After an unbelievably bad launch, The Day Before developer tells disgruntled players that "sh*t happens"
Dec. 12, 2023That isn’t quite what players wanted to hear
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The developer of The Day Before has told disappointed players that part of the reason why the MMO failed is because “sh*t happens,” as it attempts to remove itself from the internet.
If you’ve been online at any point during the last week, you probably know all about what happened to the highly anticipated, and highly suspicious, survival game The Day Before. Just in case you don’t, we also havethebizarre history of The Day Beforeto get you up to date.
The latest happenings includeThe Day Before’s publisher offering refunds for everyone regardless of playtime,and developer Fntastic revealing that its misleading MMO “has failed financially,” causing the dev toclose down just 4 days after launch.
After issuing a statement regarding the previously mentioned refunds, one Twitter user replied to Fntastic’s tweet to share their criticisms, to which the developer simplyresponded: “This was our first big experience. Shit happens.” This seems to have only angered fans more.
Following all of the drama this week, it seems Fntastic is eager to cover its tracks. As spotted by Twitter user @nickjcal, a number of marketing materials and key members of the development team have gone missing online. Most noticeably, the company’s CEO Eduard Gotovtsev hasdeleted their Twitter account, as well asrestricted their LinkedInaccount.
What’s more, Fntastic also seems to have removed all of the videos from itsYouTube channeland appears to bechanging the developer tagson Steam’s backend to disassociate its name from its previous works.
You can find out what we made of it all with ourThe Day Before review.
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