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Warhammer 40,000 Devs Announce And Roll Back Launcher In 24 Hours
Kotaku • • technology
Key Points:
- Owlcat Games announced a new optional PC launcher for its games, including Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, aimed at providing easy access to news, patches, and content add-ons.
- The company emphasized that the launcher would not require mandatory registration and invited player feedback on the experience.
- Within 24 hours of the announcement, Owlcat Games decided to roll back the launcher due to negative feedback from fans.
- Players reported issues such as the game failing to launch through the new launcher, increased PC resource usage, and the launcher running in the background even when disabled.
- Owlcat reverted the game to the previous patch, removing all launcher-related changes and apologized for the frustration caused.
