The lawsuit alleges Aspyr Media and Saber Interactive misled customers by selling KOTOR 2 with the promise of its now canceled Restored Content DLC.
By Cameron Koch on
A class-action lawsuit related to Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II on Nintendo Switch has surfaced, with plaintiffs seeking restitution and damages for what the lawsuit claims were illegal marketing and advertisements used by developer Aspyr Media and its parent company Saber Interactive.
As spotted by The Gamer, the lawsuit was originally filed on July 8 in the state of California on behalf of the plaintiff Malachi Mickelonis and other customers in the state who felt they had been deceived by Aspyr following their purchase of KOTOR II on Switch.
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Aspyr's port of Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic II for Nintendo Switch released last year, and initially promised «Restored Content DLC» for the original Xbox-era RPG developed by Obsidian Entertainment was «coming soon.» According to the lawsuit, when asked when the DLC would arrive by fans on Twitter, Aspyr in the summer of 2022 stated the DLC would release in Q3 2022.
That turned out to not be the case. Earlier this year Aspyr canceled plans for the DLC and instead gave KOTOR II players on Switch the option to select a free Star Wars game from a list of titles like Star Wars: Republic Commando, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, or another copy of Knights of the Old Republic II for PC via Steam. Mentions
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