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Mixtape will be safe from a music licensing related delisting, ensured by its developer paying extra for the privilege
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Mixtape will be safe from a music licensing related delisting, ensured by its developer paying extra for the privilege

Rock Paper Shotgun Latest Articles Feed·Oisin Kuhnke·3 days ago
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Money makes the world go round Image credit: Beethoven & Dinosaur The first thought that probably arose for most people upon seeing Mixtape for the first time was probably something along the lines of, "that's a lot of licensed music, wonder how long it takes before it's delisted." Music licensing is notoriously a pain in the ass, and considering how embedded into the story every song that's in the game is, it certainly seemed like Mixtape was doomed. But according to its devs, there's nothing to worry about. In an interview with Kotaku , creative director Johnny Galvatron explained that developer Beethoven and Dinosaur spent that little bit extra moolah to license all of the songs in perpetuity. That means, presuming the heat death of the universe doesn't happen first, Mixtape will be available to purchase indefinitely. Publisher Annapurna also made it clear on Bwitter that those saying the game would be delisted because of licensing issues "was a lie," so that puts a pretty firm cap on that one.…

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