The solo-developed fantasy MMO Dreadmyst launched on Steam just two weeks ago, but has already been temporarily delisted from the platform — seemingly for copyright infringement claims directed at the game's audio files.
Since the game’s launch, the origin of its art and sounds has been the subject of debate on Reddit, where users have been investigating the developer they claim is a notorious MMO grifter.
Following days of intense community sleuthing that linked the developer, "Xjum," to the notorious "Gummy52" — a figure infamous in the World of Warcraft private server scene for abandoning projects under murky circumstances.
In response to the online criticism, the developer has responded in unprecedented fashion. Rather than issuing a standard PR denial or vanishing into the ether, Xjum has publicly released the game’s source code, effectively daring the community to find the malware they accused him of planting.
According to an announcement on the game’s Discord server, developers are looking to replace the problematic sounds and get the game relisted on Steam in a matter of days. Players who have already downloaded the game are still able to play on existing servers.
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