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Indie developers Amanita Design, Colibri Games and Daedalic Entertainment have come forward claiming that UK publisher Lace Mamba has failed to pay them and has made some shady deals selling games in territories it had no authority to.According to an open letter to the industry, Amanita Design signed a contract in November 2009 with Mamba Games Ltd., which allowed the publisher to distribute Machinarium in certain territories under the condition that it would pay the studio a minimum guarantee along with quarterly reports and royalty payments - you know, like a publisher does. Daedalic Entertainment signed a similar contract contract in June 2010 with Lace Mamba Global, which allowed the publisher to distribute Deponia, The Whispered World, A New Beginning and Edna & Harvey: The Breakout while Colibri Games signed on with Lace Mamba for The Tiny Bang Story.
None of the studios received its minimum guarantee and LMG's European managing director Jason Codd went AWOL and no one could get in touch with him.
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