""FTL-but-make-it- 40K strategy roguelite Void War has been delisted from Steam for a very strange reason. The removal of the game from Valve's store (thanks ) occurred after a DMCA takedown was purportedly sent by Warhammer owners Games Workshop. Except it appears to have been written by Firefly 's cowboy captain Mal Reynolds, who doesn't work for Games Workshop on account of being a fictional character.""
""It's fair to say that Void War is not the most innovative of games. Very much inspired by 2012's FTL, but delivered through the aesthetic (and a fair amount of the IP) of Warhammer 40,000, it's the sort of indie project for which the word "derivative" was invented. Also, that sounds like a completely brilliant idea and I want to play it. Except right now I can't do that via Steam, where the game's store page has been removed.""
""Tundra says that Valve's evidence for the complaint from GW is "Games Workshop's public-facing infringements inbox and the name 'Mal Reynolds'." The studio's statement continues, "We have not gotten any response from GW when we emailed that inbox. So right now we can't independently verify who submitted it beyond what's in the notice. We're proceeding through the standard DMCA process to get the page back up, and we'll post updates as soon as we have confirmed info."""
Void War is an FTL-inspired strategy roguelite that uses Warhammer 40,000 aesthetics and IP elements. Valve removed the game's Steam store page after receiving a DMCA takedown purportedly from Games Workshop. The game's developer, Tundra, says it received no direct communication from Games Workshop and that Valve's evidence for the complaint consisted of Games Workshop's public-facing infringements inbox and the name 'Mal Reynolds'. The game remains available on Itch and some Itch purchases reportedly still add the game to Steam via included keys. Games Workshop frequently issues DMCA notices and some allege a third-party AI scans the web for potential infringements.
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