cimerians Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Any devs out there, don't use the words 'Haunted House'. The Atari boys are watching you. http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/04/atari-still-exists-thinks-no-one-else-can-make-a-haunted-house-game/ Some of the comments are hilarious. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 I seriously laughed way too hard at this threads title, already reading a little about it already... =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 "Atari" is the worst. Is this part of the natural life cycle of any tech company, then? Start in a garage, end in a law firm? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 The beast is awakening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 It's the nature of trademark law. You really can't blame "Atari". They either defend their trademarks or they lose them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted April 25, 2016 Author Share Posted April 25, 2016 It's the nature of trademark law. You really can't blame "Atari". They either defend their trademarks or they lose them. Yeah but....ahem...it's a joke, get it? How do you lose value in a 30+ year old "dead" product by trademarking a general widespread term like "Haunted House" or the word "candy"? Personally I'm not blaming Atari for anything. They can do whatever they want....nice entertainment for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundGammon Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 Gottlieb had a pinball machine called "Haunted House"! It is trademarked too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 heh heh heh https://www.inverse.com/article/14700-who-owns-the-idea-of-haunted-houses-in-video-games-certainly-not-the-ghost-of-atari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 I just got done trademarking the term "video games" when the term is used in discussion whether written or verbal of electronic games or in any communication about what type of entertainment a media object is categorized as. Start sending me money beyotches!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Flojomojo Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 I just got done trademarking the term "video games" when the term is used in discussion whether written or verbal of electronic games or in any communication about what type of entertainment a media object is categorized as. Start sending me money beyotches!! You should go through your PC games and document every single configurable setting (resolution, difficulty, controls, etc). Count them up and put that number on the box, just like Atari did in the pre-silver-box days. I'll bet a complex MMO has "hundreds of video games!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted April 25, 2016 Share Posted April 25, 2016 (edited) How do you lose value in a 30+ year old "dead" product by trademarking a general widespread term like "Haunted House" or the word "candy"? It's not "dead". Atari released a Haunted House game in 2010. Edited April 25, 2016 by Christophero Sly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted April 25, 2016 Author Share Posted April 25, 2016 It's not "dead". Atari released a Haunted House game in 2010. Oh yeah.....it's definitely dead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsdee Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Once upon a time I was making a Flash game called Haunted House. If I ever release it I guess I need to call it Muchscare Manor now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Once upon a time I was making a Flash game called Haunted House. If I ever release it I guess I need to call it Muchscare Manor now...Why not call it "K.C. Munchkin!" and see if they know their history? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Guess they'll have to change their plans for Basic Math Tycoon... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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