{"id":692501,"date":"2026-04-08T09:49:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pqube-under-fire-once-more-from-indie-developer-claiming-funds-withheld"},"modified":"2026-04-08T09:49:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:49:04","slug":"pqube-under-fire-once-more-from-indie-developer-claiming-funds-withheld","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/pqube-under-fire-once-more-from-indie-developer-claiming-funds-withheld\/","title":{"rendered":"PQube under fire once more from indie developer claiming funds withheld"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/pqube-under-fire-once-more-from-indie-developer-claiming-funds-withheld.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nPublisher PQube is under fire once again from another developer claiming funds have been withheld.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nLast week Coffee Talk developer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/coffee-talk-developer-delays-next-game-alleges-publisher-pqube-misused-funds\">Toge Productions released a statement explaining issues with the publisher<\/a> that left the team &#8220;feeling manipulated and exploited&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>\nNow Corecell, the Thai developer behind AeternoBlade 2, has released a damning statement against the publisher to &#8220;help other indie game developers to avoid what has happened to us and inform our fans about our situation&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pqube-under-fire-once-more-from-indie-developer-claiming-funds-withheld\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pqube-under-fire-once-more-from-indie-developer-claiming-funds-withheld\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Publisher PQube is under fire once again from another developer claiming funds have been withheld. 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