The cube was a lie: up close with our Dbrand Companion Cube before it gets destroyed
Dbrand is destroying its Portal-themed Companion Cube external shells after Valve threatened legal action over copyright infringement. The company's CEO admitted they made a mistake and have no alternative plans for the product.
Why it matters
Illustrates the tension between fan-focused product design and strict intellectual property enforcement in the gaming industry.
Dbrand is the company that shipped a product that told Nintendo’s legal team to “go fuck yourself,” and the company that had a second set of lawyer-dodging PS5 plates ready when Sony threatened to sue over the originals. But on June 29th, the company finally ate some serious humble pie, canceling its Portal-themed Companion Cube external shell for the Steam Machine after Valve lawyered up.
The article reports on a corporate legal dispute with a neutral, slightly informal tone typical of tech journalism.
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