Aspyr Media Accused Of Utilizing Uncredited Mods In Star Wars Battlefront Assortment – Information

Aspyr Media has turn out to be embroiled in one other controversy involving a Star Wars re-release and modding, this time allegedly together with mods with out credit score.

A mod maker for the PC model of Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005) has indicated that the Change model of the port launched final week comprises fight methods added of their mod with out permission or credit score. The declare – with video and pictorial proof – was posted on Twitter:

Significantly, @AspyrMedia I’m starting to really feel insulted.Nintendo Change launched with simply straight up all my hero stuff from my mod. Identical glitches and bugs. We’ve datamined it and it’s the very same information simply utilizing the right lightsaber assault anims.(That is earlier than patch) pic.twitter.com/3tWGgc8MzI

— iamashaymin (@iamashaymin) March 16, 2024

Aspyr has not commented publicly on the scenario. Beforehand, the corporate was blasted for asserting “Restored Content material” DLC for 2022’s Knights of the Outdated Republic II re-release earlier than cancelling it a yr later with no rationalization. As nicely, the assault in query appeared within the authentic Nintendo Direct trailer the place the gathering was introduced, with Aspyr stating it could not be within the closing sport.