I looked around on the site and haven't seen any news on this and I feel like it should be known. Yesterday, Steam Greenlight added 1953-KGB Unleashed to the store for $8.49(US), as it turns out, the developers are not getting a cent.
Home / News20 September 2013 , 18:20
The game " Phobos 1953" was illegally released on Steam
In the stronghold of the PC gaming license suffered embarrassment .
Adventure game "Phobos 1953" recently appeared on Steam called 1953 - KGB Unleashed. As it turned out , illegally. One of the developers of the game , George Beloglasov on his page on the social networking site Facebook has commented on the situation as follows :
" I know this sounds surreal , but there is a pirate localization into English. During the development of the game, we have not received a cent , and no report , even though the contract issuer is required to pay us the first sold copy . Of course, we will not stay on the sidelines. We will seek out the legal control of the game account , once it has passed Greenlight. While we gon only one recommendation - do not buy it . "
Currently representatives Phantomery Interactive Studios are trying to gain control of the game account . "If 1953 just will be removed from Steam, - said Gmbox Beloglasov - that benefits no one ."
Adventure "Phobos 1953 " was released in 2010 and it is the pre-history of the Russian film "Phobos" , which was shown on March 25 of that year. The game's plot revolves around an underground bunker laboratory in which experiments were conducted on human beings for the purpose of identification of the limitations of the human brain , the ability of people to pass each other at a distance of thought and the impact of fear on the minds of the subjects.
The game has received a number of awards from the specialized media and Russian award for "Best Adventure Game " from the jury the Game Developers Conference 2009 .
I used Google translate mostly because of my laziness
Home / News20 September 2013 , 18:20
The game " Phobos 1953" was illegally released on Steam
In the stronghold of the PC gaming license suffered embarrassment .
Adventure game "Phobos 1953" recently appeared on Steam called 1953 - KGB Unleashed. As it turned out , illegally. One of the developers of the game , George Beloglasov on his page on the social networking site Facebook has commented on the situation as follows :
" I know this sounds surreal , but there is a pirate localization into English. During the development of the game, we have not received a cent , and no report , even though the contract issuer is required to pay us the first sold copy . Of course, we will not stay on the sidelines. We will seek out the legal control of the game account , once it has passed Greenlight. While we gon only one recommendation - do not buy it . "
Currently representatives Phantomery Interactive Studios are trying to gain control of the game account . "If 1953 just will be removed from Steam, - said Gmbox Beloglasov - that benefits no one ."
Adventure "Phobos 1953 " was released in 2010 and it is the pre-history of the Russian film "Phobos" , which was shown on March 25 of that year. The game's plot revolves around an underground bunker laboratory in which experiments were conducted on human beings for the purpose of identification of the limitations of the human brain , the ability of people to pass each other at a distance of thought and the impact of fear on the minds of the subjects.
The game has received a number of awards from the specialized media and Russian award for "Best Adventure Game " from the jury the Game Developers Conference 2009 .
I used Google translate mostly because of my laziness