Team17 - Revision history

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2026-02-22T22:57:39Z

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	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
	===The Escapists controversy (''2024'')===		===The Escapists controversy (''2024'')===
	In 2024, Team 17 purposely deleted the game "The Escapists" off of the Google Play store stating that it was not supported by modern devices.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/theescapists/comments/1gexak6/the_escapist_gone_from_play_store/\|title=the escapist gone from play store\|author=u/gayanyway_\|date=2024-10-29\|work=Reddit\|access-date=2025-07-07\|archive-url=https://archive.ph/~~H3O3j~~\|archive-date=~~2025-07-07~~\|url-status=live}}</ref> The game can no longer be re-downloaded on newer devices even if it was previously bought at the game's listed price ($5.99). The stated motive was as follows: "Unfortunately, this title is not updated nor supported on more recent tech", however this is not true as games delisted long ago like Flappy Bird are still downloadable from your purchase history even if you have an old Android device that should support it. The game is still fully functional if the APK file is sideloaded onto Android 12.		In 2024, Team 17 purposely deleted the game "The Escapists" off of the Google Play store stating that it was not supported by modern devices.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/theescapists/comments/1gexak6/the_escapist_gone_from_play_store/\|title=the escapist gone from play store\|author=u/gayanyway_\|date=2024-10-29\|work=Reddit\|access-date=2025-07-07\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260222225722/https://old.reddit.com/r/theescapists/comments/1gexak6/the_escapist_gone_from_play_store/\|archive-date=22 Feb 2026\|url-status=live}}</ref> The game can no longer be re-downloaded on newer devices even if it was previously bought at the game's listed price ($5.99). The stated motive was as follows: "Unfortunately, this title is not updated nor supported on more recent tech", however this is not true as games delisted long ago like Flappy Bird are still downloadable from your purchase history even if you have an old Android device that should support it. The game is still fully functional if the APK file is sideloaded onto Android 12.

	====Team 17's response====		====Team 17's response====

Bythmusters: Copied info from infobox to cargo

2026-01-25T14:36:00Z

Copied info from infobox to cargo

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	{{~~InfoboxCompany~~		\|Description=
	\| ~~Name~~ = ~~Team 17~~		\|Founded=1990
	~~\| Type = Public~~		\|Industry=Video Games
	\| Founded = 1990		\|Logo=Team17.png
	\| Industry = Video Games		\|ParentCompany=
	\| ~~Official~~ Website = https://www.team17.com/		\|Type=Public
	~~\| Logo = Team17.png~~		\|Website=https://www.team17.com/
	}}		}}

	'''Team 17 Digital Limited''' ('''Team17''') is a British video game developer and publisher based in Wakefield, England. The venture was created in December 1990 through the merger of British publisher 17-Bit Software and Swedish developer Team 7. At the time, the two companies consisted of and were led by Michael Robinson, Martyn Brown and Debbie Bestwick, and Andreas Tadic, Rico Holmes and Peter Tuleby, respectively. Bestwick later became Team17's chief executive officer until 1 January 2024. After their first game, ''Full Contact'' (1991) for the Amiga, the studio followed up with multiple number-one releases on that platform and saw major success with Andy Davidson's ''Worms'' in 1995, the resulting franchise of which still remains as the company's primary development out, having developed over 20 entries in it.		'''Team 17 Digital Limited''' ('''Team17''') is a British video game developer and publisher based in Wakefield, England. The venture was created in December 1990 through the merger of British publisher 17-Bit Software and Swedish developer Team 7. At the time, the two companies consisted of and were led by Michael Robinson, Martyn Brown and Debbie Bestwick, and Andreas Tadic, Rico Holmes and Peter Tuleby, respectively. Bestwick later became Team17's chief executive officer until 1 January 2024. After their first game, ''Full Contact'' (1991) for the Amiga, the studio followed up with multiple number-one releases on that platform and saw major success with Andy Davidson's ''Worms'' in 1995, the resulting franchise of which still remains as the company's primary development out, having developed over 20 entries in it.

AnotherConsumerRightsPerson: /* See also */ changing cats with AWB

2025-10-26T18:39:58Z

Sferaphim: logo in infobox !

2025-08-16T04:48:02Z

logo in infobox !

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	\| Industry = Video Games		\| Industry = Video Games
	\| Official Website = https://www.team17.com/		\| Official Website = https://www.team17.com/
	\| Logo = ~~QuestionMark~~.~~svg~~		\| Logo = Team17.png
	}}		}}

Sferaphim: Sferaphim moved page Team 17 to Team17: Misspelled title

2025-08-16T04:45:29Z

Sferaphim moved page Team 17 to Team17: Misspelled title

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Mr Pollo at 01:34, 7 July 2025

2025-07-07T01:34:18Z

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	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
	===The Escapists controversy (''2024'')===		===The Escapists controversy (''2024'')===
	In 2024, Team 17 purposely deleted the game "The Escapists" off of the Google Play store stating that it was not supported by modern devices.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/theescapists/comments/1gexak6/the_escapist_gone_from_play_store/\|title=the escapist gone from play store\|~~authors~~=u/gayanyway_\|date=2024-10-29\|work=Reddit\|access-date=2025-07-07\|archive-url=https://archive.ph/H3O3j\|archive-date=2025-07-07\|url-status=live}}</ref> The game can no longer be re-downloaded on newer devices even if it was previously bought at the game's listed price ($5.99). The stated motive was as follows: "Unfortunately, this title is not updated nor supported on more recent tech", however this is not true as games delisted long ago like Flappy Bird are still downloadable from your purchase history even if you have an old Android device that should support it. The game is still fully functional if the APK file is sideloaded onto Android 12.		In 2024, Team 17 purposely deleted the game "The Escapists" off of the Google Play store stating that it was not supported by modern devices.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/theescapists/comments/1gexak6/the_escapist_gone_from_play_store/\|title=the escapist gone from play store\|author=u/gayanyway_\|date=2024-10-29\|work=Reddit\|access-date=2025-07-07\|archive-url=https://archive.ph/H3O3j\|archive-date=2025-07-07\|url-status=live}}</ref> The game can no longer be re-downloaded on newer devices even if it was previously bought at the game's listed price ($5.99). The stated motive was as follows: "Unfortunately, this title is not updated nor supported on more recent tech", however this is not true as games delisted long ago like Flappy Bird are still downloadable from your purchase history even if you have an old Android device that should support it. The game is still fully functional if the APK file is sideloaded onto Android 12.

