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Mythic Sues Microsoft Over Mythica MMORPG

Posted by simoniker on from the absolutely-lindowsiculous dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Mythic Entertainment, developers of PC MMO videogame Dark Age of Camelot, has filed suit against Microsoft, arguing that Microsoft's upcoming MMORPG Mythica is too similar in name and content (it 'also employs Norse images and mythology') to its own name and flagship title. Maybe if game developers could dream up a genre other than fantasy, problems like this would be averted..."

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  1. God Darnit! by mfivis · · Score: 3, Funny

    Now I know why my Elven Archer was set back to level zero and an 'a' was added to the splash screen.

  2. Fantasy by truth_revealed · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe if game developers could dream up a genre other than fantasy, problems like this would be averted...

    How about this exciting new genre: plumbers, drywallers and electricians duke it out for world supremecy!

    1. Re:Fantasy by User+956 · · Score: 3, Funny

      How about this exciting new genre: plumbers, drywallers and electricians duke it out for world supremecy!

      Plumbers? You're talking about Mario Bros., right?

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    2. Re:Fantasy by ShortedOut · · Score: 2, Funny

      The Mario Brothers were plumbers.... they seemed to do well.

    3. Re:Fantasy by TopShelf · · Score: 4, Funny

      Or better yet - LawQuest! You could choose from classes such as Intellectual Property Lawyer, Personal Injury Lawyer, or the lowly Public Defender...

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    4. Re:Fantasy by cK-Gunslinger · · Score: 5, Funny

      Or better yet - LawQuest! You could choose from classes such as Intellectual Property Lawyer, Personal Injury Lawyer, or the lowly Public Defender..

      That could be cool. You could level up your characters why chasing ambulances, then finally team up with other players to defend a celebrity accused of murder, hoping they will drop the golden precedent, etc. But you'd have to watch out for those PKers. You can't turn your back on a lawyer, not even a digital one!

      Oh, and we could have a new acronym: IANALBIPOO (..But I Play One Online)

    5. Re:Fantasy by DdJ · · Score: 3, Funny
      How about this exciting new genre: plumbers, drywallers and electricians duke it out for world supremecy!
      Coming soon to a console near you: "The Sims: Blue Collar Babylon".
    6. Re:Fantasy by incom · · Score: 3, Funny

      Did anyone else notice the storyline to mario bros can only be explained if the mushrooms mario keeps eating are "magic" ones?

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  3. heh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    You meant to say Microsoft is suing Mythica, right?

  4. In other news... by TimTurnip · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...direct descendants of King Arthur are suing Mythic for unauthorized use of the his namesake.

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  5. A genre other than fantasy? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do you realize how silly I'd look with my new "hobbit" foot and ear implants if fantasy becomes passe?

  6. a new genre? by happystink · · Score: 3, Funny

    Umm, maybe when someone invents a new genre that still gives me a reason to airbrush naked chicks on unicorns onto my van, THEN I will give up on fantasy. Until then, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

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  7. Re:And Kellogs owns the image of a Tucan... by SoSueMe · · Score: 2, Funny

    What "Mickey Mouse" type of thinking is that?

  8. Re:Go MS! by SoSueMe · · Score: 5, Funny

    A.P news has a qoute fron Odin: "I'm pretty thor over all of this".

  9. Let the escalation begin! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Myth
    Mythic
    Mythica
    Mythical
    Mythicala
    Mythic alifragilisticexpialidocious

  10. Microsoft's upcoming MMORPG by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I am eldron of the developers, developers, developers guild. I have collected over 450 service packs in my quest. Only 4000 more and I will have earned 10% of a client access license for windows 95.

  11. Hentai? by Atario · · Score: 2, Funny

    Ok, you got me, that's still fantasy.

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  12. Re:Go MS! by Himos · · Score: 3, Funny
    I've noticed your use of the $ sign as a subtle commentary on Microsoft.

    My hat goes off to you dear sir. Your subtle linguisitcs have taken me aback.

  13. They're going to call the next version of windows by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Crashica

  14. Get your facts straight by nniillss · · Score: 3, Funny
    How can you judge on these terms without reading them? The company's name ist not Mystic. Look again.

    By the way, I just happen to have mod points. Found a comment more constructive, though.

  15. Evercrack - - Plumbers Crack? by msimm · · Score: 2, Funny

    An exciting new genre indeed!

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  16. Can't they just... by Jeff_at_RAD · · Score: 2, Funny

    roll a 20 sided die to decide this?

    ->Jeff

  17. Hrm., Sounds like by EnigmaticSource · · Score: 2, Funny

    The Rocky Horror Picture Show?

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  18. expect a call from my lawyers if you do by boarder · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Oh, and we could have a new acronym: IANALBIPOO (..But I Play One Online)"

    I'm sorry, but I've been using a similar .sig for a long time here and would consider any use of IANALBIPOO an infringement of my IP rights.

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  19. Scandinavia by StarTux · · Score: 3, Funny

    Scandinavian countries should combine and sue Mythic and Microsoft over use of their Mythology!

    This is obviously getting out of hand...

  20. As truly sad as all this speculation... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    IDSPISPOD style is. I might remind you that there is a Law & Order brand video game where collect evidence and present it to a jury in a courtroom.

    So while changing frogger to a lawyer might be satisfying, the future is now.