Oops! Unfinished Merchants of Brooklyn hits Steam
by Randy Nelson 
{ Mar 18th 2009 at 11:05PM } 
It naturally didn't take long for Steam's forums to boil over with the rage of purchasers who felt they'd just been had by the Merchants. Paleo later fessed up via its forums, saying that, "Unfortunately, the incorrect version went up on Steam. The Alpha version was released initially, this has been corrected." But has it?
Giant Bomb reports that, after taking Paleo's advice and letting the "correct" version download, the game was still rife with glitches. We've contacted the publisher, but our request for comment has yet to be returned.
[Update: We heard back from Paleo Entertainment's reps, who sent along the following statement on the mix-up: "There was an official statement that confirmed an incorrect, a.k.a. early build, was initially released but was quickly rectified. Paleo apologized for the inconvenience but took swift matters to work with Valve to get the correct version up so there should be no issues. The Paleo team are very proud of their first product, and are committed to sharing more content (features) and correcting any issues that arise."]
[Via Shacknews]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
DocZoid @ Mar 18th 2009 11:11PM
Hey, that sounds like a good excuse for the developers of Empire: Total War to use as well!
captainking @ Mar 18th 2009 11:31PM
Hey now, empire isn't that buggy!
ok it is
rohan @ Mar 18th 2009 11:26PM
i first time i heard of this game was when someone compared to it to Bioshock, the gameplay sucked then and it still sucks now
Einhanderkiller @ Mar 19th 2009 12:01AM
Have you played it?
And how does it even remotely resemble BioShock?
Neuromancer @ Mar 19th 2009 10:23AM
Whoever compared it to Bioshock may have been an idiot.
rohan @ Mar 19th 2009 11:20AM
when i was talking about gameplay i meant merchants not bioshock
Bissy Boy (PSN johnnynumber5) @ Mar 18th 2009 11:37PM
Beautiful visual style.
~Snipes~ (PSN slycooper_rocker) @ Mar 18th 2009 11:45PM
meh it's not that much of a surprise.
Kizzle @ Mar 18th 2009 11:57PM
This does not bode well.
Negativecool @ Mar 19th 2009 12:01AM
FAIL
Dopple Boppler @ Mar 19th 2009 12:01AM
I have no idea what this game is or what it's about, but "Merchants of Brooklyn" is the most badass name for a game ever.
Darkbhudda @ Mar 19th 2009 2:06AM
Yeah. Only way to beat it will be if they can make a sequel called Spike Lee's Merchants of Crooklyn.
Foetoid @ Mar 19th 2009 5:56AM
Or "Spike Lee's Merchants of Crooklyn: Chuck Norris Edition"
Jerk Face @ Mar 19th 2009 9:00AM
No, that prestigious achievement belongs to 'The Earth Dies Screaming' for the Atari 2600. Which is named after an old sci-fi movie, but still. There is no way to beat it, ever.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Earth_Dies_Screaming#Trivia
fred @ Mar 19th 2009 6:29PM
Jerk face is 100% correct. Give him and the person who named that movie some awards.
The Dark Wayne @ Mar 19th 2009 12:28AM
It's a shame that this game will probably tank, it looked promising and if nothing else the developer had promise
Ihavepants @ Mar 19th 2009 7:50AM
And the engine. Hell I'll admit the only reason I got interested in this game is because it was using CryEngine 2.
dabamf @ Mar 19th 2009 4:07PM
Anyone play this game yet??? Thoughts???