<s>
Ships	B-Application
That	I-Application
Fight	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
is	O
an	O
upcoming	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Little	O
Orbit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
by	O
Descendent	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
and	O
was	O
successfully	O
funded	O
via	O
the	O
crowdfunding	O
website	O
Kickstarter	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
branded	O
as	O
Descent	B-Application
:	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
(	O
later	O
just	O
Descent	B-Application
)	O
under	O
license	O
from	O
and	O
intended	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
1995	O
video	O
game	O
Descent	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
temporarily	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
as	O
an	O
early	O
access	O
title	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Descendent	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
signed	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
publisher	O
Little	O
Orbit	O
for	O
financial	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
in	O
2019	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
but	O
a	O
lengthy	O
contract	O
dispute	O
between	O
the	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
delayed	O
release	O
during	O
which	O
time	O
the	O
licensing	O
deal	O
with	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Descent	B-Application
name	O
lapsed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ships	B-Application
That	I-Application
Fight	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
2136	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
None	O
of	O
them	O
has	O
returned	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
people	O
then	O
turn	O
to	O
harvesting	O
asteroids	B-Application
as	O
their	O
only	O
hope	O
of	O
survival	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
starfighter	O
skirmishes	O
over	O
possession	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
profitable	O
and	O
life-sustaining	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ships	B-Application
That	I-Application
Fight	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
flies	O
a	O
spaceship	O
through	O
mines	O
and	O
caverns	O
on	O
asteroids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Ars	O
Technica	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
many	O
features	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Descent	B-Application
,	O
including	O
tunnels	O
leading	O
to	O
large	O
rooms	O
,	O
power-ups	O
and	O
energy	O
stations	O
at	O
which	O
to	O
recharge	O
one	O
's	O
energy	O
level	O
for	O
ammunition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
originally	O
began	O
as	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Descent	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
early	O
as	O
1998	O
,	O
Volition	O
announced	O
intentions	O
to	O
develop	O
Descent	B-Application
4	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
prequel	O
preceding	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Descent	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
disappointing	O
sales	O
of	O
Descent	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
interest	O
in	O
continuing	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
canceled	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
developing	O
a	O
fantasy	O
role-playing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
morphed	O
into	O
a	O
new	O
project	O
called	O
Red	B-Application
Faction	I-Application
as	O
Volition	O
continued	O
where	O
it	O
left	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
plans	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
Descent	B-Application
installment	O
were	O
set	O
forth	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
when	O
several	O
former	O
developers	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
Star	B-Application
Citizen	I-Application
,	O
led	O
by	O
Eric	O
"	O
Wingman	O
"	O
Peterson	O
,	O
announced	O
the	O
formation	O
of	O
Descendent	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
Descent-like	O
game	O
called	O
Ships	B-Application
That	I-Application
Fight	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
struck	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Interplay	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
who	O
approached	O
it	O
the	O
next	O
month	O
and	O
granted	O
it	O
a	O
license	O
to	O
the	O
Descent	B-Application
trademark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
Descendent	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
unveiled	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
for	O
Descent	B-Application
:	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
,	O
a	O
new	O
prequel	O
using	O
Interplay	O
's	O
existing	O
trademark	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Descent	B-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Descendent	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
first	O
showcased	O
Descent	B-Application
as	O
an	O
early	O
demo	O
at	O
RTX	O
2015	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
use	O
of	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
headsets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Descendent	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
relied	O
on	O
testing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
Unreal	O
Engine	O
4	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
crowdfunders	O
rather	O
than	O
its	O
own	O
staff	O
to	O
assure	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
quality	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
aimed	O
to	O
produce	O
a	O
"	O
Triple-I	O
"	O
game	O
,	O
or	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
AAA	O
standards	O
with	O
an	O
indie	O
budget	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
