• Gearbox files suit against 3D Realms and Interceptor over unauthorized use of Duke Nukem license
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[QUOTE=LEETNOOB;44016151][url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2013/03/15/from-codehunters-to-aliens-colonial-marines-how-gearbox-has-become-one-of-the-most-controversial-studios-in-the-industry/]Gearbox is a terrible company.[/url][/QUOTE] Code hunters yeah ok it's pretty similar but is that really that bad? you might as well also say that Minecraft ripped off Infiniminer and shadow warrior / duke nukem ripped off Doom and Saints Row ripped off GTA and blah blah blah. Though those are kind of different, they are just as vaguely ripped off. That and, ok, a butt and the bus is very much the same. Are you people forgetting there is this MASSIVE world outside of that + a MASSIVE amount of other shit that is completely Gearboxes own? I'm glad they ripped off of code hunters. It looked like generic shit in its original trailer. Why can't people accept that it's a good game? and holy fuck saying they ripped off that poster is REALLY shitting the diaper about it. Aliens: Colonial Marines, that's just a bad game. There's nothing else to say, it's obvious that every once in a while, even a good dev can release a shit game ( and it wasn't even gearbox alone ). They easily fucked up, but just because it's a big name in a series (Aliens) shouldn't mean THAT much. what they did with borderlands and the poster isn't nearly as bad as literally directly going "I'm going to make Half life 3 and sell it" without asking Valve, or "I'm going to make Halo" without asking 343/Bungie [QUOTE=murple;44016724]I couldn't care less if they where a possible good game could have come in I was exited for this then these fucks pull this shit they disappointed me with forever I fucking hate borderlands and aliens colonial marines is a god damn abomination to have these untalented fucks pull this infuriates me[/QUOTE] maybe you just have anger issues, ever thought of that? [QUOTE=3221drdew;44016390]too bad i can't even finish the game without cringing all the way through due to the minecraft refernces and other refernces i think its stupid to refernce main stream games still i loved borderlands i played over 300 hours and i could not get enough of it[/QUOTE] oh fucking please the meme's weren't that bad if you just stopped being edgy and picky you could just ignore them [QUOTE=PaChIrA;44015732]Fuck off Gearbox. [editline]23rd February 2014[/editline] That is true, but I really want this game to be made. And Gearbox are dicks (ACM for example)[/QUOTE] that's a childish way of thinking It's OK to use IP that easily isn't yours if it suites you?
Isn't the trademark law in the US such that if you don't enforce your trademarks you basically lose them? Can't really blame Gearbox here.
[QUOTE=murple;44016724]disappointed me with forever[/QUOTE] Gearbox didn't make DNF, they finished it. But funny you mention that, I wonder who [b]did[/b] make Duke Nukem: Forever? Oh right, that 3D Realms company made it.
[QUOTE=ColossalSoft;44019538]Gearbox didn't make DNF, they finished it. But funny you mention that, I wonder who [b]did[/b] make Duke Nukem: Forever? Oh right, that 3D Realms company made it.[/QUOTE] DNF was the epitome of shit regardless of who made it.
[QUOTE=LEETNOOB;44016151][url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2013/03/15/from-codehunters-to-aliens-colonial-marines-how-gearbox-has-become-one-of-the-most-controversial-studios-in-the-industry/]Gearbox is a terrible company.[/url][/QUOTE] this article is stupid as heck. inspiration and the spread of ideas is huge in all forms of media, it's literally the point of media and interactive media. they even quote pitchford saying "YES IT WAS INSPIRED BY CODEMASTERS" and it's super obvious that it takes elements. but chocking it up to major plagiarism because there's a shot of a chick's ass? please. the bit with the poster is bad, sure, but hell moss said he didn't give a fuck. yes, the colonial marines thing was awful of them. but saying that they're "fraught with controversy" over something that is noncontroversial is dumb.
