In the letter, it appeared that Kairosoft had found a new Chinese publisher this year, but it will take time for all the companies involved to navigate the legal traps in the previous contract with Beijing Shi Jun. But due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the fact that a large majority of Kairosoft's games were taken down from the Chinese iOS store due to regulation issues, the 20-person studio is in a dire situation and had no option but to voice its concerns to the public. At first, Kairosoft obeyed the legal requirement to not disclose contract details and did not want to disturb the current players with the messy conflict. Beijing Shi Jun cut off the communication and has since continued to sell Kairosoft games and copy-cat games without authorization. Left: Inn in Chang'an by Beijing Shi Jun, Right: Hot Springs Story by KairosoftĪccording to the open letter, Kairosoft sent out a termination notice for the contract back in 2018.
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It did not end there: Beijing Shi Jun used Kairosoft's source code to develop low-quality copy-cat games such as 'Inn in Chang'an' and 'Three Kingdom Tale', using Kairosoft's trademark and reputation to deceive the Chinese players.
Beijing Shi Jun also refused to share the games' operating statistics and revenue with Kairosoft, leaving the company completely in the dark about how their game was performing in the Chinese market. Beijing Shi Jun lured players to pre-order games without Kairosoft's authorization in 2018, causing gamers to lose trust in the franchise. However, things went out of hand quickly. Kairosoft and Beijing Shi Jun signed the contract in 2017, where Beijing Shi Jun gained Kairosoft's games' publishing and operating rights in China. Kairosoft's casual simulation games have won over an international market.
In the letter, Kairosoft CEO Kazuyuki Usui claimed that its Chinese publisher Beijing Shi Jun has been violating their business contract since 2018, using Kairosoft's source code to develop copy-cat games. Kairosoft, the established Japanese mobile game studio known for its tycoon management games like Game Dev Story and Pocket Academy, recently published an open letter to Chinese gamers.
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