Capcom 'Saddened' By Game Plagiarism Controversy

Posted by Soulskill on Thursday January 13, 2011 @08:18PM from the all-the-way-to-the-bank dept.

Capcom's recent release of action platformer Maxsplosion for the iPhone caused indie developer Twisted Pixel to call Capcom out for copying the concept from their successful Xbox Live game 'Splosion Man. Twisted Pixel said they had no plans for legal action, since they were "too small to take on a company like Capcom." The indie studio had even pitched the game to Capcom for publishing at one point, but were declined. Now, Capcom has released a statement denying that Maxsplosion's development team had any knowledge of the meetings and saying, "MaXplosion was developed independently by Capcom Mobile. Nonetheless, we are saddened by this situation and hope to rebuild the trust of our fans and friends in the gaming community."

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Re:"Controversey"? by aliquis · 2011-01-13 20:30 · Score: 4, Informative

Clearly not the same.
Heck, I can't see any similarities at all.
As if they don't lose that argument already at the name.
Re:This could get complicated by JasterBobaMereel · 2011-01-14 01:38 · Score: 4, Informative

Silence --- Thankful no one seems to have noticed "Phew we seem to have got away with that, everyone is blaming BP"
as in the Gulf Oil Spill :
Hyundai - Built the Deepwater Horizon
Transocean - Owned the Deepwater Horizon
Halliburton - Contractors doing the work, and Maintaining the Rig
Anadarko, MOEX - Co-Operators of the field and Rig

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