Activision stea...I mean, trademarks new GH-spinoffs

[Zonic]

Story

Bad enough they're making a VILLIAN game, but when you trademark 2 MORE games that Konami originally did (Drum Hero = Drummania, Keyboard Hero = Keyboardmania), it just ups the "OH, ACTIVISION CAME UP W/ IT 1ST, NOT KONAMI!! THOSE GAMES SUCK!1!1!"

HOWEVER, notice it's TRADEMARKED. That doesn't mean it WILL come out. Also, Band Hero sounds like GF/DM.

[jpoppyz]

except unlike guitar freaks and drummania, activision will prolly require you to buy both games and link up 2 systems, because they're cool like that.
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[Dan Druff]

Now we need Activision to trademark DJ Hero to rip off beatmania and people will still claim that beatmania is the knock-off.
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This is DDR. Don't hate the game; hate the player.

[Dark Hogosha]

...ya know, as much as you guys harp on Activision/Harmonix/Red Octane/whoever for milking the cash cow that is GH (especially since it's popular and Beatmania, SOMEHOW, isn't ), I can't help but wonder what you think of Konami for putting out no less than THREE DDR mixes a YEAR now. Or for doing such great and original mixes like Best Hits, Disney Mix, Party Collection, Oha Sta, and Dreams Come True.

Kids, companies milk things like this for all they're WORTH, especially when they're making money hand over fist while doing it. You're just pissed that it's not Japanese this time. Do I get annoyed with the amount of people that are like "OMG I PLAED TEH FR33BRRD ON X-PURT LOLZ!"? Yes, but no more (probably less) than I get annoyed with the Bemani fanboys that feel the need to wave their e-penis in front of me with their latest AAA that they probably didn't even do. Shoot, some of 'em think that the sheer MENTION of a Bemani game puts them in the ranks of the 1337 or whatever those kids call themselves nowadays.

So do yourselves a favor. Play what you wanna play and quit getting so pissed off all the time. I used to do the same thing, and, believe me...life's far too short for you to waste your time doing that.
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[Pop'n Usagi!]

[jpoppyz]

the problem is, this kills any chance we have of those session games coming to the US anymore. and personally, id like to do session games at arcades instead...its just more convienient.
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[ChilliumBromide]

They better not patent my poopy (R.A.V.E. Project) before I release it.

I figure that, after any official release of my poopy, I'll have to worry about law suits as much as a five-year-old needs to worry about taxes. Seriously, I could probably even overturn any trademarks someone tries to make on my poopy after it's public release, since trademarks are legally supposed to be original.

Seriously, there needs to be more penalties for trying to copyright/trademark/patent stuff that you didn't design.
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I used to be active here lol

[red shoe paul]

[Edible Bondage Tape]

just becuase someone trademarks something dosnt mean it cant be revoked later

(much like with web adresses you can lose a trademark for squatting)
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[Zonic]

This just in: THEY WILL make Guitar Villain & Drum Villain.

[ChilliumBromide]

[B4ULoveShine]

[ChilliumBromide]

[Edible Bondage Tape]

i just remembered something

didnt konami trademark guitar revolution here like years ago
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[Reenee]