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No Man's Sky Settles Dispute with Sky TV; Releases New Teaser
Name disputes are not just a unique problem with China’s ridiculous policy on copyright. It’s also an issue with game developers who happen to make game titles similar to broadcasting networks. Today, makers of the upcoming game, No Man’s Sky have settled a trademark dispute.
Sean Murray, owner of Hello Games, did not reveal whether it paid Sky to settle the dispute. Apparently, this is not the first time the broadcasting entity claimed trademark infringement. BBC reports that Microsoft also had to change its cloud name from SkyDrive to OneDrive. Livescribe also had to pull out its product called the “Sky pen” from UK stores after they’ve received a legal challenge from the broadcaster.
It sounds fairly similar to what the small Chinese corporations are doing with Apple. However, Sky has trademarked the word and it is by no means a small company.
The British communications and broadcasting giant is one of the biggest in Europe. It seems they’re not going to let anyone forget it any time soon. Ironically enough, the company is a proud founding member of The Royal Foundation #cyberbullying Taskforce.
In hindsight, Murray seems to be cheerful enough to joke about it on Twitter. Apart from the legal battles, No Man’s Sky is also suffering from delays. The official release of the game was supposed to be June 21. Instead, a new PS4 footage was released along with The Last Guardian, Horizon: Zero Dawn and Gran Turismo Sport. The new launch date was pushed back to August 9 in the US and the next day in the UK.
DesignNTrend points out that the new No Man’s Sky footage suggests that the ships may have radical designs than what was shown initially. They also point out that advanced ships seem to be faster than the ones currently available. The speed registered on the footage went up to 3000u, which is twice that of the usual speed we see in gameplay videos.
On the plus side perhaps this is the real reason Skynet never happened…
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— Sean Murray (@NoMansSky) June 18, 2016
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— Sky Bigger Picture (@skybiggerpic) June 16, 2016
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