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[–] Mandarbmax@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Thanks for the info.

Why is it getting removed?

[–] PriorProject@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't know for sure in this case, but it's often that some license was time-limited. You might license the music for x-years, or get a license to distribute some third-party software library with your game. With the license time-period runs out the publisher either has to pay to renew the license or stop selling the game. In either case, people who bought get to keep what they have.

[–] hydroel@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Very likely a license problem, with the Games Workshop not renewing the W40K license for HeroCraft (the game developers). I hope not too many recent games actually get unlisted from Steam because of music licensing issues, when a simple solution would be to remove said music in a patch.

[–] ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

Hmm, I was like "Sure, it's $4, why not?" But I can't actually buy it. Steam says "There seems to have been an error initializing or updating your transaction. Please wait a minute and try again or contact support for assistance."