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The Sinking City Sinks Off The Digital Marketplace

The Sinking City Sinks Off The Digital Marketplace

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We wrote quite a few newspieces on The Sinking City, the Lovecraftian detective game from Frogwares Studios and what was then called Bigben Interactive. The game’s publisher has since changed its name to NACON, and is now under fire from Frogwares, being accused of a breach of contract among other things. Caught in the middle: the game, which has been removed from most digital markets. Frogwares published an open letter on their website which states their agreement with NACON guaranteed a share of the profits as well as ownership of the game itself and all IP therein. Though NACON gave Frogwares those payments at first, they were usually late, and at some cases were only produced upon formal notice. Then, suddenly, NACON demanded The Sinking City’s source code for some reason, something they had no legal access to (they could sell the game, but not own it). Frogwares refused to hand over the code, so NACON stopped paying them. That decision launched a legal battle that has been going on

Frogwares Games Being Pulled From Storefronts By Publisher

Frogwares Games Being Pulled From Storefronts By Publisher

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Why is the library of developer Frogwares disappearing from digital retailers? Is it their doing, or someone else’s? Before you fire off angry tweets, we know the answer to this one: It’s definitely someone else. Specifically their own publisher, Focus Home Interactive. Long ago Frogwares and Focus Home entered an agreement for the latter to publish the former’s games on a variety of formats. Since, Frogwares games like Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments, The Testament of Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes Vs. Jack The Ripper, and Magrunner: Dark Pulse have appeared on PC, Playstation 3, XBox 360, Playstation 4, and others. The contract is now up, and Focus Home is unexpectedly reacting by pulling Frogwares’ entire back catalog from the PS3, XBox 360 and Steam storefronts. Keep in mind the publisher has never done this before. Was this part of the deal? Frogwares says it wasn’t. “According to their official statement, sent to us only last week, “Focus has put in place a policy in accordance with which they will not

New Street Date For The Sinking City

New Street Date For The Sinking City

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When the latest trailer for The Sinking City was released without a street date attached, we theorized it might be suffering a delay. We were correct as developer Frogwares Studios assigned a new release date for the game as of today: June 27. In the words of Frogwares, “Too many games came out now so we prefer to get out the way.” In The Sinking City, you play a PI trying to make sense of the case he’s wound up trapped in. The setting is New England in the 1920s — the fictional city of Oakmont, Massachusetts. Oakmont has had some flooding issues lately…but that’s not the least of it. All that water is supernatural in origin, a by-product of the Lovecraftian monsters invading the city. A private investigator arrives to determine what’s up. Our fearless detective must explore the city, gather clues and figure out how to end the invasion. As Charles Reed — the PI’s name — you’ll be completely alone in your investigation, with no allies or partnerships

The Sinking City Talks All Things HP Lovecraft

The Sinking City Talks All Things HP Lovecraft

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It’s been a while since we’ve heard from The Sinking City, the upcoming open world investigation game from developer Frogwares Studios and publisher BigBen Interactive. They’re not quite ready to release another trailer, so they thought they’d discuss the inspiration behind it. In The Sinking City, you play a PI trying to make sense of the case he’s wound up trapped in. The setting is New England in the 1920s — the fictional city of Oakmont, Massachusetts. Oakmont has had some flooding issues lately…but that’s not the least of it. All that water is supernatural in origin, a by-product of the Lovecraftian monsters invading the city. A private investigator arrives to determine what’s up. Our fearless detective must explore the city, gather clues and figure out how to end the invasion. Frogwares holds HP Lovecraft and his creations in high esteem, and The Sinking City is intended as one giant adoring love letter to his works. For those who barely know anything about the author beyond “giant squid monsters,” the