Corecell’s are the second set of allegations levelled against PQube in the past month

Indie developers Corecell have responded to UK-based publisher PQube with another statement this time critiquing PQube’s contention that they tried to return the console rights to action puzzlerAeternoBlade 2. Corecell came forward last week with the second accusation made by an indie team against PQube in less than a month, followingA Space For The Unbounddevs Mojiken Studio’sclaimsin late August. Both studios claim PQube withheld money from them.

The console publishing rights to AeternoBlade 2 still appear to be held by PQube, although the game was published independently on PC by Corecell. PQube previously defended themselves in a statement issued to media after Corecell made their original accusations against the publisher, and you can read both in fullhere. However, Corecell have now responded to PQube’s defence in a statement issued to RPS and onTwitter.

In it, Corecell deny that the console publishing rights to AeternoBlade 2 ever reverted to them, as PQube claimed. “Pqube’s statement contradicts by themselves: The first contradiction is, if they already return the rights, why the game is selling in the store under their name?” Corecell said, linking to AeternoBlade II’sXbox store page, where PQube are still listed as the publisher.

Pqube’s statement contradicts by themselvesThe first contradiction is, if they already return the rights, why the game is selling in the store under their name?https://t.co/SHmIOdyATBEveryone can click and check it. we never get publishing control backpic.twitter.com/qe2bMgYmRX

Corecell state they’re still trying to reclaim the console publishing rights to AeternoBlade 2, but remain unsuccessful, even alleging that PQube have asked them to “give up the rights to sue them and keep secret of the matter”.

“We reject to sign anything,” Corecell said, “because the termination letter is already in effect and if Pqube continues to sell the game it is criminal to our intellectual property.

“Despite what PQube said in the statement, the fact remains unchanged that: PQube has not yet paid us the agreed amount. We have not received any revenue from PQube sales in EU stores. PQube did not return the publishing control in EU back to us. There is consistency in the truth and confusion in lies.”

I’ve reached out to PQube to see if they have anything else to say in response to Corecell’s latest statement.