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Fans Revive Sony’s Canceled Shooter ‘Concord’ as DMCA Takedowns Force a Pause

Takedown notices from MarkScan followed months of reverse engineering, prompting the volunteer team to restrict access.

Overview

  • Developers Red, open_wizard, and gwog rebuilt backend services and got Concord running on custom servers.
  • The team booted the client, loaded characters, matched players, and completed a full Clash Point game, though stability remains rough.
  • YouTube footage documenting the servers was removed after DMCA strikes issued by MarkScan, a firm that has enforced copyrights for Sony.
  • Project leads said they have paused invites on Discord due to “worrying legal action,” and the community hub is no longer open to join.
  • Sony ended sales and refunded purchases after the game’s August 2024 launch, later canceling the title and closing Firewalk Studios, but no lawsuit against the fan project has been reported.