Claims that Mixtape will be delisted over music licenses are 'a lie,' says publisher

Games Adventure Claims that Mixtape will be delisted over music licenses are 'a lie,' says publisher News By Justin Wagner published 16 May 2026 The developer paid for perpetual music licenses to avoid that problem. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Annapurna Interactive) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Ever since a study theorized that around 87 percent of videogames are not playable without finding a physical copy or nabbing a digital one via piracy or an archive, I stopped feigning shock when a game gets delisted. Games with licensed characters or music have an especially rough time staying on digital storefronts: Star Trek: Resurgence and 29 Disney games have been vaporized since the year began.If you've been worried that Mixtape, the narrative adventure game which launched earlier this month and has become the target of every possible opinion, will suffer a similar fate due to all the licensed songs in its soundtrack—they thought of that. In an interview with Kotaku, the game's creative director Johnny Galvatron said developer Beethoven and Dinosaur paid extra "to keep Mixtape's licenses up in perpetuity."Publisher Annapurna reiterated the point on X, saying in a post: "We heard some people say Mixtape would be delisted due to music licenses expiring. That was a lie. Have a great weekend, everyone."Latest Videos From You may like Mixtape is at the center of another tedious culture war discourse, and I think I know why Mixtape review: A gorgeous coming-of-age story that left me wondering why it's a videogame at all Life is Strange's soundtrack is full of licensed bangers, and still hits even 11 years later Granted, games get delisted for all sorts of reasons—this doesn't protect the game from all of those reasons forever—but at the very least, it shouldn't be down to Stan Bush's legal team refusing to renew rights for The Touch. It's an impressive feat considering that Mixtape has [Conteúdo truncado para controle de custo.]