{"id":136415,"date":"2026-03-11T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-198571"},"modified":"2026-03-11T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:00:00","slug":"chained-echoes-dev-is-filing-a-lawsuit-against-physical-distributor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2026\/03\/11\/chained-echoes-dev-is-filing-a-lawsuit-against-physical-distributor\/","title":{"rendered":"Chained Echoes Dev Is Filing A Lawsuit Against Physical Distributor"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Physical distributor First Press Games doesn’t exactly have the most glowing of reputations these days. One quick Google search will bring up a host of results delving into whether or not the company is effectively scamming its customers.<\/p>\n

Well, it seems like Chained Echoes<\/a> developer Matthias Linda has had enough. Posting on Kickstarter<\/a>, Linda confirms that he is now severing ties with First Press Games entirely and is preparing a lawsuit, citing a 2-year delay for the physical release of the game. Only standard copies on PS4 have been fulfilled so far, but that’s it.<\/p>\n

Here’s what he had to say:<\/p>\n

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I hope you are all doing fine. I have new information regarding the physical copies. It\u2019s been a bit over 2 years since the physical copies were supposed to be released by First Press Games and so far in 2026 nothing has arrived except the regular Playstation 4 edition. Because of that I had to make a decision:<\/p>\n

I am terminating my business relationship with FPG and I am preparing a lawsuit.<\/p>\n

This decision wasn\u2019t easy and came after careful consideration. Please understand that for legal reasons I can not go into further details.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

While Linda is unable to go into too many specifics for legal reasons, he is offering two potential routes for Kickstarter backers who opted for a physical copy. The first is fulfilment from another publisher \u2013 though this understandably incurs another potentially lengthy wait \u2013 while the other is a simple refund.<\/p>\n

So if you’re a backer who’s currently stuck in limbo waiting for a physical copy, then do check out the full post over on Kickstarter. Linda provides an email address for those wishing to get a refund, along with the necessary details you’ll need to provide in your claim.<\/p>\n

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