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These pages represent a collection of the various assets that appear to have been taken from other games, movies and other sources.
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These pages discuss the story behind the controversy and provide some additional information.
These pages are a collection of the gaming community's response to the LOTL controversy.
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News and articles
- Post-scandal
- May 31, 2011 - Swedish magazine "Fienden" releases, containing an interview with Tim Croucher and Laurence Francis. The details they share make it clear that Steve Bovis is solely responsible for the plagiarism, and was very abusive during development. (Google Translate version)
- During the scandal
- August 20, 2008 - Game Revolution reviews LOTL.
- July 30, 2008 - Croucher and Francis disavow Majestic. (Replaced with a Wikipedia link, as the original source is no longer available, even through Wayback Machine.)
- June 23, 2008 - Limbo of the Lost devs respond to plagiarism charges.
- June 23, 2008 - MPAA Not Investigating Majestic Studios.
- June 20, 2008 - Music composer press release. (No longer available.)
- June 19, 2008 - Boomtown reviews LOTL. (Page may not display in some browsers.)
- June 19, 2008 - Just Adventure.com changes review score of LOTL based on charges.
- June 19, 2008 - LOTL music composer (or someone claiming to be him) posts on forums. (Replaced with a GameFAQs link, as the original source is no longer available, even through Wayback Machine.)
- June 19, 2008 - Games Radar forum posts from people claiming to be LOTL developers. (No longer available.)
- June 19, 2008 - British computer game at centre of plagiarism row (The Telegraph).
- June 19, 2008 - "Game over after plagiarism claims" - follow up to May 2nd article.
- June 15, 2008 - Richard Cobbett unboxes and reviews LOTL.
- June 12, 2008 - Tri-Synergy press release.
- June 12, 2008 - Limbo of the Lost: An Astonishing Tale.
- June 11, 2008 - Oblivion Not Alone?
- June 11, 2008 - Bethesda's legal team is looking into the matter. (Page may not display in some browsers.)
- June 11, 2008 - Limbo of the Lost or Oblivion.
- June 10, 2008 - GamePlasma reports similarities between Limbo of the Lost and Oblivion.
- Pre-scandal
- May 2, 2008 - Pub pals pin hopes on US game success.
- January 11, 2008 - JustAdventure reviews LOTL.
- October 26, 2007 - Steve Bovis publishes a teaser trailer and behind the scenes video on his YouTube channel.
- August 5, 2007 - Adventure-Treff interviews Steve Bovis.
- March 14, 2007 - JustAdventure interviews Steve Bovis.
- December, 2006 - Quandaryland interviews Steve Bovis.
- May 5, 2005 - JustAdventure previews LOTL again.
- August 16, 2004 - JustAdventure previews LOTL.
- July 1995 - Amiga Computing issue 88 comes out, covering the Amiga version.
- June 1995 - The One Amiga issue 81 comes out, covering the Amiga version.
- May 1995 - Amiga CD32 Gamer issue 12 comes out with a disc containing a demo of the Amiga version.
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What is LOTLWiki?
LOTLWiki is a resource for all those interested in the controversy surrounding the Majestic Studios game Limbo of the Lost. At the time of this wiki's creation, gamers worldwide are deeply engaged in a search for the origin of the assets with which this game was created. This wiki has been created as a central repository for the resources that these dedicated detectives are finding.
If you're new here, feel free to create an account and start contributing. We need your help. There are hundreds of images in LOTL that remain unidentified!
Forum threads
These are forum threads discussing LOTL.
- FULL PLAYTHROUGH w/ screenshots (now complete!)
- BethSoft #2 BethSoft #3 (No longer available)
- Beyond Unreal
- Games Radar (No longer available)
- Neogaf
- Quarter to Three
- Slashdot
- Something Awful
Featured media
The ending. So you don't have to play it yourself.
The 2011 interview with the developers, turned into a video format.
