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Midway Sues Ericsson Over Defender 'Tribute'

Posted by simoniker on from the greatest-song-in-the-world dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Redkeyreddoor is relaying a story, via the Wall Street Journal, that Midway has sued Ericsson for distributing a completely unlicensed version of Defender on its T68 cellphone. The mobile game in question seems to be 'Game', which does bear a remarkable similarity to Defender (there's a screenshot at this Japanese cellphone review page). Ericsson has apparently removed 'Game' (and a version of Tetris, ingeniously called 'Tetris') from later versions of the T68."

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  1. Haven't they heard of Epyx Vs. Data East? by lightspawn · · Score: 5, Informative

    Gamespy's dumbest moments in gaming

    Although since the game was removed I guess it might have been the smart thing to do from Midway's perspective.

    But using the actual "Tetris" trademark was just plain stupid.