“Paranormal Activity: Threshold” is a horror game developed in cooperation with the “Paranormal Activity: Threshold” IP. It was developed by Darkstone Digital and published by Paramount. This combination was originally regarded as a “strong alliance” among the horror game enthusiast community, but in the end the project was terminated because Paramount refused to give more development time!
The reason Paramount gave to the development team was “there is no way to wait any longer”?
The developers said they tried to negotiate with Paramount for more development time before the project was killed, but were rebuffed. The official statement can be said to be quite tough: there is no flexibility. This decision caused the development team not only to lose the opportunity to advance the project, but also to lose the basis of trust in their future cooperation with Paramount.
Copyright owners tighten their schedules, and independent development teams become the ultimate victims!
This incident sparked some discussion among the player community. The category of horror games has achieved quite good results in the past few years relying on word-of-mouth and community communication. However, when copyright owners begin to use a more short-sighted way to manage these IPs, it is not only the developers who are ultimately hurt, but also the fans who are already paying attention to the project.