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1. River city ransom underground new game plus update#
2. River city ransom underground new game plus upgrade#

We have contacted Valve's copyright department, and will let you know when access is restored." But composer Alex Mauer confirmed to Destructoid that the removal was the result of a Digital Millennium Copyright Act request she made against the title. River City Ransom Underground was removed from Steam late last week, part of an unfolding legal drama surrounding a composer who has been directing DMCA copyright-infringement takedowns at games she says don't have the rights to her music.Ĭonatus' Andrew Russell, one of the developers of River City Ransom Underground, said in a short statement that "we are aware that RCRU is down on Steam. "They can easily get my permission, but they need to be transparent with me about whatever deal they made regarding the music." Advertisement That includes a slew of DMCA requests against YouTubers covering RCR:U and other games she worked on, alleged death threats against YouTubers, and the legal representation fighting a DMCA claim against Starr Mazer DSP.ĭespite Conatus' detailed denial, Mauer maintains in a recent interview with Kotaku that she was "cut out of the deal" for her work on the game, and that the company hasn't "gotten my permission" to use that music. My hope is that when the creators and I think about this game or the years of our lives that have gone into creating it, we see the game for what it is: a beautiful, if imperfect, realization of the vision and work of many, rather than the controversy that came after."Ĭonatus' move follows a long history of questionable behavior from Mauer, as extensively documented by SirTapTap here. We don't have any interest in spending our time and our energy dealing with this matter further."Ĭonatus expressed dismay that the hard work of so many developers "could be thrown into disarray so easily and so unjustly." That said, the team writes that a new soundtrack is "the best chance that RCR:U has of achieving a 'clean break' from any negative associations with Alex Mauer’s wrongful claim. "As a practical matter, the costs of legal action would put console development plans on hold, perhaps indefinitely. "Being legally right is only half the story," Conatus writes. But the developers are not eager to face the prospect of proving that in order to fight the game's DMCA takedown request on Steam.

River city ransom underground new game plus update#

Update - July 18: River City Ransom Underground developer Conatus says it will change the soundtrack to the game because, in short, "we can’t spend another minute thinking about the false DMCA complaints filed against us and our YouTube and Twitch community."Ĭonatus writes in a post on the game's Steam community page today that the company's lawyers have assured them Alex Mauer's DMCA claim has "no legal basis" and that she was fully paid for the rights to her subcontracted music work on the Kickstarter-funded game. This modern take on an old classic features over 500 unique street fighting moves, dozens of weapons, secrets galore, and a bonus arena fighting mode.Conatus Creative Inc.

River city ransom underground new game plus upgrade#

You'll earn money, unlock moves, and upgrade your skills in a sprawling city on the brink of total chaos. Help a new crop of fighters defeat the hordes of River City, and clear their name in a sinister kidnapping plot. Many years after vanquishing Slick on the school rooftop, Alex and Ryan must take to the streets again. One of the best beat'em ups of the NES era is back!