Time to call him duke nukum [editline]23rd February 2014[/editline] (again)
[QUOTE=BrickInHead;44019706]this article is stupid as heck. inspiration and the spread of ideas is huge in all forms of media, it's literally the point of media and interactive media. they even quote pitchford saying "YES IT WAS INSPIRED BY CODEMASTERS" and it's super obvious that it takes elements. but chocking it up to major plagiarism because there's a shot of a chick's ass? please. the bit with the poster is bad, sure, but hell moss said he didn't give a fuck. yes, the colonial marines thing was awful of them. but saying that they're "fraught with controversy" over something that is noncontroversial is dumb.[/QUOTE] You could probably nitpick with anyone/any other company and see shit I bet there are a billion things wrong with valve big and small but that doesn't make them a bad thing. Grasping at straws is exactly what happens when you try to point the finger at Gearbox like that. [QUOTE=JoonazL;44019726]Time to call him duke nukum [editline]23rd February 2014[/editline] (again)[/QUOTE] Juke Dukem
[QUOTE=ColossalSoft;44019538]Gearbox didn't make DNF, they finished it. But funny you mention that, I wonder who [b]did[/b] make Duke Nukem: Forever? Oh right, that 3D Realms company made it.[/QUOTE] Not that I'm siding with 3DR, but the 3DR who made DNF was an entirely different group of people than those who were originally making it, most of them are new people from 06 onwards. Also something funny about DNF - Gearbox's "finishing" touches on it literally equated to a new Duke model and some others, some new textures, and a bunch of filters (and replacing the color palette with browns and greys) A lot of the levels in the game were [URL="http://www.vaporslave.com/images/Duke/Dam_7a.jpg"]literally untouched since 2006[/URL], aside from stuff like removing the color, and making parts of vegas day instead of night (which still baffles me as to why they did this because even as bad as it looked, with more color it would have [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=g5C4ra7kzlI#t=112"]at least been somewhat aesthetically pleasing to look at[/URL]) Though it's understandable gearbox didn't fix the game, even though the game needed better content I'm sure even if GBX wanted to 2K would probably have stopped them, considering how long the publisher had been waiting for a profitable game. Still, part of me wishes they didn't make it look like a modern shooter visually, although it kinda makes sense considering in 2009 Broussard changed it into a modern shooter gameplay-wise. Though it pisses me off that Gearbox didn't release modding tools - something that was a planned feature right up until they sold the rights to DNF.
[QUOTE=dai;44019247]how about we don't treat it like they're 100% right or wrong gearbox have the shittiest practices in the gaming market gearbox is in the right in this one instance gearbox are still gigantic property thieves[/QUOTE] EA has the shittiest practices honestly, but at least they dont steal shit, they just ruin whatever series they can find that they own. They probably have a huge wall with sticky notes they throw darts at for what IP to make shit next.
[QUOTE=HoodedSniper;44021788]EA has the shittiest practices honestly, but at least they dont steal shit,[/QUOTE]I wouldn't exactly call this true, especially when you look at like what they did to Origin Systems. (They filed a frivolous lawsuit they knew and admitted was frivolous because they knew Origin Systems wouldn't be able to afford the financial weight and would collapse, allowing them to get their properties much cheaper.) They also do have a tendency to buy up studios and shut them down or strip them of their holdings.
I really wonder how Aliens would of been if Sega after catching gearbox out decided to give the project to TimeGate along with more pay.
Probably not all that great since TimeGate aren't exactly exceptional developers. From what I heard Section 8 wasn't anything to gawk over. And the F.E.A.R. 1 expansions were meh at best.
Gearbox you confuse me. Stop it.
[QUOTE=legolover122;44017098]I keep forgetting people like this actually exist. Wah axton says cool story bro once in a blue moon and theres a minecraft side area not required for game completion game is ruined.[/QUOTE] Lots of gamers are babies, basically. References in games are okay as long as [I]I[/I] like them. If they refer to something that I don't like, like minecraft or memes that don't fit my criteria for being good, they suck.
[QUOTE=3221drdew;44016390]too bad i can't even finish the game without cringing all the way through due to the minecraft refernces and other refernces i think its stupid to refernce main stream games still i loved borderlands i played over 300 hours and i could not get enough of it[/QUOTE] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcJcgr6EI2I&feature=youtu.be[/media]
When is Dick Kickem gonna get a game?
I still want a modern Duke where he has an existential crisis because he's out of date. Oooor he's not self aware at all and he turns into Johnny Bravo because no one puts up with his shit anymore.
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