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Project Genom

Platform(s): PC
Genre: Online Multiplayer
Developer: NeuronHaze

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'Project Genom' Pulled From Steam Early Access Over Labor Dispute

by Rainier on Nov. 23, 2016 @ 9:11 a.m. PST

Project Genom is a sci-fi online shooter which will give you a chance to participate in planetary battles and go on space exploration missions in your own spaceship.

Project Genom, powered by Unreal Engine 4, is a unique shooter with elaborate role-playing system. A great variety of skills and a wide range of weapons will enable you to create a unique character to survive in the hostile environment, with the no-target system bringing dynamic to battles.

Choose your role! Unlock the power of your mental abilities that will help you heal your fellow party members. Develop your shooting skills and fire your way through hordes of enemies or take out your opponent with careful sniper rifle shots. Those who prefer to deal with their enemies at a closer distance will have a wonderful opportunity to cut, chop and slash with blades and glaives.

All of this will be available for both PvE and PvP modes. The PvE mode will open up a universe of several planets to explore, while the PvP world will greet you with special arenas with different modes and dynamic battles on multilayer maps.

Discover the oldest secrets of the planet, explore the enormous, unknown world, but be careful, for what you uncover may not only give humanity new knowledge but also destroy it. The world is full of global events that have an impact on the entire game universe. Watch out for them. You hold the key to the fragile balance in the world and only you can contain the chaos. But not all events occur on their own – one careless shot may trigger a disaster.

The game storyline fully depends on the decisions you make. Every step you take will have a ripple effect on your character’s fate and events in the world. Forget about a linear plot. Now whatever you do will have far-reaching consequences.

Friends, we are writing this letter with great regret - Project Genom was removed from the sales on Steam. But, we know whom to thank for this!
Thank you, Artem Stehnovsky, better known under the nickname CodeSpartan - MMO Starter Kit.

This guy:

  • Was receiving salary 1600$ monthly, when the rest of the team received much less or didn't receive any at all
  • When the game was close to EA on Steam - he stated that he couldn't work because "suddenly" a house repair was started. In this regard, the team allocated 3800$ so he could hire workers and continue to write the code.
  • After receiving the money he disappeared without doing virtually nothing on what was agreed. So a month before EA release the team had to find a new programmer quickly.
  • After the release on Steam he began to blackmail the team, that if he won't take 10% of sales income, he will lodge a complaint with Steam (there is correspondence). Unfortunately, Valve policy is - when filing a complaint, to resolve the issue (in court or otherwise) Valve takes the game from sale, and that's what the scammers use.
  • Artem had agreed (there is correspondence) that we will pay him 23600$ up until 20.12.2016. We have prepared and agreed with the text of the agreement with him, but Artem has never signed it.
  • As of today, 22.11.2016, the conditions of the agreements are not violated by us, and we received the notice of removal the game from Steam, based on a letter received from Artem.

The essence of blackmail is to ensure that the code is his intellectual property, even though he was paid money for it, and at the moment this code was replaced by the code of other programmers.

As a result, we hired three programmers who created the code from scratch - thats the reason behind current delay in the project's development, as there is an insane amount of errors, results in the game just did not work at the required level.

Result:

  • We do not recommend you to work with Artem Stehnovsky.
  • We will do everything we possibly can to bring back the game in Steam in the nearest future;
  • You do not need to worry about the fate of the project. All copyrights belong to NeuronHaze.
  • We will continue to work on the project, and prepare the new version.
  • We sued Artem Stehnovsky in connection with violation of the DMCA 512f point and will demand compensation for all damages.
  • We sued Artem Stehnvsky under article 163 of the Criminal Code : "Extortion."
  • We apologize to all the users who want to buy the game - currently it is impossible to buy the game on Steam, but it is available to users who have purchased it before.

Be careful not to operate with scammers.

Team NeuronHaze

You will have a chance to get your hands on cutting-edge equipment and most enhanced military hardware! Treat yourself to terrifyingly powerful weapons or fly a huge combat robot that demolishes everything in its wake. Blades, pistols, shotguns, glaives, sniper and assault rifles – all of these are at your character’s disposal. If that is not enough, you are welcome to use a turret or a massive combat robot. All of it does not exhaust the full list of weapons and hardware available to you.

Robots are insanely powerful weapons that have little problems drowning their surroundings in fire and explosions. Get inside a humongous piece of moving machinery and feel the ground tremble beneath your feet. Robots are heavily armed and well-protected. They will get you through the most dangerous areas where your regular armor will prove not strong enough. These death machines cannot be underestimated on the battlefield.

Combat robots are not the only way to make your enemy cower in terror. Covers will transform you into a mutant capable of carrying out symbiotic or psionic attacks. Use the parasites living in the body to heal yourself or your fellow party members. Summon various creatures to your aid to attack the enemy while you are a safe distance away.

Have a taste of what it’s like being a close-range fighter! Use manipulators to enhance your physical strength and deal a devastating damage on any of your enemies unlucky enough to cross paths with you.

All three types of special equipment are unique in their own way, with their own advantages and weaknesses. But all of them, with the right amount of thought put into it, can turn you into a god of war!

Build your own spaceship and embark on a journey to explore other planets! But remember, space is not devoid of life, and you are bound to partake in epic stellar battles that may cost you your life. Collect resources, assemble a team and build your first spaceship. It will help you evacuate when danger comes, or strike your enemy’s positions from the orbit. Soon enough you will discover the world of unknown planets under unfamiliar stars. To reach a new world is no easy task and you will have to prove your worthiness in a fight on more than one occasion.

Key Features:

  • Special equipment – use robots or exoskeletons, arm yourself with a huge mechanical blade or undergo mutation to receive unique skills.
  • Space travel – build your very own spaceship and use it as a support in battles or find a crew and start roaming the vastness of space.
  • Developing skills when using items – the more often you use items or skills, the more powerful they become, which opens new opportunities for you.
  • Dynamic world – your enemies evolve in real time.
  • PvP arenas – show off your skill fighting against the best of the best.

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