Subj : The Day Before developer claims a hate campaign towards the game
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Jan 24 2024 15:00:05

The Day Before developer claims a hate campaign towards the game inflicted 
significant damage

Date:
Wed, 24 Jan 2024 14:51:11 +0000

Description:
The Day Before developer Fntastic has released a new statement addressing 
what it called "misinformation."

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Fntastic, the developer of The Day Before , has released a new statement 
aiming to address what it referred to as misinformation that has surfaced 
online from supposedly anonymous sources. It claims that a hate campaign 
towards The Day Before inflicted significant damage on gamers perceptions of 
the game. 

 The Day Before was released in early access last December, and four days 
later, Fntastic announced that it had failed financially, and was closing the 
studio and ending development on the game. It later confirmed that refunds 
were being given to all players, even those who didnt request them, and the 
games servers were closed this week. 

In its latest statement , the developer said: We worked hard and honestly on 
the game for five years. We didnt take a penny from users, didnt use 
crowdfunding, and didnt offer pre-orders. 

Even after the game was closed, we, together with the publisher, returned 
money to all players, including forcibly issuing refunds to those who did not 
request them. How many companies return money like that? We are not a 
fly-by-night company. We have been operating since 2015 and have always 
conducted our business honestly. Recently, a lot of misinformation has 
emerged on the Internet from supposedly anonymous sources. Fntastic provides 
an official response to these statements.#fntastic #thedaybefore 
pic.twitter.com/zRKWQ1nfmr January 24, 2024 See more 

The statement continued, adding that we still have a great relationship with 
our publisher and we had excellent relationships with our team. Furthermore, 
speaking about the game itself, Fntastic said: We implemented everything 
shown in the trailers, from home improvements and a detailed world to 
off-road vehicles. We only disabled a few minor features, like parkour, due 
to bugs but planned to include them in the full release. 

It then stated that the negative bias instilled by certain bloggers making 
money on hate affected perceptions of the game. Fntastic claims that despite 
fixing initial bugs and server issues, and the game receiving improved 
reviews over the weekend, ultimately, the hate campaign had already inflicted 
significant damage. 

Wrapping things up, Fntastic thanked those who had supported the game, and 
encouraged people to follow the developer's social media pages to know what 
will happen next. At the time of writing, its not clear what this is 
referring to given that the studio closed in December. 

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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/the-day-before-developer-claims-a-hate-campai
gn-towards-the-game-inflicted-significant-damage


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