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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Team Not Art Thieves

Posted by Zonk on from the in-the-clear dept.

Via Kotaku an Inquirer article reports that, despite earlier claims to the contrary, it looks like the folks behind the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. title are not guilty of art theft. It seems both Half-Life 2 and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. use textures from a pack produced by Marlin Studios. The similarities are there because both teams used pre-canned materials for their titles, not because of any tom-foolery on the part of GSC GameWorld.

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  1. In the minds of the consumer by Clever7Devil · · Score: -1, Troll

    So... they're not thieves, just as unoriginal aesthetically as the other major players.

    I don't really think the sales of this title would be much different either way.

    --
    "By the time they had diminished from 50 to 8, the other dwarves began to suspect 'Hungry.'" -Gary Larson
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