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Name Change & Explanations

As some might have noticed, the game was delisted from the store for the last couple weeks and is now back under the new name Breaking Survivors. So, what happened ?

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addedAs some might have noticed, the game was delisted from the store for the last couple weeks and is now back under the new name Breaking Survivors .
changedI won't go much in detail with the legal stuff but here are the rough events of the last few weeks :
changedSteam unlisted the game from the store (standard procedure, they have to do it preventively)
changedI changed the name of the game to comply
removedBasically, the old name (Breakout Survivors) was causing issues as "Breakout" is trademarked and I had to remove that from the game's title. So, the game is now called Breaking Survivors and everything is fine now.

Breaking Survivors changes

addedAs some might have noticed, the game was delisted from the store for the last couple weeks and is now back under the new name Breaking Survivors .
changedI won't go much in detail with the legal stuff but here are the rough events of the last few weeks :
changedSteam unlisted the game from the store (standard procedure, they have to do it preventively)
changedI changed the name of the game to comply
removedBasically, the old name (Breakout Survivors) was causing issues as "Breakout" is trademarked and I had to remove that from the game's title. So, the game is now called Breaking Survivors and everything is fine now.

As some might have noticed, the game was delisted from the store for the last couple weeks and is now back under the new name Breaking Survivors.

So, what happened ?

I won't go much in detail with the legal stuff but here are the rough events of the last few weeks :

  • Game received a DMCA takedown for copyright infringement

  • Steam unlisted the game from the store (standard procedure, they have to do it preventively)

  • Discussions with my lawyer and the other party

  • DMCA takedown got withdrawn with a trademark infringement replacing it

  • I changed the name of the game to comply

  • Steam relisted the game as everything was fine now

Basically, the old name (Breakout Survivors) was causing issues as "Breakout" is trademarked and I had to remove that from the game's title. So, the game is now called Breaking Survivors and everything is fine now.

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Steam News / 12 June 2024

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