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Lutzifer
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 Posted: Thu, 12th Jun 2008 23:20 Post subject: the "limbo of the lost" controversy [despicable pi |
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LIMBO OF THE LOST
| Quote: | | To a certain extent, copying in this industry is inevitable. It's a creative industry, built on ideas, and ideas are mostly built on ideas you like that other people had. A nicer way to describe it is the "creative process". But straight-up stealing assets? To the point where almost your entire game - architecture, UI, the works - is built upon other people's work? Less accepted. PC adventure title Limbo Of The Lost, by Majestic Studios - a real, commercial title (hence the legal issues) stands accused of just this, with an original discovery that some locations in Limbo looked awfully familiar to those found in Oblivion leading to discoveries of other parts of the game lifted straight from Morrowind, Silent Hill and Thief, just to name a few. Needless to say, Bethesda's lawyers are now involved. Tri Synergy - the US publishers of the title - have also told us they've "discontinued distribution" of the game, didn't know about the similarities, and are "just as shocked as everyone else" following the revelations. |
check this thread out
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=310683 lol lol
and the trailers
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/28891.html
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/28891.html
It s really fucked up beyond recognition that people actually steal from nearly every great game in existance and get it published. I mean, doesnt anybody in the publishing-companies actually play the crap they release anymore???  
I m not saying that i dont understand the developers (three middle-aged guys) who wanted to take some short-cuts because it would have taken em too many man-hours to actually make it themselves. But sheesh, wtf?
edit: the thread-title should have been ...[despicable piracy] but part of it got humped into oblivion 
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Jun 2008 23:41 Post subject: |
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Oh man that's classic. Can't wait to see them get sued out of existance.
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Jun 2008 23:50 Post subject: |
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Saw this on RPS; http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1903
At the moment I've only given a passing glance as to what's transpired but I'm finding it utterly hilarious. Reading the comments doesn't help.
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| Posted: Thu, 12th Jun 2008 23:56 Post subject: |
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lol...
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Lutzifer
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| Posted: Fri, 13th Jun 2008 00:07 Post subject: |
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| Ispep wrote: | | Reading the comments doesn't help. |
oh, does it ever? |
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Mutantius
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| Posted: Fri, 13th Jun 2008 00:57 Post subject: |
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ahh yes, this is both sad & hilarious at the same time.
"Why don't you zip it, Zipfero?" - fraich3
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| Posted: Fri, 13th Jun 2008 01:02 Post subject: |
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funny as hell. whats next, gta copies?
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| Posted: Fri, 13th Jun 2008 02:02 Post subject: |
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Last edited by Yondaime on Mon, 2nd Dec 2024 16:06; edited 1 time in total
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| Posted: Fri, 13th Jun 2008 03:08 Post subject: |
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This is more than amazing, it appears they took screenshots from 3d games and used it as adventure game backgrounds.
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| Posted: Fri, 13th Jun 2008 06:02 Post subject: |
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What they need to do and fast is confess that they copied the other games and call it a parody. As there are slight differences and since parody's are 100% legal they can't be touched in court. But they may already be fucked because they denied copying already.
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| Posted: Fri, 13th Jun 2008 11:32 Post subject: |
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They should make a list of featured games and then ask money to said producers, after all this is great advertising!
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| Posted: Fri, 13th Jun 2008 23:42 Post subject: |
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Hahaha funniest news in a long time.
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Last edited by Yondaime on Mon, 2nd Dec 2024 16:06; edited 1 time in total
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| Posted: Sat, 14th Jun 2008 00:15 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Sat, 14th Jun 2008 01:17 Post subject: |
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http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1pciyjpdqH4 ''ten minutes of gameplay''
lol?
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Lutzifer
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| Posted: Sat, 14th Jun 2008 01:19 Post subject: |
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hhahahaha, yeah, kinda creepy 
gotta get soem sleep now too me thinks =)
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| Posted: Sat, 14th Jun 2008 02:00 Post subject: |
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In that youtube bonus dvd part 1. Title scene reads: Majestic Studios, Admit all.
On top of that game got very good reviews. My mind will blown itself...
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| Posted: Sat, 14th Jun 2008 02:28 Post subject: |
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Last edited by Yondaime on Mon, 2nd Dec 2024 16:06; edited 1 time in total
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| Posted: Sat, 14th Jun 2008 03:45 Post subject: |
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LLLLOOOOOLLLLLLLL
That first reply brought me to my knees !!
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They even stole inventory icons from Planescape.
