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It's not like allegations such as these are a surprise anymore, and really a huge chunk of the people who will see this already greatly dislike Zynga. I guess Nimblebit's demonstration was a bit more pronounced when they tossed the figures around. Buffalo's comparison has in-built marketing with 'our innovative product' which really sullies it for me anyway.
Regardless, the actual surprise for me? That Buffalo's Bingo game looks more like a 'standard' Zynga product than the Zynga version does ... |
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| Jorge Gonzalez Sanchez |
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This is beyond stupid.
While it's obvious the game looks similar, it's still BINGO. It's no surprise 2 facebook-enabled bingo games will look similar in the same way it's no surprise 2 fighting games will look similar. Or 2 racing games. Or 2 tablets (flat with rounded edges apple?) What about Tekken? What about World Heroes? What about pepsi and every other "me too" product ever to be released. Yes, copying is a part of every single industry. Videogames specially, since you CAN'T COPYRIGHT GAME MECHANICS. If you don't like that, change the industry you work in. Disclaimer: I've never played any Zynga game, or know anyone in the company. I know next to nothing about them or their work practices. For all I know, they could be working in buildings made of skulls and grinded children, but my point stands. |
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| Craig Page |
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That's some really original work there by Buffalo Studios. They invented this new game called Bingo, and then they're the first ones to think of using all these features on Facebook, why don't they file a patent?
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| Craig Page |
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Hey I just noticed something, Gamasutra has copied the format of websites I've made!!!! I don't have side by side photos, but my websites also had a title at the top, a lot of links on the side and bottom, content in the middle, and some ads to the right.
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| E Zachary Knight |
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I have been looking at this and looking at this and I honestly don't see a darn thing to get upset about. I am not talking about my usual "copying mechanics is not theft" argument. I am talking about me not seeing anything that can really be claimed to have been copied. If anything I can see that Bingo Blitz has ripped off various elements of may Zynga games that existed before it. Everything that Bingo Blitz is doing has been done by Zynga as well as other Facebook game developers.
So what is the problem? Only a game company trying to latch onto the coat tails of a couple of developers who complained in order to get word out. This is all PR, nothing more. |
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| Doug Poston |
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Next up:
Nimblebit accuses Buffalo of copying Next up +1: The Italian lottery accuses both Buffalo and Zynga of copying |
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| Jeffrey Crenshaw |
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Maybe schools should start allowing students to copy from other students' tests, to better prepare them for the real world.
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| Duong Nguyen |
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This is Zynga modus operandi anyone is surprised? Heck they are on record as stating this is how they work.. meh it works for them, the only hypocrisy is to sue other companies when they are the ones copied.
If this continues eventually it will lead to a spate of lawsuits which will ultimately result in IP patent non-sense currently experienced with software patents. People will "pre-emptively" patent any idea so as to lock out competitors (if they have the money).. For those who say "game play" can't be patented, well guess what gameplay is based on? Software algorithms HAhahaa .. esp when its a "computer" game..So u can patent gameplay if you patent the algorithms underneath them. |
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| Ujn Hunter |
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Isn't Zynga's M.O. (like Gameloft before them...) to find out what's "HOT" and push the same thing? I'm pretty sure all their "Games" have been clones.
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