Kinguin backs down, removes Frostpunk 2 preorder key listing

Last week, 11 Bit Studios called out game key reseller Kinguin—harshly—for selling “preorder Steam CD keys” for Frostpunk 2. The complaint arose from the fact that Frostpunk 2, which was only announced two weeks ago, doesn’t have a release date, age rating, or even an official price. “They are selling something that doesn’t exist,” the studio said.

In response, Kinguin apologized for including “unconfirmed information” in the listing—it didn’t clarify what that content was, but 11 Bit Studios said the listing contained a PEGI rating that hadn’t actually been set—but declined to remove it. Instead, it removed those details “and made it clear to anyone visiting our site that the game is available for preorder only.”