Potential Battlefield 1942 rip-off on Steam

[Hellion]

Yeah, because battlefield was the first to ever bring this game style to market...

 

It's threads like this that really show the age group of the majority user base here where games apparently didn't exist before the early 2000's.

[Master Delta Chief]

2 minutes ago, Hellion said:

Yeah, because battlefield was the first to ever bring this game style to market...

 

It's threads like this that really show the age group of the majority user base here where games apparently didn't exist before the early 2000's.

I'm afraid you have misinterpreted the title and the context of this article. The guys who were behind this 'game' used screenshots from BF1942 and used their trailer as well with slight changes. Regardless, this game has been pulled off from Steam and is no longer available.

[Drak3]

4 minutes ago, Hellion said:

Yeah, because battlefield was the first to ever bring this game style to market...

Someone didn't read the OP, or the article.

[Hellion]

53 minutes ago, Master Delta Chief said:

I'm afraid you have misinterpreted the title and the context of this article. The guys who were behind this 'game' used screenshots from BF1942 and used their trailer as well with slight changes. Regardless, this game has been pulled off from Steam and is no longer available.

 

53 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

Someone didn't read the OP, or the article.

I did and even though I don't agree with the marketing tactic by said "chinese developer" at least they weren't trying to hide what they were doing. If something’s a blatant knock off I would prefer to  know immediately rather then witness what a lot of these game studios put out these days claiming it's the most original game play ever until you look past a certain time period. Shocker, chinese company rips off popular western concept...

 

It wasn't that long ago that there was the "controversy" over the "battle royal" genre style that I wouldn't be surprised if it's still tied up in legal proceedings today. All that occurred here was taken a couple steps further.

 

Not news worthy.

[Master Delta Chief]

22 minutes ago, Hellion said:

 

I did and even though I don't agree with the marketing tactic by said "chinese developer" at least they weren't trying to hide what they were doing. If something’s a blatant knock off I would prefer to  know immediately rather then witness what a lot of these game studios put out these days claiming it's the most original concept that's ever been done until you look past a certain time period. Shocker, chinese company rips off popular western concept...

 

It wasn't that long ago that there was the "controversy" over the "battle royal" genre style that I wouldn't be surprised if it's still tied up in legal proceedings today. All that occurred here was taken a couple steps further.

 

Not news worthy.

I'd say it is news worthy only because of the fact that the message should continue to spread regarding this problem. This post wasn't only about the game, but also about the platform in question. The fact remains that Steam isn't strict enough regarding their policies about studios submitting games on the Steam Store and that their screening system is nearly non-existent. I doubt they're ever going to change, but then again, you never know. 

[Hellion]

4 minutes ago, Master Delta Chief said:

I'd say it is news worthy only because of the fact that the message should continue to spread regarding this problem. This post wasn't only about the game, but also about the platform in question. The fact remains that Steam isn't strict enough regarding their policies about studios submitting games on the Steam Store and that their screening system is nearly non-existent. I doubt they're ever going to change, but then again, you never know. 

Why would they change it?

 

Steam has an army of mindless fan boys that put valve on a pedestal while blindly ignoring that they have done considerable damage to the PC games market.

 

It also wasn't that long ago that there was an out cry when they temporarily decided to "screen" all the cartoon porn masked as "games" from the platform.

[Drak3]

40 minutes ago, Hellion said:

I did

After the fact, maybe.

 

41 minutes ago, Hellion said:

at least they weren't trying to hide what they were doing.

Yes, they were. The game was actively advertised using Battlefield 1942 marketting in the hopes that 1942 was far enough removed from people's memories that no one would notice, and when caught, the developer came up with a cheap excuse/

[Hellion]

5 minutes ago, Drak3 said:

After the fact, maybe.

 

Yes, they were. The game was actively advertised using Battlefield 1942 marketting in the hopes that 1942 was far enough removed from people's memories that no one would notice, and when caught, the developer came up with a cheap excuse/

That's your interpretation of it.

 

The 2000's were hardly a long time ago for those of us not in diapers then.

[Drak3]

Just now, Hellion said:

That's your interpretation of it.

That's what happened.

 

Just now, Hellion said:

The 2000's were hardly a long time ago for those of us not in diapers then.

1. Gaming was not as wide spread then
2. Shooters were not as wide spread then
3. That's a long time in the entertainment markets.

[Hellion]

1 minute ago, Drak3 said:

That's what happened.

 

1. Gaming was not as wide spread then
2. Shooters were not as wide spread then
3. That's a long time in the entertainment markets.

- Define "gaming". Arcades were huge...

- The 90's/early 2000's were the golden era of shooters...........

- A long time? Many companies in the entertainment industry as of late have relied heavily upon rehashing past successful franchises to carry them. With the ever decreasing attention span of the target audience today many of them wouldn't be able to remember said releases if it was that terribly long ago.

[MMKing]

And people question why certain developers and publishers choose to make their own store, or choose to pick a different store for their games.