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Too many people in here who don't understand the difference between games that are inspired by other games, and games that are complete clones of other games.
I never, ever want to see developers lose their jobs, but Zynga... I'll make an exception.
Old? Zynga responded.
Its also ironic that EA brings this suit shortly after launching SimCity Social which bears an uncanny resemblance to Zyngas CityVille game. Nonetheless, we plan to defend our rights to the fullest extent possible and intend to win with players.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/...s-suing-zynga-for-copyright-infringement.aspx
So much this
And yeah, I feel sorry for the Zynga employees, the ones that got stock and couldn't sell until it's worth shit.
Dear Nimblebit,
No matter who loses, we win.
EA = Vorlons sending out a Planet Killer to clean house on a Shadow colony.
This has been part of working for a startup since the last century. It should be no surprise for folks who accept stock (some in lieu of pay lol) only to watch it drop in value after an IPO. If I feel sorry for Zynga employees, it's that they're likely to lose their jobs, not because they assumed an incredibly common risk (stocks) and lost.
So true...
And it's hilarious Zynga has a nerve to say SimCity Social ripped off CityVille, when CityVille is just terribly dumbed down SImCity clone.
So true...
You cant make this up. XD
I'll never understand why people willingly accept stock options in lieu of pay. That is not a risk you should be willing to take if you're just trying to make a living.
This nicely illustrates how calculated the rip-off job was. The handles on appliances are just a little bit different. The phone's a tiny bit larger. The floor's a slightly different color. It's all changed just enough to not be an exact copy, on purpose, so as to make a copyright suit difficult to win.
So true...
Here's a little foreshadowing: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/118867-EA-Zynga-Has-Dropped-to-Their-Knees
I can bet EA is going to buy off Zynga. I can just feel it. With them also facing another lawsuit for insider trading, Zynga is fucked.
So true...
This nicely illustrates how calculated the rip-off job was. The handles on appliances are just a little bit different. The phone's a tiny bit larger. The floor's a slightly different color. It's all changed just enough to not be an exact copy, on purpose, so as to make a copyright suit difficult to win.
That's why I'm pessimistic about EA's chances, even as I applaud their effort.
A good comparison between both games.
One of the best analogies ever.
Perfect.
So true...
So true...
God should sue EA/Maxis for Copyright Infringement of Life.
That may be a rip-off, even though the chosen screens are at best similar and the original idea could easily be based on Sim Tower - though of course it's really just a blatant copy in reality, after all it's Zynga - but that's far from close enough for legal trouble. At first glance I'd file that under "MoH - CoD - Battlefield"-similarity.
This nicely illustrates how calculated the rip-off job was. The handles on appliances are just a little bit different. The phone's a tiny bit larger. The floor's a slightly different color. It's all changed just enough to not be an exact copy, on purpose, so as to make a copyright suit difficult to win.
That's why I'm pessimistic about EA's chances, even as I applaud their effort.
Not really. I want to stay and watch Zynga get eaten.
So true...
With all the bad news pouring in, Zynga's going to be nuked to oblivion at this rate.
This nicely illustrates how calculated the rip-off job was. The handles on appliances are just a little bit different. The phone's a tiny bit larger. The floor's a slightly different color. It's all changed just enough to not be an exact copy, on purpose, so as to make a copyright suit difficult to win.
That's why I'm pessimistic about EA's chances, even as I applaud their effort.
It's ironic that they would be trying to say that Sims Social copied features of Cityville when, as you pointed out, Cityville is very similar to Sim City. They're claiming that EA ripped off their ripoff to defend the ripoff that they're being sued over.I really don't see the comparison Zynga is making between Cityville and Sims Social. Cityville is obviously closer to ripping off games like SimCity and Cities XL.
Right. Like I said it's ok with EA as long as it's not too obvious.
Too bad the Zynga one looks a little better
Dear Nimblebit,
Some of the screenshots in the complaint are pretty crazy.
Check the picture about 'personalities' in page 16
The skin tones in both games have a corresponding RGB (red-green-blue) value,which is represented visually and numerically. RGB values range from 0 to 255, resulting inmore than 16 million different color combinations. As demonstrated in the chart below, The Ville uses the same precise RGB values for its skin tones as does
The Sims Social. There is aninfinitesimally small chance that the use of the same RGB values for skin tone in The Ville as TheSims Social is mere coincidence.