Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Mojang vs Bethesda

So this is a basic rundown of what has happened quoted from http://www.gamasutra.com/

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Minecraft developer Mojang today received a notice from a Swedish court, stating that Elder Scrolls publisher Bethesda is going ahead with the infringement claim regarding upcoming title Scrolls.

Last month, Mojang received a letter from Bethesda accusing the Swedish studio of infringing on Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls trademark with its in-development digital card game Scrolls.

"The Scrolls case is going to court!" revealed developer Markus Persson via Twitter.
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I think this has gone out of control for no apparent reason, I've been an Elder Scrolls fan since back in the day and I made no association with Scrolls vs Elder Scrolls. This just seems like a case of "wait we can make more money here!".

What on earth gives Bethesda the right to challenge the fact that someone is using the word Scroll in their title? My gaming senses tell me that Bethesda are scared to lose customers to Mojang just like Blizzard has. I say harden the f##k up Bethesda, if you’re scared of competition you should stop making games because you should know that the gaming industry is one of the hardest industries to be in. Instead of wasting money on lawyers Bethesda why don’t you just do what you do best... make games!

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