PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds Is A Successful Failure (The Jimquisition)
PUBG might have been a massive hit, but the behavior of the team behind it indicates it’s a failure in one very important way.
Tag: Copyright
PUBG Makers Start Suing Over Copyrights And Frying Pans
Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds isn’t endearing itself much to the community in its response to imitation. Far from flattered, the PUBG team have gone from threatening Epic to filing against mobile games who chomp their flavor. Source: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/04/06/playerunknowns-battlegrounds-creators-sue-mobile-games-for-copyright-infringement-and-frying-pan-use/
Patent Trolls Attempting To Shake Down Clicker Heroes Dev
Source: https://www.clickerheroes2.com/patent_trolls.php Patent trolls are especially despicable, to the point where I’d probably celebrate even Activision Blizzard putting one down. Targeting smaller developers and offering them glorified blackmail options is their stock and trade though, and here we see GTX Corp trying to give Playsaurus some classic shakedown treatment.
Life Of Black Tiger Trailer Steals Music With Sony’s Silent Endorsement
So, it turns out the infamous trailer for Life of Black Tiger, happily promoted by Sony for 11 months, uses a cover from an anime created by an independent musician! No credit, no permission, and Sony’s silently kept it on their channel despite this being known for almost a year….
PONY JOY – Friendship Is Tragic
Steam Direct has been horrible for the storefront, but I gotta admit, it’s turned Jimpressions into something entirely new.
Steam Needs To Axe Shithead Developers (The Jimquisition)
Let’s not beat about the bush. Valve can fix Steam’s nastiest problem, but it involves showing some authority. Valve may hate to put the boot down, but if you want to stop having Digital Homicides, Dentolas, or Fun Creators, you need to look at their behavior, not the games they’re…
YouTube Needs To Face The Music (The Jimquisition)
The past week and change has been chaotic in certain sectors of videogame YouTube. Copyright strikes, mental health issues, legal trouble and more erupted around the otherwise unassuming shooter, Starr Mazer DSP. And while anarchy ruled the roost, YouTube itself let it all happen.
Composer Files Tons of Spurious DMCA Takedowns For Extortion Purposes
Reuploaded. No point sugarcoating the headline. Starr Mazer DSP’s original composer is using YouTube’s copyright system to try and bully content creators into settling a grudge for her. It’s one of the most infuriating abuses of the system I’ve seen.
Of Course You Realize, This Means Wargaming (The Jimquisition)
As The Jimquisition gears up for change, we’re reminded that some things stay the same – like spurious YouTube copyright threats. World of Tanks’ very own Wargaming.net has been misusing words like “defamation” in order to try and scare its own community… and it’s time for an expert to step…
Wargaming, You Done Fucked Up
Threatening YouTubers with takedown strikes? Not a good idea. Thanks to the many people who tipped me off.
Oh Atlus, Honey, No… (The Jimquisition)
Persona 5 should be reveling in its critical acclaim right now, but it’s mired in a bit of bad press thanks to its publisher’s attempt to control post-launch video content. An honest case of trying to protect an audience from spoilers, a ludicrous overreach from an out-of-touch company? Both? Both,…
Fur Fucked (The Jimquisition)
Welcome to the furmily, son! This is the story of Fur Fun, a rubbish Banjo-Kazooie ripoff that was bought by a YouTuber and turned into a hot shitting disaster. Let’s look at Fur Fun, Dalasreview, and the copyright takedown strikes issued in their name.