Developer Jacob Shawwho, with his cooperative survival horror The store is closed succeeded on Kickstarter, my head is full of worries. Lawyers of a Swedish retail chain are after him IKEAthat require change.
In The Store is Closed, players will survive in a closed furniture store. But, according to lawyers, the STYR store is too similar to the furniture stores of the Swedish company IKEA. The show was given 10 days from the delivery of the letter to change the game and remove all items associated with the furniture giant.
In the letter, the lawyers state what worries them. Complain about a blue and yellow sign with a Scandinavian name on a blue building that looks like a box. As well as yellow T-shirts with vertical stripes worn by IKEA employees. Gray floor, IKEA style furniture and branding. All this means that the action of the game takes place in an IKEA store.
Jacob Shaw interrogatedto make the furniture in the game look like IKEA furniture. He used a package of furniture for the game. However, he does not plan to defend himself due to possible legal fees.. Instead, he redesigns the look of the game so that IKEA can’t sue him.
If IKEA had not been directly mentioned by journalists in the headlines, the company might not have noticed anything. In the letter lawyers give such examples. As well as numerous comments from readers.
“Of course, you can easily create a video game in a furniture store that doesn’t look like an IKEA store. You can easily make changes to the game to avoid these issues, especially if you plan to release the game before 2024.” says in the letter.
One thing is interesting about this. A Kotaku editor has confirmed that the blue box shop with yellow STYR written on it can only be seen in the menu of the current alpha version. So hopefully it will be enough to remove this to satisfy the lawyers.
Finally, crowdfunding for The Store is Closed ends in three days. The author wanted £10,000. He managed to choose over 56 thousand pounds. The title is currently in alpha with online co-op. He wants to launch early access for PC in the third quarter of 2024. A year after that, he would like to release the game on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S consoles.
The Store is Closed lures players into an endless furniture store where they are trapped and trying to survive against mutant employees who will attack them at night.
“You must explore the store alone or with friends to find the exit. Luckily, it’s full of furniture that can be used to craft weapons or build fortifications to get through the night. label says.
Source :Indian TV
