Dbrand's Companion Cube enclosure case was launched on June 22 and became the company’s 2nd fastest-selling product, just behind its Switch 2 Killswitch case.
The project consumed more than 1,000 hours of engineering work, required 44 injection molding tools for the individual components, and was redesigned multiple times before launch. Dbrand even rented a university campus to film the launch trailer.
Shortly after the launch, Valve's legal team contacted the company stating it did not have a license to sell it. Dbrand said it appealed to Valve of continuing the project under an official license, but the request was denied.
We asked Valve whether there was any way to keep the project alive: properly licensed, with their blessing, on their terms. They said no.
Dbrand acknowledged it never had the right to produce the accessory.
We’re going to regret that decision for a very long time.
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