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!
You guys dont own the item scrolls, Like RutherfordCP said, they're just jealous
Another way to look at it I suppose is that you've gotten so big that Bethesda is actually threatened by you! =]
So congrats on that side of things Mojang( and the 3 million in sales!!!!!)
In 10 years, no one will remember bethesda.
A small team has just passed the earnings of roughtly $63,000,000.00
I would call that a major success.
Oh... I WAS looking forward to buying TESV when it comes out this november. But I think I will wait until Bethesda puts their dogs back in the fence and leaves Notch and his team alone.
If a judge were to examine Scrolls and Skyrim and compare their presentation and content, he would likely hold Bethesda in contempt for wasting his time. Then Mojang could turn around and sue Bethesda for defamation of character for the accusation of infringement. And that actually could hold up in court.
Congrats!
This is what happens when you have a forum full of kids/run by kids.
Sure, the game devs could go to their lawyers and be like, yeah, we don't like Mojang using that name, make a case out of it, but more likely the game devs themselves had no idea about this, or just didn't care, until the whole thing was already in motion.
So don't get the guilty parties confused. The guys "making" Skyrim are (likely) not involved in this stupid legal contest.