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King.com also going after The Banner Saga
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striferser
Huge Nickleback Fan
Though they're only going to attack game that have similarity with them and use word candy as well.
Now Banner Saga!? Holy shit, that is nasty stuff
Now Banner Saga!? Holy shit, that is nasty stuff
BossLackey
Gold Member
Not only does this not make any kind of sense, but this is only going to negatively effect them. There is no other outcome.
PandaPedinte
Member
Ridiculous
chrominance
Member
This is actually what frightens me the most about King's legal action. Factions is a free-to-play multiplayer offshoot of The Banner Saga with microtransactions. I could see a case where a judge ruled that game was too similar to King's games and invalidated Stoic's trademark filing based on that.
How about telling them to end this madness at https://twitter.com/King_Games ?
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Sadly, it doesn't work that way.
Those names are so ingrained to that company and those games now, plus nobody else has taken them, that they could cry Verbal Copyright.
paradox121
Member
Well that's the thing. They can't sue anyone for having similar style games or stealing their concept because theirs is rip-off in itself.
Slightly amazed they're even attempting to go for the name. I mean, surely the 'Saga' bit is the least memorable part. Looking at their portfolio they're clearly trying to franchise it, but surely most know it as 'That Candy Game'.
Either way I take satisfaction from the fact that they won't get much out of this. Stop a few people from using 'Saga', maybe, but I can't see this game lasting out the year before being replaced by something even more basic and mass-appealy.
Except they're not. They're Swedish.
Col WillieSharp
Member
I just wonder how the legal department is able to convince the king.com's bosses that this will be worth it. Because this nonsense is "all in" evil company stuff.
It's hard gaining your customers trust back after you've gone dark-side.
It's hard gaining your customers trust back after you've gone dark-side.
JPeeples83
Member
Working on a write-up for this now. Going after the Candy Swirl Slot Wacky SEO Deluxe is one thing, but going after Banner Saga is clearly using their trademark enforcement for evil.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
I bought the Banner Saga thinking it was Candy Crush Saga, man was I in for a surprise!
Yeah this is BS. Im fine with King shutting down the obvious copy cats but this is not ok.
Tallshortman
Member
This makes bethesda's scrolls thing look tame. This is on the level of trademarking "edge".
Deified Data
Banned
A maker of candy-coated puzzlers going after a maker of a viking-themed tactical RPG over the use of "saga".
Gods.
Gods.
D
Deleted member 20920
Unconfirmed Member
Fuck them...
This is just crazy.
This is just crazy.
This entire thing is fucked because if smaller devs (especially indie and/or mobile studios) get caught in the crossfire and cannot defend themselves legally, they're forced to change their work that may not even bear any art/gameplay similarity to CCS other than using one of the three words they've tried to lay claim to.
Well Candy Crush is in and of itself an obvious Bejeweled copycat, so there's some hypocrisy here.
Not to mention Papa Pear Saga which is Peggle and Bubble Witch Saga which is Puzzle Bubble, but with tons upon tons of IAPs.
I honestly dont consider in my mind such companies part of the games industry
CecilRousso
Member
We need developers to do something like this again:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/iphone-developers-mock-langdell
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/iphone-developers-mock-langdell
Random Painted HIghway
Member
7th saga>all other sagas
Ditto. I can see Anonymous going after King.com now, if they hadn't already decided to do so. Inevitable once businesses start acting like complete pricks. But no, hackers instead target actual quality products and services like Steam.
I don't consider King.com part of the games industry. Gambling industry more like.
Pyramid head
Banned
I'm at a complete loss to understand How this Candy Crush shite ever gained popularity. I installed it last year when I got my first smartphone to see what the fuss was about and was greeted by a generic jewel puzzle clone. When I discovered the whole lives time delay thing I quickly uninstalled it in a mix revulsion and disinterest.
Spud of Doom
Neo Member
Is this not just King.com performing their obligation (yes, obligation) under US trademark law that requires them to actively pursue litigation against anything that could be seen as possibly infringing?
Even if they didn't want to attack The Banner Saga, my understanding is that if they didn't at least lodge the formal opposition they would be at risk of losing their entire trademark with the word.
Even if they didn't want to attack The Banner Saga, my understanding is that if they didn't at least lodge the formal opposition they would be at risk of losing their entire trademark with the word.
Sylverstone14
Member
Oh no they didn't.
They may physically work primarily in Sweden, but the court doc in the OP explicitly says they are based in Malta. Clearly for tax purposes, I understand it's legal and 'everyone' does it, but I still think it's a crappy thing to do.
I would love to see King go down in flames (and I mean that in a metaphorical 'shot-down-bomber' sense). This is horrible behaviour.
King.com products are banned from this household, and I will actively try to convince everyone I know that their software should be uninstalled.
Fuck you King, what a fucking disgrace.
King.com products are banned from this household, and I will actively try to convince everyone I know that their software should be uninstalled.
Fuck you King, what a fucking disgrace.
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