine. Fine.
Probably my favorite fantasy series of them all.
Probably my favorite fantasy series of them all.
trademark law is such bullshit lolIn other news Bethesda stopped indie "Prey for the Gods" developers from using "Prey" in their title. And game is now titled: "Praey for the Gods".
Disgusting.
wtfArkane: No Prey PC demo because Steam refund policy exists
tl;dr version of Arkane's reasoning: Steam refund is a demo!!1!
Probably my favorite fantasy series of them all.
Animu waifu next to Pillars of Eternity.
Probably my favorite fantasy series of them all.
love the new thread title btw
i mean, it's asuka, it's not that bad
Sorry, but Asuka is a bitch. I think it's the top of my list of anime characters I'd punch in the face.
Sorry, but Asuka is a bitch. I think it's the top of my list of anime characters I'd punch in the face.
You have no soul
Here's my list:
1. All of them
I think you should advance from Baron Loathsome, to Duke von Loathsome, you've earned it.
I actually took a second picture to get her in the frame because I knew it would get a reaction out of someoneAnimu waifu next to Pillars of Eternity.