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Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2893 Joined: 28 May 2008     | Serves him right. Honestly, if this trend forces Langdell to throw in the towel, I think the gaming world would be better off for it. Perhaps Mr. Langdell should look for another word to glue his face to. I recommend "asshole." |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3743 Joined: 24 Dec 2008     | http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.155152#3779587 I'm glad, actually I laughed rather hard when I first read it, so whats the legal case in term of Langdell claiming money off you if you create a game but give it out for free?. Since you didn't make an earning from it does it still put you in his firing line?. If the case is that he can't touch you or your money then I'd like to create a cabbage growing game for the DS called "Cabbedge" |
Anonymous Source Posts: 9 Joined: 14 Apr 2009     | This is sort of the legal equivalent of a group of hostages rushing a guy with a gun. I like it. |
Nobel Laureate  Posts: 20415 Joined: 13 May 2009     | Ha-Ha! Another victory for the anti-bastard group! Next target, Uwe Boll! Target after that, Derek Smart! |
Master Archivist  Posts: 9604 Joined: 22 Aug 2008   | I love it. Not much more to say. Gotta wonder how Langdell's going to react to this. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1139 Joined: 1 Jul 2009     | Woo! This made my day. Viva la revolucion! EDIT: Just the fact that Spelunky is joining the fight makes me very happy. Now, if Cave Story joins, too... |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 448 Joined: 13 Sep 2009     | It's annoying that someone creates a company with a usual name and sues everything that shares the name. I'm very proud of those devs who joined that. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2316 Joined: 31 Mar 2009   | Go these guys! Surely he doesn't have the patience to chase all these ones up, especially not some of the more ridiculous ones. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2103 Joined: 23 Apr 2009     | This made my day. I wish these brave and amazing devs the best of luck. |
BANNED  Posts: 16327 Joined: 26 Dec 2008    | Makes me want to take up coding. User was banned for: When will the beast just die? EDIT. (Permanent) |
On the Record  Posts: 6426 Joined: 7 Mar 2008    | that's pretty funny, tho his trademark on "killer edge racing" will fail as there's already someone using it and they probly have copyright on it OR will at least have prior usage so they get domain over it, from what i understand |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2686 Joined: 23 Jan 2008  |
Indeed. Just to make an edge game. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 385 Joined: 22 Jun 2008   | I wonder if he will go for the troll bait. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2532 Joined: 14 Oct 2008  | This had me laughing out loud (lol'ing if you will) |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1403 Joined: 17 Aug 2008  | That is awe- (wait for it) some! It's humorous, ballsy, and just right. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 491 Joined: 10 Jun 2008   | His enemies are now Ledgeion. |
On the Record  Posts: 6229 Joined: 7 Feb 2008  | I love how Langdell has people lovingly trying to destroy his company, you KNOW you've made big mistakes when... |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 405 Joined: 1 Mar 2009  | It's about f'ing time. Where do I sign up? |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2181 Joined: 19 Jan 2009   | Surely he didn't actually think that he could get away with that, did he? Is he so high and mighty as to own the word "edge"? If he sleeps in, he must be stunned that the sun rises without him... |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 548 Joined: 2 Mar 2009  | Is Shamus Young Stolen Pixels behind this uprising? OT: So fucking funny. I'd LOVE to see Tim Langdell's stupefied look when he finds out all these Edge games.
Hahaha! Rock on dude! |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 777 Joined: 7 Jul 2009   | Yes! Justice is EDGED! ... wait... |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 508 Joined: 29 Jul 2009   | Ya know, if Tim actually released any real games over the last 5 years or so besides some re-hashes to modern platforms I might actually be on his side, but the fact is he hasn't actually shown any product development besides saying on his website that he is. So Tim needs to either deliver a product to market ASAP or back the hell off. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 619 Joined: 28 Mar 2008  |
Fixed it for you. |
Muckraker  Posts: 278 Joined: 2 Mar 2009    | this is so great i don´t even know what to say. fuck dr tim! |
Copy Clerk Posts: 93 Joined: 15 Jul 2009  | If enough people do this Langdell's head might explode |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1396 Joined: 29 Dec 2008 | I'm gonna start a company named "Adventures" and sue the fuck out of everyone who uses it. Hey, it works for Ledgedell? |
On the Record  Posts: 5293 Joined: 25 Feb 2008 |
That made me burst out laughing so hard my housemate came rushing in from the other end of the building. Then he burst out laughing too, if Langdell fails to smile at that one he officially has no soul. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1094 Joined: 27 Feb 2009 | This is the best thing that could have possibly happened, maybe it's finally time for Mr. Langdell to wise up to the fact that's he's a douchebag.
