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[Stoned Prophet]

Forward this to Microsoft. They own ALL electronic rights to MW and have big offices full of lawyers

[luxebo]

Mcgral18, on 06 April 2015 - 09:15 PM, said:

Bottom right, although it is reverse legs as opposed to humanoid, it has the distinct face.

I think it looks more like a Whale, has missile torsos, low slung arms, and the top almost looks like a missile rack. I can see how the fridge pops out a bit though.

[Strum Wealh]

Mcgral18, on 06 April 2015 - 09:02 PM, said:

I spy a Fridge in the second picture. Well, kinda.

The fourth and fifth units in the second row are totally Zoids!

Specifically, the fifth in the second row is a Red Horn.


The fourth in the second row looks like someone tried to cross-breed some liger-type Zoid with Shin Getter One.

Edited by Strum Wealh, 07 April 2015 - 12:39 AM.

[skill gap]

The only issue I see is the blatant copyright violation in the advertisement.

[Joseph Mallan]

luxebo, on 06 April 2015 - 07:47 PM, said:

Trying really freaking hard to not hurl right now looking at this... http://mechagalaxy.w....com/wiki/Mecha

They even have pokemon cards/different gun company type things here: https://www.facebook.com/MechaGalaxy Gotta be a rip-off.

Not Poke'mon, MW:DA.

[Rhaythe]

Live long and pew pew pew.

[MeiSooHaityu]

The ultimate rip-off franchise...

Earthseige (a Metaltech game). Made by Dynamix (Sierra Online).

http://en.m.wikipedi...ech:_Earthsiege

It was actually a fun game, but a clear cash-in on MechWarrior 2's success.

P.S. the wiki page says FASA was involved, but I HIGHLY doubt it. I never once recall FASA credit in this game and I doubt they would back a direct competitor to MechWarrior.

[RG Notch]

White Bear 84, on 06 April 2015 - 07:39 PM, said:

So uhmmm... ...does this get me a free Urbie cockpit item for brown-nosing?

Are you kidding? Have you seen some of the brown nosers around here? You've got your work cut out for you if you want to be up there with the top lick spittles.

[White Bear 84]

RG Notch, on 07 April 2015 - 04:37 AM, said:

Are you kidding? Have you seen some of the brown nosers around here? You've got your work cut out for you if you want to be up there with the top lick spittles.

Goddamn it, and here I thought I was on easy street..

[Grey Ghost]

MeiSooHaityu, on 07 April 2015 - 04:19 AM, said:

The ultimate rip-off franchise...

Earthseige (a Metaltech game). Made by Dynamix (Sierra Online).

Loved the EarthSiege games! Lost interest with StarSiege, but Tribes was fantastic.

[LordMelvin]

I saw a facebook browser game that was blatantly using Warhammer 40,000 material in their ads, but also as in-game assets (it was some garbage TCG). A member of a 40k group I'm in emailed the ad to Games Workshop's lawyers and a few days latter got a letter thanking them for the head's up.

I can only imagine the unholy firestorm GW brought down on that poor game.

Anecdote aside, bringing these things up can actually affect some change if you send it to the right people.

[ROSS-128]

See if you can find them using any of the Unseen. Then we can sic Harmony Gold on them!

[Kain Demos]

Gamuray, on 06 April 2015 - 07:29 PM, said:

Ahem. I sense potential conflict of rights should that get too far. (And fyi that first image is a literal copy of a timberwolf diagram. Seen it before many times.

It is from TRO 3050 and several later publications like the MW2 manual "Codes and Procedures of the Warrior Caste".

I use it for my avatar in TS.

[Almond Brown]

Well if "we" can't get the "Unseen", by gummer, none will be allowed to use/create anything that even resembles a Mech...

"We" surely can't be expected to be "the vindictive BT ****** everyone hears about" and be picky at the same time right?

Edited by Almond Brown, 07 April 2015 - 08:24 AM.

[Bobzilla]

MWO has a competitor, and it's a close race.

[Axeface]

Looking through their images on facebook I dont see anything wrong. The only issue is with the images in this OP and those I cant even find?
It's also funny seeing people jumping to tell microsoft... because they have done so much with the rights...

Edited by Axeface, 07 April 2015 - 10:00 AM.

[Burktross]

Bump for ripoff

[Firelizard]

LordMelvin, on 07 April 2015 - 06:53 AM, said:

I saw a facebook browser game that was blatantly using Warhammer 40,000 material in their ads, but also as in-game assets (it was some garbage TCG). A member of a 40k group I'm in emailed the ad to Games Workshop's lawyers and a few days latter got a letter thanking them for the head's up.

I can only imagine the unholy firestorm GW brought down on that poor game.

Anecdote aside, bringing these things up can actually affect some change if you send it to the right people.

Oh, god... What have you done?

You do know Games Workshops' battle-laywers are restricted by UN treaty, right?

[ROSS-128]

Firelizard, on 07 April 2015 - 10:08 AM, said:

Oh, god... What have you done?

You do know Games Workshops' battle-laywers are restricted by UN treaty, right?

GW lawyers: "We have arrived, and it is now that we perform our charge."

[Kristov Kerensky]

MeiSooHaityu, on 07 April 2015 - 04:19 AM, said:

The ultimate rip-off franchise...

Earthseige (a Metaltech game). Made by Dynamix (Sierra Online).

http://en.m.wikipedi...ech:_Earthsiege

It was actually a fun game, but a clear cash-in on MechWarrior 2's success.

P.S. the wiki page says FASA was involved, but I HIGHLY doubt it. I never once recall FASA credit in this game and I doubt they would back a direct competitor to MechWarrior.

Pretty sure FASA had nothing to do with Earthsiege either. Dynamix started development of the game AFTER Activision had started working on MW2 and released it BEFORE Activision released MW2 Pretty sure Dynamix came up with their own universe, it's history and all that for the Earthsiege/Starsiege series of games.

As for the game the OP is referencing...eh, it's been out since 2012, I'm thinking it's probably not an issue with the game, but that Timberwolf schematic in the ad, THAT'S an issue.