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Escape from Tarkov’s fan-built single-player offline version ends dev following trademark complaint
The fan-made single-player offline version of Escape from Tarkov, known as Single Player Tarkov (SPT), has ceased development following a trademark violation notice from developer Battlestate Games. While the source code will remain available, the current team has ended the project due to the complaint and internal leaks.
"This is the end": Single Player Tarkov is shutting down amid a messy trademark situation with Escape from…
Single Player Tarkov, an unofficial offline version of Escape from Tarkov, is shutting down due to a trademark violation notice from developer Battlestate Games. The development team announced the end of the project on Discord, citing the notice and subsequent leaks as reasons for the closure. While the current team is ceasing development, they plan to make the source code available for a future team to potentially continue the project.
Zelda: Twilight Princess PC port forced to change its name, and for once Nintendo has nothing to do with it
The unofficial PC port of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, previously known as Dusk, has been renamed Dusklight due to a trademark conflict with the FPS game Dusk. The developers of the port and New Blood Interactive, the publisher of Dusk, reached a mutual agreement to avoid confusion. New Blood Interactive has also offered some Dusk Switch keys to the Dusklight community and hinted at a potential crossover.
GTA maker blocks a sandwich shop from calling itself Vice City Subs
Take-Two Interactive, parent company of Rockstar Games, is attempting to block a sandwich shop from trademarking the name 'Vice City Subs'. The company argues the name is too similar to its Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories intellectual property, citing potential brand confusion and dilution. Take-Two provided sales figures for the Vice City titles to support its claim.
Nukearts Studio trademarks ‘Hidden Cats’ affecting entire niche genre
Developer Nukearts Studio has trademarked the phrase "Hidden Cats," significantly impacting the hidden object game genre, particularly titles featuring cats. The studio is reportedly pressuring other developers to change titles that use variations of the phrase, leading to some games being renamed. This has caused backlash from players within the genre, with many Nukearts titles receiving negative reviews on Steam.
