Possibly, it's definitely hard to tell since for all we know everyone is lying and false memories are a thing even then.
What happened? I couldn't find anything about it
They announced today on Twitter that they'll be ceasing operations on 8/31. They didn't go into specifics.
I'd argue the issues don't exactly go away, they get murkier, cause whoever snaps their IP rights up might end up being very litigious.
DeSkel woke up feeling like a FBI agent and gave us a marvellous gather of information to recap their past. Sometimes i wonder how some of you remember when happen certains things.
I dont know what this is and why it would make some relevant drama. Can someone explain it?
Without Illusion (developer/company) there would be no Lil. No Lil, no HHG, and a lot more, i guess this side would be just a third of what it is.
Illusion had partnered with Fakku for western distribution and rights enforcement, but rights enforcement by proxy is always murky. If Fakku winds up buying the assets, they'll be able to litigate much more cleanly, and based on how they have behaved in the past, I'd be shocked if they didn't go full-bore after everyone.
I'd say it's closer to half the games on this site once you weed out the abandoned games. New KK-based games pop up several times a week lately.
Oh shit, didn't realise Fakku was involved... fuck... I can just imagine their legal department licking their lips at this closure...
They're not all crap, but yeah, most are.
To be clear, I don't know if FAKKU is involved in the closure, or if they're acquiring Illusion's assets. I just know that FAKKU handles western (non-pirated) distribution of KK and Honey Select.
So does this mean the future of LiL is in jeopardy? I guess it would be funny if the guy who put malware in his game to combat piracy gets sued for stealing assets.
He makes custom render for patreons so he is literally making profit off of illegal assets right now.
Naw i understood you man, but Fakku are a cancer and i can easily see them eyeing the IP up in full so, for me at least, the water is even murkier now that i know this particular species of scum is presently growing in the pond.
Potentially. It's going to depend on who gets the assets and how much they care about little guys, because literally all the creators using KK/HS are just that -- little guys. The amount that could be collected by pursuing damages is probably less than the cost of pursuing them. Nintendo's super litigious about their IP, but they also have piles of cash to burn on being petty. Most companies don't, and most companies that exclusively deal in morally dubious sexual content generally want to minimize their exposure to the courts to begin with.
