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FreeCraft Cease and Desisted by Blizzard

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the calling-it-quits dept.

mandreiana writes "As of June 20th, FreeCraft is shut down. The development team received a cease and desist order due to the name 'FreeCraft' causing possible confusion with the names StarCraft and WarCraft, and also some of the ideas within the engine were too similar to WarCraft 2. There will be no more updates to this game, and it is no longer available for download." Way to go, Blizzard, now the only competitors to worry about are the ones who can afford lawyers and actually hold competing market share. Of course, not using a *Craft for a game project might have kept it under the radar a while longer.

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  1. uhoh by jesler · · Score: 5, Funny

    Some personal projects I may have to rethink:

    BarCraft - Can you restore the broken supply line of ale for the underaged teens lurking in the carpark outside?

    DartCraft - The expansion pack for BarCraft. It's RTS darts, with uh... resources and stuff.

    ParCraft - Play 18 holes of golf while repelling invading loons in golf buggies.

    FarCraft - Like a regular RTS, but it'll take 3 and a half days to cross the map.

    RarCraft - You have to play with all game data (gfx, sound, etc) still in compressed form.

    LoreCraft - Get the Law School upgrade on your Fortress to produce a phalanx of patent-happy lawyers.

    BoreCraft - The only unit is a peasant. Buy the expansion for female peasants!

  2. And Look Who Is Next! by f0rt0r · · Score: 5, Funny

    Witch Covens around the world are in a state of confusion after receiving threating "Cease and Desist" letters from Blizzard's lawyers for their product known as "WitchCraft"(c) which may be confused with "StarCraft"(c) or "WarCraft"(c).

    When a coven leader was asked how they planned to respond to the threat, she replied "We are split between a rare disease and swarms of insects, though a natural disaster at Blizzard headquarters is not out of the question. Oh, the lawyers won't be a problem, they work for for the same guy (putting hands to each side of her head to make a symbol of horns ) we do."

    In other news, Blizzard's CEO mysteriously hired a n exorcist to make a house call. More details at 11.

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    I can't afford a sig!