Wrestler Maxx Payne Sues Game Publisher

Posted by simoniker on Saturday July 26, 2003 @08:37PM from the max-power-also-upset-over-simpsons dept.

Ryan Barrett writes "The Associated Press reports that retired WCW wrestler, actor, and voice actor Maxx Payne is suing a group of game developers and publishers over the game Max Payne. In Payne's words, "I left wrestling to come home to Utah and be with my family and I find myself in the biggest battle of my life - to save my identity." This raises an interesting question: in most cases like this, we Slashdotters are quick to speak out in Payne's defense. But when the big bad corporations are game developers, do we still take the little guy's side?" Is this suit exposing a genuine rip-off, or is it just a naming coincidence?

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Took him a while by RQuinn · 2003-07-26 20:45 · Score: 5, Insightful

If the game has done so much to steal his identity, then why has he waited two years since the game was released to sue?

Hate to say it but my instinct says he probably saw the marketing push for the sequel and thought "Hey they're putting a lot of money into this... I should get my hands on some of it"