EA Files System Shock Trademark

Gamespot is reporting the EA has filed for a trademark on the System Shock brand. From the article: "Electronic Arts registered a trademark last month on the title 'System Shock' for use in video games. Interestingly enough, it also made note that the trademark was to apply to 'a computer game that may be accessed network-wide by network users,' or 'an online computer game accessed and played via mobile and cellular phones and other wireless devices.' An EA representative was not immediately available for comment as to whether the trademark was a sign that the dormant franchise would soon be awoken, or if it was just a bit of routine upkeep of the company's intellectual property. " Take-Two is still developing the title thought to be the spiritual successor to the System Shock series, BioShock. Their purchase of Irrational Studios was reported yesterday.

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Interesting

[voice_of_all_reason]

I think I speak for all of us when I say that a video game System that can perform a Shocker on customers mid-play will quickly find a very devoted female audience.

Obvious, no?

[Red Flayer]

FTA: "Take-Two may have locked down the rights to the spiritual successor of System Shock, but Electronic Arts is making sure the original franchise stays put."

Since Irrational was purchased by Take2, I can't see EA resurrecting the SS franchise now... especially since Bioshock is in dev. That's too much competition for a new EA SS title to face. Maybe in a couple years when Bioshock isn't on the radar anymore.

This is just about EA making sure Take2 doesn't use the System Shock name in their new Irrational titles.