Eduke32 devs getting sued by Gearbox

[Nems]

Is it just me or does Gearbox like to throw their legalese weight around almost as much as Bethesda/Zenimax does?

[Redfox123]

gearbox these days ruining the fan base as usual i see

[The Zombie Killer]

>one person voted "ED32 devs"
You have to be pretty goddamn stupid to think the EDuke32 devs are in the wrong here.

[DaMan]

One of the eduke devs went to one of Randy Pritchford's magic shows back in the day and wasn't impressed. The guy that voted eduke would know he was there.

[Gez]

Is it just me or does Gearbox like to throw their legalese weight around almost as much as Bethesda/Zenimax does?

More; definitely more.

[Oberron]

Gearbox/3D Realms.
Reason: It's Gearbox's issue, not them. Those Eduke32 devs are themselves to blame; blame them anyway.

[wildweasel]

Gearbox/3D Realms.
Reason: It's Gearbox's issue, not them. Those Eduke32 devs are themselves to blame; blame them anyway.

....Okay? Mind explaining in a bit more detail? It sounds more like you've made a snap decision without necessarily taking into account all the facts.

[Luigi2600]

Gearbox/3D Realms.
Reason: It's Gearbox's issue, not them. Those Eduke32 devs are themselves to blame; blame them anyway.

Are you pulling stuff out of your ass once again? Sure I'm no better but however at least I know when to stop.

[wildweasel]

Are you pulling stuff out of your ass once again? Sure I'm no better but however at least I know when to stop.

I don't think this reply was necessary.

[Luigi2600]

I don't think this reply was necessary.

Yeah you have a point there.


Anyways it was stupid that gearbox attacked fans who wanted to keep Duke nukem alive for all these years. But hey too much money and ownership to franchises can make you lose your mind after awhile.

[enderkevin13]

Are you pulling stuff out of your ass once again? Sure I'm no better but however at least I know when to stop.

A bit over the top..

[Graf Zahl]

Welcome to America's legal system where money alone will determine success. In most other countries the losing party in a lawsuit will be required to cover all cost, so in obviously groundless cases there'd be nothing to gain. But welcome to America! Just drag it out long enough so that your opponent will have to fold for purely financial reasons, because even if they win, they still lose.

[Trance]

That's something a lot of people here have been pushing to get changed for years. With the rise of patent/copyright trolls in this modern era, entire businesses are springing up around the concept of filing frivolous lawsuits with the expectation of the defendant settling rather than eating the cost of going to court. We know it's completely screwed up.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and place the blame for this situation on Mr. Pitchford. Gearbox as a company I'm sure isn't filled with self-absorbed asshats, just working for one.

[Clownman]

It's shit like this from all types of gaming companies, even Nintendo, Sega, Namco and whatever you can think of are why I believe copyright bullshit isn't doing anything to prevent piracy: It's promoting it. You'll be surprised how many ROM and torrent sites there are that people are willing to simply download these games for free, I'm not saying it's right but it's not hard to see why. ((And no, I am not linking any for obvious reasons.)) This is no exception: People are probably going to be pirating Duke3D if Gearbox wins.


God this generation has been horrible.

[enderkevin13]

God this generation has been horrible.

Agreed.