The delay’s because of a trademark filed in the US, the devs say
Enigmatic survival MMOThe Day Beforewas set for release on March 1st, but devs Fntastic have announced that it’s slipping to November 10th due to trademark concerns. In the latest unusual twist in The Day Before’s development, Fntasticshareda statement explaining the delay that credits it to a US trademark filing that the company overlooked. Oddly, The Day Before’s store page also seems to have disappeared from Steam within the past day.
That does mean there’ll be a delay before The Day Before, a game we’ve seen essentially nothing of that’s worked on bypaid and unpaid volunteers, sees the light of day. Fntastic said they wanted to ensure they “release the best game possible”, which I reckon means they still want to call The Day Before, though replies to their tweet are more… incredulous. The trademark concerns mean that a reveal of unedited footage of the game in action,announcedfor later this month, won’t go ahead in the short term. “For the gameplay video, we will consult with lawyers first, and then we can publish it,” Fntastic said in a follow-uptweet.
Even more oddly, the game’s Steam store page wasremovedahead of Fntastic sharing news of The Day Before’s delay. Responding to a question on The Day Before Steam community about the disappearance, a Fntastic representativeclaimedthe page was “experiencing a minor technical difficulty” that should be resolved during Steam maintenance. “This is a known bug that has affected multiple titles in the past,” they continued. Hmm. “We kindly ask that you refrain from sending negative messages or joining in with the complaints of others. Rest assured that our game will be visible on the Steam store again once the maintenance is complete.” Still can’t spot it anywhere, lads.
The Day Before is now due out on Steam on November 10th. I’d link to the page, but it’s still not back up.
