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Gaming collectible purveyor iam8bit is suing publisher Skybound over alleged fraud related to cat sim Stray

s reported by Engadget, videogame merch and physical edition company iam8bit is suing Skybound Game Studios over alleged fraud and breach of contract in their multi-year partnership, particularly relating to their joint work on distributing Stray, the 2022 3D platformer where you play as a cat exploring a cyberpunk city...
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Leaked Lineup Suggests Stray Will Headline PS Plus Essential Next Month

According to leaked information, Stray will be the featured game on PlayStation Plus’ Essential tier and above for November.

After October and the witching hour on Halloween, November will be more cat-tastic than usual. According to leaked information, Stray will be the featured game on PlayStation Plus’ Essential tier and above for November. The two other announced titles joining Stray will be available to claim for members of all three PS Plus tiers, starting November 4th.

The report came from a reliable leaker, Billbil-kun on Dealabs, noting that Annapurna Interactive’s Stray will be the main game coming to next month’s collection. Members from the Essential, Extra, and Premium tiers will be able to take advantage of this opportunity. Stray is a 2022 adventure game developed by BlueTwelve Studio and published by Annapurna Interactive. The story follows a stray cat who falls into a walled city populated by robots, machines, and mutant bacteria; the... Read more

The writer behind Stray and (checks notes) wrestler and actor Dave Bautista are making a game where you get to play as a cat assassin 'in a gritty neo-noir world'

Stray, a rather neat little puzzle-platformer about a cat in a post-apocalyptic robo-world, was fairly well received back in 2022. We gave it a solid 82 in our review, which made publisher Annapura's collapse late last year all the more concerning for studio BlueTwelve. At the very least, however, Stray's former writer is going places...
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Stray publisher Annapurna Interactive's "entire" gaming staff reportedly resigns after independence negotiations break down

All 25 members of staff on the gaming team at Annapurna Interactive - publisher of acclaimed indies like Outer Wilds, Stray and Neon White - have reportedly resigned after talks to spin-off the division as an "independent entity" broke down.

According to a report from Bloomberg, corroborated by IGN, Annapurna president of interactive and new media Hector Sanchez has reassured partner developers that the company will continue its existing contracts.

The report states that Annapurna Interactive President Nathan Gary and his team had been negotiating with Annapurna Pictures owner Megan Ellison over spinning off the gaming division into "independent entity", with Ellison pulling out of these negotiations at some juncture. The resignation of Gary and the other staff followed this development.

Annapurna Interactive - the publisher behind games such as Cocoon, Stray, and Neon White - have seen their entire staff resign after an internal dispute this month, via Bloomberg.

The resignations came in the wake of a dispute between Annapurna Interactive president Nathan Gary and Annapurna studio head Megan Ellison. As Bloomberg report, negotiations were taking place to "spin off the video-game division as an independent entity." After failing to reach an agreement, Ellison pulled out of the negotiations, resulting in the resignation of Gary and “other executives.” Further resignations followed, with a reported two dozen other staff leaving the company.