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Josef Fares' It Takes Two hit by Take-Two claim

It Takes Two, the latest game from Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Josef Fares, has been hit by a trademark claim from Grand Theft Auto parent company Take-Two.

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GhostofHorizon893d ago (Edited 893d ago )

Just when you thought Take-Two couldn't get worse.

It's weird to root for EA but It Takes Two looks like such a wholesome game that I hope they send Take-Two packing home with this ridiculous trademark claim.

roadkillers892d ago

TakeTwo... as far as I know Rockstar is still a quality company owned by a shitty parent company. Can anyone prove me wrong? I have no evidence that Rockstar's quality has slipped, but then again with a 5 year release window it is hard to tell.

barom892d ago

Rockstar is not owned by take two

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roadkillers891d ago

If you type in Take-two in Google, the first game that comes up is GTA.

poppatron891d ago

Rockstar didn’t personally develop gta trilogy definitive edition but it’s still their ip and would’ve still had some control and as such must be seen as at least partially responsible for the complete mess it was

roadkillers891d ago (Edited 891d ago )

@poppatron
^ We know nothing on the development of the game... that is also not how IPs work. Hamonix with Guitar Hero, Neversoft with Tony Hawk, Bungi with Halo, and hell even Max Payne with Remedy.

All of those studios created those extremely popular games, they don't anymore. The parent companies own the franchises after a departure or when a change is wanted.

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MIDGETonSTILTS17890d ago

It’s probably also worth discussing if this has anything to do with the fairly recent change up in management at R*; I believe a founder was somehow forced out when taking a sabbatical.

got_dam892d ago

It takes two are not the only little guys take 2 is going after right now. They are a bunch of scum.

Eidolon891d ago

Like Blizzard should have sued Antarctica and northern Russia for having all them cold snow winds.

brewin892d ago

Lol, isn't there an old show or movie called "It takes two?" There's also the old school song "It Takes Two" by Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock. I hope they sue Take Two over the name cuz thats total cultural appropriation for T2 to steal their company name from Hip Hop artists without compensation.

Wtf has become of society when corporations can trademark common phrases? Idk about anyone else, but I've never confused this game with the company Take Two!? In fact, I've always seen "Take Two" the company written as Take 2 or just T2. This is some BS but Take Two will easily win because they have so much money. Nobody wants to fight them in court so the devs will just abandon the copyright to the games title or change it altogether.

Michiel1989892d ago

its not that they will easily win, they use shitty legal tactics to basically make it a war of attrition instead of an argument in court. thats what most of the smaller companies cant compete with, its not that they cant win any of them, but having your product delayed by a couple months can be carried by large companies, not by smaller ones.

theindiearmy892d ago

It says this all came about prior to release and that they had to abandon their trademark for the game's name. Something tells me if they really thought they were in trouble with using the name still even after that, they would have just changed the name prior to release. You would have to assume EA's legal team reviewed the situation in depth as well, considering they are the publisher of the title.

Michiel1989891d ago

I dont think will give them their full legal support, they arent waiting to get into a courtcase either I imagine. Its no even their game I think, just their hmmm "indie support division" as far as im aware? It would be cool to see EA stand up for them though, that would make things a lot more interesting for sure.

Also i think they dont have to change their name, its just that they cant trademark it, which is not the same as copyright, which goes to any work created automatically without filing for it.

tronyx12891d ago

Not here to defend T2.

Take Two is doing this to future proof its trademark if they want to do anything with the phrase 'It Takes Two', or similar, in future marketing campaigns.

They are after the "Trademark". Those movies, old school songs and shows have a Copyright, because they are original work. Copyrights lose their value after a set ammount of years, I think its 50 in the US. Trademarks never lose value if the mark is still in use.

It Take Two will not lose anything, they will not be able to file a TradeMark for their game. Still, a Copyright will be in place and if T2 stops there, they will still be able to market the game as usual.

Still, scummy, but not the end of ther word for It Takes Two.

brewin891d ago (Edited 891d ago )

I knew it was something like that! I think people are making it more of an issue than it is, partly because of the recent negative press T2 is getting around GTA Trilogy and the GTA 5 milkfest. Bad timing on their part. Thanks for the informative response ✌️

1nsomniac892d ago

Take-Two really have charged full steam ahead to become the scummiest company in the industry over the last few years. Absolutely shameless!

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The Finals Underperforms for Nexon in Q1 2024

Nexon has released its financial statement for 2024's first quarter, and it looks like FPS The Finals isn't proving the hit the studio was hoping for.

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BlackDoomAx6h ago

Too bad for the best fps there is atm...

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Microsoft's Absurd Antics Have Me Scared For Dishonored And Arkane Lyon's Future

With Arkane Austin no more and Lyon living for who knows how long, the superb Dishonored is in serious danger; Microsoft cannot be trusted.

Relientk771d ago

I love the Dishonored series so much and really want Dishonored 3. Microsoft better not screw this up.

JEECE21h ago

I mean, I think the fans will probably kill Arkane Lyon by cooking up reasons to hate whatever they do next without playing it. I've never seen a game so artificially disliked as Deathloop.

thesoftware73021h ago

Lol, why don't we just say, we are worried about all studios owned by MS now. They will keep closing studios until they have none left ...🙄

Skuletor18h ago

Just merge them all into a single studio, have it churn out a single Call of Duty every year and call it a day, lol.

