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I heard something about a rogue employee selling a studio to a wealthy scammer for a dollar (and a massive kickback). Does that describe disco elysium’s situation?
According to Kurvitz (game designer and writer of the prequel novel Sacred and Terrible Air) and Rostov (lead artist):
The story has A LOT more than four bullet points.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-mysterious-magical-end-of-disco-elysium-was-one-of-the-years-best/
https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/game-development/for-a-while-it-seemed-like-miracles-were-possible-and-with-them-redemption-a-follow-up-to-the-legendary-disco-elysium-might-have-been-ready-to-play-within-the-next-yearzaums-devs-loved-it-management-canceled-it-and-laid-off-the-team/
Of course there's a lot more. I specifically condensed the story down to bullet points relevant to the "$1 purchase" mentioned in the parent comment.
Where might one procure this prequel novel?
https://archive.org/details/sacred-and-terrible-air_en/mode/2up
(make sure you donate to the Internet Archive if you end up reading the novel!)
Thank you very much.