"Indie Publisher Devastated as Oblivion Remaster Overshadows Their Release"

The surprise release of *The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered* on April 22 sent shockwaves across the gaming community, but it cast a shadow over indie developers who had planned to launch their games on the same day. Jonas Antonsson, co-founder of indie publisher Raw Fury, took to social media to voice his concerns about how such "massive" shadow-drops from major games can overshadow smaller releases.

"I loved (when younger) and still absolutely love Oblivion and I’m personally excited to see it get a breath of new life and being introduced to a whole new generation of players," Antonsson stated. However, he highlighted the challenges faced by indie developers: "But from the perspective of indies and indie publishers, this is the problem with these sorts of massive shadow drops. Everything more or less gets buried. We don’t have the cash nor muscle to throw around, so everything is carefully planned. Including when to release, based on other releases etc - to try to maximize the chances of getting attention."

Antonsson specifically mentioned *Red Soul Games’ Post Trauma*, a puzzle horror game published by Raw Fury on April 22. Inspired by PS2-era classics, *Post Trauma* requires players to "navigate environments, tackle threats, and meet other lost characters in the depths of the Gloom." Antonsson expressed empathy for the development team: "Love the game that dropped but feel the pain for our team and especially the developer we’ve worked with for years - who has poured his heart and soul into his game."

Raw Fury's tweet on the day of the release sarcastically remarked, "Thank god Post Trauma was the only notable release of today and nothing else happened!"

From the perspective of Bethesda and its parent company Microsoft, the shadow-drop of *Oblivion Remastered* has been a resounding success. The game has seen a strong launch on Steam and has dominated online discussions, with players reveling in the return of iconic character faces, old bugs, and memes. Even other games heavily marketed by Microsoft, such as *Clair Obscur: Expedition 33*, have felt the impact of *Oblivion Remastered*. Both games were released directly into Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, creating what Kepler Interactive described as a 'Barbenheimer' effect.

For Raw Fury, the decision to release *Post Trauma* on April 22 was made without knowledge of *Oblivion Remastered*'s impending shadow-drop. It may now be remembered as an unfortunate timing issue.

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