Misery Returns to Steam Following Stalker 2 Dev's DMCA Claim | TechRaptor

Misery Returns to Steam Following Stalker 2 Dev's DMCA Claim | TechRaptor

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Misery developer Platypus Entertainment has announced that the game has made a return to Steam, following a DMCA claim that was issued by Stalker 2 developer GSC Game World.

In a news post on Steam, the studio says that it has "resolved" the "misunderstanding" it had with GSC Game World, following a conversation with one of the Ukrainian developer's lawyers.

Specifically, Platypus makes reference to two issues it says were "not mentioned in the DMCA claim" and that the studio wasn't aware of. Both issues have now been resolved, and it seems like that's what has allowed Misery to be reinstated on Steam.

The first issue revolved around a "helicopter model in the files" of Misery. Platypus says the game is "an evolution of education, non-commercial projects", and that the model, which has now been removed, "was unintentionally left in [Misery''s] resources as a legacy leftover".

Platypus goes on to say that the helicopter model in question can't be seen anywhere in Misery itself, but the studio doesn't actually state exactly where it got the model from. Still, this appears to be one of the key points of contention for GSC Game World.

The second point pertains to some...

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