Re-Logic’s games launched Terraria in 2011 on the PC and have since reached almost all existing devices – it was even available on the now defunct Windows Phone platform. One place he will not appear from now on, however, is Stadia. Re-Logic co-founder Andrew Spinks says Google has banned his account, preventing him from receiving thousands of dollars worth of content. Your answer is to cancel Terraria for Stadia.
It is unclear exactly how the Spinks account is an integral part of Terraria’s development, but it is connected to the company’s official YouTube account. Spinks says his account was banned about three weeks ago for unspecified violations of Google’s terms. Even hours on the phone with the company produced no results. This is the standard explanation that many people have gotten over the years, (including me – Ed) but most of them don’t develop popular games that they can get from Google in retaliation.
I absolutely did nothing to violate your terms of service, so I can’t understand it any other way than if you decide to burn this bridge. Consider it burnt. #Terraria for @GoogleStadia it’s cancelled. My company will no longer support any of its platforms going forward.
– Andrew Spinks (@Demilogic) February 8, 2021
“I will not be involved with a company that values its customers and partners so little. Doing business with you is a risk, ”said Spinks on Twitter. Therefore, fans should not expect to see the 2D action-adventure game on Google’s streaming platform. This happened a few days after Google announced its decision to stop developing its own games for Stadia. As Google tries to spin the news, it plays the game of those who predicted that Google would lose focus and abandon cloud games. As part of this announcement, Google reaffirmed its plans to work with third-party developers to bring more titles to Stadia. So, how’s it working, Google?
This is not a good look for Google, but neither is it a big loss. Terraria is an older game and you probably already have at least one device that can run it. Stadia is most impressive when it is streaming console-quality games that you can’t play without buying a gaming console or PC.
Spinks has an ax to grind here, but his outrage apparently does not extend to removing Terraria from Google Play for Android devices. You can still get Terraria there for $ 5. It also exists on PC, Linux, macOS, iOS, PS4, Xbox and probably at least one really smart toaster somewhere in the world. Google has not yet responded to Spinks’ complaints, but it is now more of a public relations problem than a customer service one.
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