Not everyone is happy about GameStop’s acquisition of Impulse. In a post on the official site for the space RTS Star Ruler, developer Blind Mind Studios announced that it would remove Star Ruler from the service when the takeover is enacted — “likely some time in May,” Blind Mind says.
“We are ending sales through Impulse due to GameStop’s long, negative behavior toward the PC platform and independent games,” the developer’s statement reads. “We would never have signed onto distribution through GameStop, and being forced into this situation has only made it worse for us.” Blind Mind notes that its history with Impulse has been positive to date, and, “We supported Brad Wardell’s direction of Impulse.” Wardell’s absence “ruins our faith in the service’s future.”
The developer is working to ensure that updates and patches will continue to be delivered through Impulse to anyone who bought Star Ruler from the service. Barring that, it will release an automatic updater of its own.
Star Ruler to be taken off Impulse in protest against GameStop takeover originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 06 Apr 2011 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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