Barlos18h ago

Don't be scared, you'll be fine.

Skuletor18h ago

It's exputer, fine is one word I would not associate with them.

Profchaos18h ago

I think it's becoming clear based on matt bootys comments there's no future for any IP that can't sell above 10 million within the launch window. But is also a small game that gives them prestige

/S it's beyond a joke right now

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Rumored PlayStation May 2024 showcase could happen this week per industry insider

A renowned industry insider has suggested the rumored PlayStation May 2024 showcase featuring Silent Hill 2 could happen this week.

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Petebloodyonion23h ago

Bogus!
Why would Sony do that and how would this benefit them?
1) It would piss off their media partners (IGN, Gamespot, Edge, etc.) since they would have to allocate resources fast to cover the event.
2) Risk of not having great coverage or proper coverage from the various source
3) It could give the impression that they are not confident in their own stuff.
4) They would miss the chance to hype the event losing viewers and losing free marketing time.

Again I'm calling it bogus unless it's a small showcase before the big one or because they want to announce that Hellbalde 2 is also coming on PS5.

SlothLordPootus23h ago

As far as I can remember, they typically give a week heads up for these sorts of things.

Lightning7722h ago

I was about to say Sony always gives a week in advance for their show.

VersusDMC22h ago(Edited 22h ago)

Last year it was a weeks notice.

https://blog.playstation.co...

May 17th announcement for may 24th show.

VersusDMC22h ago

Nintendo always tweets that a direct is happening tomorrow but no one cares.

Sony gives a week or days of notice and we get anti sony type fake outrage like this.

But good luck trying trying to get some Sony hate going...

Petebloodyonion21h ago

You just mention it!
Sony gives a week in advance NOT just a couple of days.
So I fail to see what Sony's hate movement I'm trying to start when it's a basic business strategy to not piss off your partners (ask Sega).
And I doubt it's hate to ask how it would benefit Sony in doing so.

thesoftware73021h ago(Edited 21h ago)

@Versus
Huh? What?

Bro you really should relax, if what you read was some kinda negative against Sony.... seriously, is that what you got from the comments?

Bro, he was debunking the rumor, and gave perfectly good reasons why it would be unlikely, and your Nintendo Direct comparison is different, as this is supposed to be a BIG Sony showcase, not a surprise 20 min direct, and Sony 's pattern has been one week.

Slow down warmonger.

VersusDMC20h ago(Edited 20h ago)

@thesoftware730

"1) It would piss off their media partners (IGN, Gamespot, Edge, etc.) since they would have to allocate resources fast to cover the event."

That is implying Sony is preventing them from doing their job properly therefore negatively affecting their business...but i guess that's a reach in your mind?

And it's not like they need that many resources to cover the stream. They just need 3 people to react to the stream live and make some easy articles made up mostly of summaries of Sony provided press releases. They would have enough time to "prepare" if it was announced with one days notice.

Petebloodyonion19h ago

@Versus
" That is implying Sony is preventing them from doing their job properly therefore negatively affecting their business...but i guess that's a reach in your mind"

No, it simply implies that some media all over the world might (keyword MIGHT) not properly cover the event like having proper articles for each game announced, or having a proper preshow. maybe some popular YouTubers won't have time to prepare or simply your local newspaper doing an article on tech and game.

So why would Sony take a chance?
What benefit would that give them?

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Petebloodyonion21h ago

Before I get tons of replies for Sony given a week in advance, my initial comments are related to the notion that the Show could happen this week as the title mentions.
Now to be fair the complete article mentions that Jeff said the Show could happen later in May giving time for Sony to give the normal 7-day notice.

Again not trying to start a negative thing here just thinking that it's bogus that Sony will have a show this week

notachance20h ago

Yeah as much as I’d like to hear what sony’s 1st parties have cooked, it’s not their style to shadow drop a showcase.

Still waiting for ghost of tsushima 2, I’m ready whenever man..

KwietStorm_BLM17h ago

You're assuming media outlets don't know about it.

gold_drake13h ago

i can tell you that no one cares if ign is pissed or not.

watching a livestream and writing stuff aint the world. many habe done that before your god ign.

fr0sty8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

As a former gaming journalist that covered Sony & Nintendo's E3 conferences 3 separate times and was flown out to multiple press events for THQ, Square, and EA, let me inform you of this thing called an "embargo" that journalists are put under... it's very possible that details of this event have been given to the gaming press, but they are not yet allowed to discuss it. In fact, that may be where our leaker got their info...

Petebloodyonion7h ago

Tks for sharing this info :) but let's be honest I doubt that Jeff Grubb would left in the dark due to his notoriety while the rest of Gamespot ppl are in the knowing.

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Hofstaderman20h ago

Going in with no expectations but likely will see something that resonates with me.

FinalFantasyFanatic10h ago

I hope there's something impressive in there.

DeadlyFire15h ago

Nah they will announce it probably, but it won't happen right away soon though yes.

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