{"rewrite":{"id":"r_a6a7db45909c4a45a89c1c44","clusterId":"c_75285bfe139344de9e40fb42","slug":"wired-tokyo-2007-demo-arrives-may-26-after-self-licensing-copyright-snag","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"WIRED TOKYO 2007 Demo Arrives May 26 After Self-Licensing Copyright Snag","summary":"Indie creator Daikichi_EMP will release a demo of 3D climbing action game WIRED TOKYO 2007 on Steam on May 26. The demo covers one-third of the full game up to 1,000 meters, with eight costumes and 30 minutes to two hours of playtime. The game previously faced a Steam review flagging its use of assets from the creator's own past works as third-party infringement, leading to a self-licensing situation.","whyItMatters":"The demo release resolves a bizarre copyright loop where Steam flagged the creator's own past game assets as infringing, forcing a self-license before the game could move forward.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eIndie developer Daikichi_EMP announced that a demo for WIRED TOKYO 2007 will launch on Steam on May 26. The 3D climbing action game is set in Akihabara in 2007 and tasks players with scaling platforms endlessly skyward. Costume changes swap movement skills, and a dive gauge fills by intentionally jumping from high places. The store page hints that falling is not failure, and that moving forward requires going back to the past.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe game hit a peculiar roadblock when Steam's review flagged in-game images from the creator's own previous games as infringement of third-party intellectual property rights. That forced the developer to issue a license to himself. The demo, which survived that review process, covers roughly one-third of the full game up to 1,000 meters of vertical space, includes eight collectible costumes, and runs between 30 minutes and two hours.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"WIRED TOKYO 2007 demo lands May 26 on Steam after a copyright snag where the creator had to license his own past assets to himself. One-third of the full game, 1,000 meters of climbing, eight costumes.","twitterPost":"WIRED TOKYO 2007 demo hits Steam May 26. The 3D climber survived a bizarre Steam review flagging the creator's own old game assets as third-party IP, forcing a self-license. Demo covers 1,000m, 8 costumes, 30min-2hr playtime.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Indie climbing game WIRED TOKYO 2007 gets a demo on May 26 after a strange copyright hurdle: Steam flagged the creator's own past game assets as third-party infringement, requiring a self-license. The demo covers one-third of the full game, up to 1,000 meters, with eight costumes and 30 minutes to two hours of play.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/05/20/166671.html\",\"title\":\"Self-licensing to oneself, Steam review was difficult 3D climbing action 'WIRED TOKYO 2007' demo to be released on May 26\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":3411,"outputTokens":683,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779826607,"createdAt":"2026-05-20T11:02:29.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-20T11:02:52.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-20T11:02:52.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_75285bfe139344de9e40fb42","canonicalTitle":"「自分から自分へのライセンス許可など、Steam審査が難航した」3D上昇ACT『WIRED TOKYO 2007』、5月26日デモ版が配信へ | Game*Spark - 国内・海外ゲーム情報サイト","representativeArticleId":"a_6dcd86e817350bb6f488c6b7","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-20T08:45:04.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-20T08:45:04.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-20T11:02:52.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/05/20/166671.html","title":"「自分から自分へのライセンス許可など、Steam審査が難航した」3D上昇ACT『WIRED TOKYO 2007』、5月26日デモ版が配信へ | Game*Spark - 国内・海外ゲーム情報サイト"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The demo for WIRED TOKYO 2007 launches on Steam on May 26.","The demo covers one-third of the full game up to 1,000 meters, with eight costumes and 30 minutes to two hours of playtime.","Steam flagged in-game images from the creator's own previous games as third-party infringement, forcing the developer to issue a license to himself.","The game is a 3D climbing action game set in Akihabara in 2007 where players scale platforms endlessly skyward."]}