Steam RTS 'Veterans: Napoleonic Wars' Store Page Removed Over DMCA Claim
The DMCA claim, filed the same day the game's demo launched in Steam Next Fest, follows months of community comparisons between 'Veterans: Napoleonic Wars' and 'Ultimate General: Civil War', and the outcome of the counter-notice will determine whether the game returns to Steam.
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Developer Tactical Boar says the Steam store page for its in-development Napoleonic RTS 'Veterans: Napoleonic Wars' was taken down on June 16 after a DMCA copyright claim from an unidentified party. The developer denies infringement, has filed a counter-notice, and says the game is original work. The demo was also removed during Steam Next Fest.
Tactical Boar's Napoleonic-era RTS 'Veterans: Napoleonic Wars' lost its Steam store page on June 16, the same day its demo went live for Steam Next Fest. The developer said an unidentified party filed a DMCA copyright infringement claim, prompting Steam to remove the page and the demo. Tactical Boar called the claim erroneous, stated the game is their original work, and said they have filed a counter-notice with Steam. Since the game's announcement in January, players on Steam forums had noted similarities in UI and gameplay to 'Ultimate General: Civil War' by Game-Labs, though the developer has not confirmed who filed the claim. The game remains in development for PC with no release date set.
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