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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. Holy fucking shit! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    THIRD POST!

  2. Obligatory FP post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    nugh said

    1. Re:Obligatory FP post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Hang on, it's been a while, so I'm a little rust...

      *cough cough*

      mimimimimi

      *sigh*

      *ahem*

      YOU FAIL IT!

  3. Mythica's website. by someonehasmyname · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Man, their CSS is beyond fucked up in Mozilla 1.6.

    --
    Common sense is not so common.
  4. Re:Fantasy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    HEH !

    Everyone knows plumbing was the cause of the fall of the roman empire, lead poisioning to the upper echelon lead to madness and birth defects, he rich romans had plumbing, LEAD plumbing, why do you think Nero fiddled while rome burnt.

    A game where ALL Roman plumbing is upgraded to Lead Free copper with Antimony solder ( not the old lead 50 tin 50) Now thats a Challange.....:)

    Or beating away crack heads from stealing your tools in the projects NOW THATS FUN ! Ever see a 90 lb CRACK HEAD trying to steal a 100Lb tool box, thats a riot, we used to leave our tool boxes on the sidewalk, sit back and watch the FUN !!!

    In case you wonder , YES I was an Union Plumber Pipefitter, only had lead posiniong 3 times, NOW I am a programmer ....scarry eh ?

  5. Re:Microsoft(ripoff artists) never invented anythi by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    GO FUCK YOURSELF ASSHOLE!

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