JEMC said:
It’s time for the Thursday news: SALES /PLAYER COUNT & DEALS Indie developer makes his game free after Warner unceremoniously tells him they're 'retiring' it from Steam and the PlayStation Store
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/indie-developer-makes-his-game-free-after-warner-unceremoniously-tells-him-theyre-retiring-it-from-steam-and-the-playstation-store/
Small Radios Big Televisions creator Owen Deery says Warner Bros Discovery has informed him it's "retiring" the game from Steam and the PlayStation Store, so he's making it available for free on his studio's website.
Originally released in 2016, Small Televisions Big Radios is an indie puzzle game that has players searching abandoned factories in search of lost cassette tapes containing "boundless virtual worlds." Published by Adult Swim Games, it wasn't a big hit but was reasonably well-received critically, particularly for its visual style and soundtrack.
In a bit of good news—bad news, you can now get the game for free: Good, because hey, free game, but bad because it's being removed from sale at the behest of Adult Swim parent company Warner Bros Discovery.
>> Featured above is the Steam link for the game, but in the article you’ll find the one to get it for free. |
Related to this, all games published by Adult Swim Games are at risk of being removed.
Fist Puncher has been confirmed to be removed.
And Warner Bros Discovery doesn't seem interested to transfer ownership.
Devs left with tough choices as Warner Bros. ends all Adult Swim Games downloads
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/03/devs-left-with-tough-choices-as-warner-bros-ends-all-adult-swim-games-downloads/
Warner Bros. Discovery seems set to remove at least 16 games from its Adult Swim Games subsidiary from games markets and has told the affected developers that it will not transfer the games back to them nor offer other means of selling them in the future.
