"Those folks came to Bethesda and said, 'We're gonna have a fun lawsuit'": Fallout New Vegas devs "got in trouble" after forgetting about trademarks for some material, says Obsidian veteran
Obsidian Entertainment veteran Chris Avellone revealed that the development of Fallout: New Vegas encountered legal issues with Bethesda due to the inclusion of trademarked material, particularly within the Wild West trait. These issues arose from the team not fully accounting for existing trademarks when incorporating references to other media into the game.
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