The Outbound Ghost Serves Publisher Digerati With DMCA
Conradical Games, the developer behind PC and Nintendo Switch platformer The Outbound Ghost, has served its publisher, Digerati, with a copyright strike. This is the latest development in an ongoing legal battle over accusations of gameplay in Paper Mario-inspired The Outbound Ghost's Nintendo Switch version failing to meet Conradical Games standards of quality.
The Outbound Ghost had a dedicated following from its inception — the game's Kickstarter was over 50% funded one day after its launch. The game released on Steam in September 2022, with PlayStation 4 and 5 releases following in November, and a Nintendo Switch release that December. However, trouble was soon to follow The Outbound Ghost's anticipated debut — by December 12, Conradical Games' lead developer, Conrad Grindheim, updated The Outbound Ghost's Steam page and released an accompanying statement regarding Conradical Games' «dissolved» relationship with publisher Digerati. The Outbound Ghost was available for sale again on Steam on December 14 — but the most recent turn of events in the burgeoning legal battle may explain the game no longer being listed on Steam as of today.
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In a move often triggered by larger developers like Bungie for popular games like Destiny, Conrad Grindheim, the main developer behind Conradical Games, announced his decision to serve Digerati a copyright strike under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. In addition to quality issues withThe Outbound Ghost's Nintendo Switch port, Grindheim also names a lawsuit against Conradical Games from Digerati as factors feeding into him serving the copyright strike. Digerati's lawsuit claims Conradical Games breached its licensing agreement overThe Outbound
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