Estate of Dune Frank Herbert Foolishly Alienates Fans of Second Life Roleplaying Sim: Should Learn From the Mistakes of the RIAA and Associated Press
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Do that with Marvel Avengers and every other Gacha game and the wold would be great.
So, what games are you not allowed to stream on Twitch?
As they should be. There's no need for these kinds of games. It's just prurient nonsense.
Its not losing them any money, letting second lifers play dune scenarios, and no one profits from it.
Lawyers must all be bored to death to chase down such trivial matters that keep the fans of the IP they are protecting interested and involved in the IP
@zalifer
I agree. It doesn't make any sense and surely there was some way to creatively reach out to their fans and make some money without alienating them and just sending in the lawyers.
It's one thing to protect an IP, it's another to bash the fans of that IP.
As a fan of Dune, I find it incredible that no one to this day has been able to correctly capture the essence of Dune in a Video Game. Sure there have been a few strategy games, but no real RPG/FPS type game that truly feels like Dune.
Now the IP holders want to attack fans for trying to give other fans what they want in a Dune game world. Instead they should be setting up a coop to profit all parties. What's next, suing cos players for infringement on the still-suit design.