A Twitch streamer who casually streamed greater than 4 hours of Dragon’s Dogma 2 gameplay a full week earlier than launch says they purchased the extremely anticipated RPG at Walmart, have receipts, and weren’t doing something unlawful.
As I used to be penning this story, Twitch streamer JustIchor was nonetheless streaming Dragon’s Dogma 2 regardless of its avenue date nonetheless being every week out. That’s, till they had been interrupted mid-stream by an off-camera remark simply earlier than the display screen froze and was changed by a clean web page studying: “Content material from this channel has been eliminated on the request of the copyright holder.” Welp.Â
For sure, Capcom certainly wasn’t comfortable about somebody revealing extra of its greatest new launch than any official trailer or showcase has to this point. Frankly, I am astonished that it took so long as it did for the stream to be taken down.
The streamer, who at one level entertained a crowd nearing 1,000 viewers, was requested a number of instances to deal with the chance that Capcom’s legal professionals had been rubbing their palms collectively this very immediate, however they mentioned they are not apprehensive. “I legally purchased a replica and I’ve a receipt for it,” the streamer mentioned. “There’s nothing unlawful about the best way that I am taking part in in any respect,” including that they had been additionally taking part in by means of a VPN, presumably to keep away from a direct, identifiable connection from the sport to their community. Clearly, that did not cease a copyright takedown from Capcom.Â
We had an opportunity to play Capcom’s long-awaited sequel forward of launch too, albeit in a barely extra formal means not sourced from Walmart, and you’ll learn all about our expertise in our Dragon’s Dogma 2 hands-on preview.
It is nonetheless too early to say whether or not the sequel will earn itself a spot on our rating of the greatest RPGs ever.