Post-apocalyptic zombie game The Day Before has been criticized for its reported use of unpaid workers, but it appears to have been delayed to November 2023 due in part to trademark issues. The game has been pushed from He March 2023 to He November 2023.
Developer Fntastic and publisher Mytona said in a statement that Steam had blocked The Day Before from getting a page on the store due to a request from an individual about the game’s name. The studio said the name “The Day Before” could be trademarked as a video game when it announced The Day Before in January 2021. a person whose name has been registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Officebeat Fnastic to a punch.
Fntastic went on to say it discovered the trademark issue on January 19, 2023 when the person who owns the trademark for The Day Before video game contacted them to speak. “Now we’ve figured out all the circumstances of the incident and will definitely settle everything,” Fnnastic said.
The studio said it planned to release a “lengthy” gameplay video for The Day Before in January, but the video won’t be released until the studio can “solve this issue.” The studio said it will be posted “as soon as possible.” A new gameplay video for The Day Before was released during his CES 2023. As for the new gameplay video, Fntastic says it needs lawyers to approve its release.
Regarding the play video, we will publish it after consulting with a lawyer.
—Fntastic (@FntasticHQ) January 25, 2023
Regarding the postponement, Fntastic will have to postpone The Day Before to November 10, 2023, and we understand that this may disappoint some fans. We want to make sure we release ,” said Fntastic.
“Our 100% focus is on the game itself and how we deliver the best game possible. Thank you and we hope for your support,” the team said.
In May 2022, Fntastic announced that The Day Before has moved to Unreal Engine 5. As a result, it has been postponed to 2023. His Fntastic, a fully remote studio that has never released a game, describes its employees as “volunteers.” Company founders Eduard Gotovtsev and Aisen Gotovtsev Said Fntastic has over 100 full-time in-house “volunteers” (meaning “employees”) from Singapore, Russia, Holland, Thailand, Ukraine, Finland, Kazakhstan, Belarus, etc.
Fntastic also works with “supporters” to help with testing and review, working with about 40 of these people in the US and around the world. Supposedly, some people working on The Day Before are getting paid, but official details are unknown. You can learn more about “Life at Fntastic” in the video above.
The Day Before gives off some major The Last of Us vibes, as we’ve seen in the previous 13-minute gameplay demo. Set in a post-pandemic America, zombies are in constant danger and the rest of the humans are fighting for control of precious scarce resources.
The Day Before for a while The most wishlisted game on Steam.
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