Descendent	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
released	O
an	O
early	O
access	O
,	O
multiplayer-only	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
being	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
due	O
after	O
the	O
early	O
access	O
phase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Descendent	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
pulled	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
September	O
2017	O
to	O
speed	O
up	O
its	O
development	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
add	O
a	O
single-player	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
Little	O
Orbit	O
announced	O
planned	O
versions	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
when	O
the	O
publisher	O
began	O
taking	O
pre-orders	O
,	O
offering	O
more	O
content	O
as	O
a	O
bonus	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
it	O
then	O
or	O
had	O
crowdfunded	O
it	O
or	O
purchased	O
it	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
pre-ordering	O
on	O
GOG.com,	O
being	O
sold	O
with	O
a	O
free	O
copy	O
of	O
Descent	B-Application
3	I-Application
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Descent	B-Application
was	O
slated	O
for	O
launch	O
in	O
early	O
2019	O
,	O
requiring	O
only	O
a	O
final	O
open	O
beta	O
test	O
to	O
aid	O
in	O
final	O
polish	O
and	O
balancing	O
prior	O
to	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfortunately	O
,	O
problems	O
arose	O
in	O
May	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
with	O
Eric	O
Peterson	O
claiming	O
that	O
Little	O
Orbit	O
had	O
breached	O
their	O
contract	O
with	O
Descendent	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
and	O
alleging	O
that	O
the	O
publisher	O
lacked	O
the	O
financial	O
resources	O
to	O
finalize	O
development	O
and	O
market	O
the	O
game	O
properly	O
with	O
many	O
developers	O
at	O
Descendent	O
having	O
had	O
to	O
take	O
on	O
other	O
jobs	O
to	O
pay	O
their	O
bills	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Per	O
their	O
contract	O
with	O
Little	O
Orbit	O
,	O
Descendent	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
was	O
not	O
allowed	O
to	O
self-publish	O
and	O
Interplay	O
,	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
Descent	B-Application
trademark	O
,	O
stepped	O
in	O
to	O
attempt	O
to	O
broker	O
a	O
deal	O
between	O
the	O
publisher	O
and	O
the	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
protracted	O
period	O
of	O
negotiations	O
,	O
Little	O
Orbit	O
initiated	O
legal	O
action	O
against	O
Descendent	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
on	O
January	O
16	O
2020	O
,	O
accusing	O
the	O
studio	O
of	O
breach	O
of	O
contract	O
,	O
negligent	O
representation	O
,	O
fraud	O
,	O
and	O
trade	O
libel	O
seeking	O
damages	O
to	O
be	O
determined	O
at	O
trial	O
from	O
the	O
studio	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
declaratory	O
relief	O
giving	O
Little	O
Orbit	O
ownership	O
of	O
all	O
intellectual	O
property	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
their	O
claims	O
,	O
Descendent	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
filed	O
a	O
countersuit	O
on	O
February	O
28	O
alleging	O
that	O
Little	O
Orbit	O
had	O
materially	O
breached	O
the	O
development	O
agreement	O
by	O
failing	O
to	O
market	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
agreed	O
,	O
changing	O
the	O
scope	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
without	O
providing	O
additional	O
time	O
or	O
funding	O
to	O
achieve	O
these	O
new	O
requirements	O
,	O
failing	O
to	O
develop	O
and	O
furnish	O
Descendent	O
with	O
the	O
API	O
Little	O
Orbit	O
wished	O
them	O
to	O
integrate	O
their	O
game	O
with	O
,	O
failing	O
to	O
pay	O
third	O
party	O
vendors	O
,	O
requiring	O
the	O
studio	O
to	O
change	O
engines	O
mid-project	O
,	O
demanding	O
extensive	O
redesigns	O
of	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
on	O
at	O
least	O
four	O
separate	O
occasions	O
,	O
adding	O
new	O
platforms	O
which	O
required	O
extensive	O
modifications	O
to	O
existing	O
work	O
to	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
failing	O
to	O
furnish	O
the	O
studio	O
with	O
financial	O
records	O
relating	O
to	O
expenses	O
paid	O
toward	O
the	O
project	O
by	O
the	O
publisher	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
statements	O
relating	O
to	O
pre-sales	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Descendent	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
filed	O
a	O
motion	O
to	O
enforce	O
the	O
settlement	O
agreed	O
upon	O
in	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Days	O
later	O
,	O
unhappy	O
with	O
the	O
ruling	O
,	O
Little	O
Orbit	O
filed	O
a	O
motion	O
to	O
set	O
aside	O
the	O
settlement	O
alleging	O
that	O
Descendent	O
had	O
failed	O
to	O
uphold	O
their	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
settlement	O
agreement	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
second	O
motion	O
for	O
enforcement	O
of	O
the	O
settlement	O
by	O
Descendent	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
10	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
two	O
parties	O
announced	O
a	O
settlement	O
in	O
which	O
Little	O
Orbit	O
purchased	O
all	O
rights	O
,	O
IP	O
and	O
assets	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
Descendent	B-Application
Studios	I-Application
and	O
assumed	O
sole	O
responsibility	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
and	O
publishing	O
of	O
the	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
renamed	O
back	O
to	O
its	O
original	O
working	O
title	O
,	O
Ships	B-Application
That	I-Application
Fight	I-Application
Underground	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
deal	O
with	O
Interplay	O
that	O
granted	O
Descendent	O
rights	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Descent	B-Application
IP	O
.	O
</s>
