UPDATE
It appears that Mojang has been asked by Bethesda - developer of the Elder Scrolls series of games, among others - to cease usage of the word "Scrolls" for an upcoming Mojang project.
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Notch commented on the letter, clarifying that "[Bethesda claims] "Scrolls" infringes on their trademark and everyone will confuse it with Skyrim." Bethesda went on to say that Scrolls could be confused with similar titles they have developed, comparing their "Scrolls" series to overarching brands like Mario or Warcraft.
The mix-up stems from Mojang's up-and-coming project, "Scrolls", which is a mix of real-world collectible cards and a video board game. Similar to a chess board, this game integrates similar elements from CCG-style games (like M:tG) to keep game-play dynamic and interesting. The main focus of Scrolls will be multi-player oriented, but there will likely be a single-player option as well.
Stay tuned as we continue to provide breaking news!
The mix-up stems from Mojang's up-and-coming project, "Scrolls", which is a mix of real-world collectible cards and a video board game. Similar to a chess board, this game integrates similar elements from CCG-style games (like M:tG) to keep game-play dynamic and interesting. The main focus of Scrolls will be multi-player oriented, but there will likely be a single-player option as well.
Stay tuned as we continue to provide breaking news!
Also, Bethesda isn't suing them, they just sent them a letter. Bethesda would have to be on the level of Activision to sue Mojang for something like this. Just calm down, kiddies.
As to Bethesda, screw them! It's a free world.
anyways congratz Notch
Wow great work notch
Lol, Bethesda is the one asking for Mojang to change the name, not the other way around!
Can they really trademark something that's been around for thousands of years? Again, Bethesda, that's a dumb move.
Don't forget roughly 1 million (not sure) Alpha/pre-alpha sales which costed half as much.
As for Bethesda confronting Notch, I doubt they have any grounds on this matter ultimately. They can't really *own* the word scrolls and Notch is still entitled to name his game as such. They can't take it to court either unless Scrolls is stealing from their game.
But no, seriously, good job notch >