Agreed. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1575 Joined: 25 Nov 2007 | Goodness, this could be enough to drive Langdell over the... brink.
It got a good hearty chortle out of me as well. Thumbs up to these guys, who aren't afraid to point out idiocy where they see it. *walks out humming "Livin' On the Edge" by Aerosmith* |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 666 Joined: 7 Apr 2009   | Langdell should have seen this coming. It's what happens when you claim to own a word that you didn't make, and start charging people for using it. If everyone did that there wouldn't be any words left. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 643 Joined: 26 Sep 2008    | I could just imagine some of the bigger companies jumping on this one. Borderedge |
Master Archivist Posts: 9604 Joined: 22 Aug 2008 |
PopCap should get in on this too. Edge Vs. Zombies |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 64 Joined: 25 Aug 2009   | Ha! I like their style. I'd say the days of Langdell being a dick are about over. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 569 Joined: 25 Mar 2009 |
Actually, I don't think something along the line of Team Edgefort sounds too bad. Not quite the same play on words, but I'd buy it. Also: Bethesda just started work on their new franchise, The Edger Scrolls. |
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Game Developers Get Edgy With Edge - UPDATED
A number of game developers tired of having the Sword of Langdell hanging over their heads have banded together to throw down the gauntlet by renaming their games with variations of the word "edge."
Despite the high hopes of David Papazian, who claimed Langdell had been "discredited" by the battle over Mobigame's Edge, the Edge Games boss was back in the news earlier this week with a trademark infringement complaint against PuzzleKing's iPhone game Killer Edge Racing. Simultaneously, Langdell filed an application to trademark "Killer Edge Racing" in the U.S., according to legal firm Sheridans, which is representing Killer Edge Racing creator Nalim Sharma in the matter.
But a handful of other developers, apparently tired of his antics, have decided to force the matter, and Langdell's hand, by renaming their games to variations of "Edge." Fez, for instance, from the self-described "edgy" Montreal developer Polytron, is now known as Fedge.
"To better represent the edgy nature and aesthetic the game, and edges of squares and cubes, Polytron is proud to announce the name change from Fez to Fedge!" the company said in a statement announcing the change. "We at Polytron Corporation are at the edge of everything, at the edge of other edges, so it only make sense to reflect this edgyness in our product's name, which is now Fedge."
Also included in the Langdell-baiting are Closure, which has been renamed to Closure: On the EDGE of Reality, representing both the game's setting "on the edge between reality and nonexistence" as well as the technology used in the game, including edge processing, edge detection and edge mapping; Ledge Dismount from Secret Exit, the developer of the Dismount series of games; Critter Crunch, now rechristened as Critter Credge; and Atomic Edge Games, which has released Canabedge, Gravity Edge and Edgecrement and promises, "Our lawyers are working hard at tracking down all the other infringing freeloading scam artists out there. Your days are numbered you jerks!"
What will actually come of all this? Hard to say; Langdell could throw his hands up in frustration and just walk away from the whole mess, or he could mercilessly crush the life out of everyone who dares to try his patience. I think it's more likely, though, that EA's petition to have Edge Games' trademarks canceled will be allowed to work its way through the courts, after which the situation should be considerably clearer regardless of the outcome. We've contacted Dr. Langdell for comment and will update when we can.
UPDATE: Wait, there's more. Also joining in the fight, as Boing Boing notes, are Spelunky (Edgy), Eliss (Edgeliss), And Yet It Moves (And Edge It Moves), Smiles (Edgeles) and AaaAAaaaaaAAAAAaaaa!!! - A Reckless Disregard for Gravity (EeeeEEEeeeeeeeeEEedge!!! - A Feckless Disregard for Poopieheads). Don't be too surprised if even more pop up in the future.
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