	====Team 17's response====		====Team 17's response====

Mr Pollo: It has potential, but def needs work

2025-07-07T01:33:52Z

It has potential, but def needs work

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-==The Escapists controversy==
+'''Team 17 Digital Limited''' ('''Team17''') is a British video game developer and publisher based in Wakefield, England. The venture was created in December 1990 through the merger of British publisher 17-Bit Software and Swedish developer Team 7. At the time, the two companies consisted of and were led by Michael Robinson, Martyn Brown and Debbie Bestwick, and Andreas Tadic, Rico Holmes and Peter Tuleby, respectively. Bestwick later became Team17's chief executive officer until 1 January 2024. After their first game, ''Full Contact'' (1991) for the Amiga, the studio followed up with multiple number-one releases on that platform and saw major success with Andy Davidson's ''Worms'' in 1995, the resulting franchise of which still remains as the company's primary development out, having developed over 20 entries in it.
-Recently Team 17 purposely deleted the game "The Escapists" off of the Google Play store stating that it was not supported by modern devices. The game can no longer be re-downloaded on newer devices even if it was previously bought at the game's listed price ($5.99). The stated motive was as follows: "Unfortunately, this title is not updated nor supported on more recent tech", however this is not true as games delisted long ago like Flappy Bird are still downloadable from your purchase history even if you have an old Android device that should support it. The game is still fully functional if the APK file is sideloaded onto Android 12.
-===Email Chain Between Team 17===
+If the company has numerous incidents then format them in a table (see [[Amazon]] for an example). }}
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InTransparencyWeTrust at 07:45, 3 March 2025

2025-03-03T07:45:00Z

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	Team17 Support		Team17 Support
			==References==
	[[Category:~~Video game development companies~~]]		{{reflist}}
			[[Category:Team 17 Digital Limited]]

HeavenPiercerYama: Tried changing the tone to be less partial and fixed grammatical errors. It still requires a lot of work.

2025-01-29T08:53:52Z

Tried changing the tone to be less partial and fixed grammatical errors. It still requires a lot of work.

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	==The ~~escapists~~ controversy==		==The Escapists controversy==
	Recently Team 17 purposely deleted "The Escapists" off of the ~~google play~~ store stating it was not supported by modern devices~~, a~~ game ~~that costed~~ $5.99~~, meaning if you previously purchased it you can no longer download it stating~~ "Unfortunately, this title is not updated nor supported on more recent tech", however this is not true as games delisted long ago like Flappy Bird are still downloadable from your purchase history even if you have an old Android device that should support it. The game is still fully functional if the APK file is sideloaded onto Android 12~~. The motive for removal is possibly to make the user purchase the PC or console ports of the game~~.		Recently Team 17 purposely deleted the game "The Escapists" off of the Google Play store stating that it was not supported by modern devices. The game can no longer be re-downloaded on newer devices even if it was previously bought at the game's listed price ($5.99). The stated motive was as follows: "Unfortunately, this title is not updated nor supported on more recent tech", however this is not true as games delisted long ago like Flappy Bird are still downloadable from your purchase history even if you have an old Android device that should support it. The game is still fully functional if the APK file is sideloaded onto Android 12.

	===Email Chain Between Team 17===		===Email Chain Between Team 17===
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	[[Category:Video game development companies]]		[[Category:Video game development companies]]

Kostas at 16:45, 27 January 2025

2025-01-27T16:45:34Z

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	'''Team 17 Digital Limited''' ('''Team17''') is a British video game developer and publisher based in Wakefield, England. The venture was created in December 1990 through the merger of British publisher 17-Bit Software and Swedish developer Team 7. At the time, the two companies consisted of and were led by Michael Robinson, Martyn Brown and Debbie Bestwick, and Andreas Tadic, Rico Holmes and Peter Tuleby, respectively. Bestwick later became Team17's chief executive officer until 1 January 2024. After their first game, ''Full Contact'' (1991) for the Amiga, the studio followed up with multiple number-one releases on that platform and saw major success with Andy Davidson's ''Worms'' in 1995, the resulting franchise of which still remains as the company's primary development out, having developed over 20 entries in it.		'''Team 17 Digital Limited''' ('''Team17''') is a British video game developer and publisher based in Wakefield, England. The venture was created in December 1990 through the merger of British publisher 17-Bit Software and Swedish developer Team 7. At the time, the two companies consisted of and were led by Michael Robinson, Martyn Brown and Debbie Bestwick, and Andreas Tadic, Rico Holmes and Peter Tuleby, respectively. Bestwick later became Team17's chief executive officer until 1 January 2024. After their first game, ''Full Contact'' (1991) for the Amiga, the studio followed up with multiple number-one releases on that platform and saw major success with Andy Davidson's ''Worms'' in 1995, the resulting franchise of which still remains as the company's primary development out, having developed over 20 entries in it.

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	[[Category:~~Team 17 Digital Limited~~]]		[[Category:Team17]]