The Outbound Ghost dev says Digerati released game without permission

Conradical Games is exploring legal options as it alleges publisher refuses to hand back control Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Conradical Games is currently considering taking legal action against publisher Digerati over the quality of The Outbound Ghost’s release. According to a video statement from the developer, relations with the game publisher have allegedly dissolved and it is refusing to hand back control of the title. “We are currently studying the appropriate legal action to resolve this,” said lead developer Conrad Grindheim. “I will do all that is necessary to resolve the situation and protect the game,” The title was released physically and digitally across multiple platforms. News about the game’s poor-quality console release began on December 1, as the developer shared his grievances on Twitter. “I never wanted this version of the game to come out but due to circumstances out of my control, this is the one that was released.” A week later, Grindheim released another update, which said that The Outbound Ghost was put on sale on Steam by Digerati — a decision that the developer did not authorize. As of writing, Digerati hasn’t responded to Conradical Games’ claims. However, on December 4, it said that a patch to address performance issues for the Switch version was still pending approval. Yesterday,
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