Saber has subsequently filed a defamation claim in relation to Oovee’s allegations, Eurogamer can also reveal, while Spintires’ Steam page is now back offline pending various DMCA challenges.
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Speaking to Eurogamer, Saber suggested the coder had only received under half of what he, Spintires’ sole creator, was originally owed.
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Spintires was a breakout success that netted Oovee millions in sales, though questions were subsequently raised around how much Pavel had been paid.
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The rights to Steam hit Spintires – as well as the fate of millions of dollars in revenue for spin-off sequels Mudrunner and Snowrunner – are the focus of several major legal claims between Saber Interactive and the game’s original publisher Oovee, Eurogamer can reveal.