MotorGun video game kickstarter

[Fred Skin]

Yo, SJG isn't mentioned, I don't know if they are working on this...

http://www.gamespot.com/news/god-of-...studio-6408443

But, the return of Autoduel would rock. I'd prefer a single player experience though.

[Manycubes]

Hmm that is an interesting choice for a name.

A car combat MMORPG, hope it works out better than AutoAssault did.

[Mattaui]

I didn't see any mention of it being related to the original Autoduel, and the description of the three factions sure doesn't sound like it takes place in the official Car Wars universe.

I had thought Autoduel was a SJG trademark, but the USPTO shows it 'dead' as of 2005, with 'Big Boat Interactive' having registered it in February of this year. That's unfortunate.

[owenmp]

David Jaffe Working On New Autoduel Game
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/...-autoduel-game
IGN
May 16, 2013

[LokRobster]

Originally Posted by Fred Skin

...But, the return of Autoduel would rock. I'd prefer a single player experience though.

For sure. A 'team-based MMO' type project doesn't sound fun at all. It's even the I-76 and Twisted Metal guys - maybe it would be ok anyway.

and my condolences to us all on losing the AutoDuel name. Wow. No more AADA I guess!

Sad :(

[owenmp]

More details on Autoduel are on the official Pixelbionic Web site.

Pixelbionic
http://pixelbionic.com


Does anyone remember the canceled PC game Loose Cannon from the now-defunct Digital Anvil? The game was clearly inspired by the 1985 Autoduel CRPG. The few preview images published were great.


The Polygon blog briefly discusses Autoduel IP.

Twisted Metal creator David Jaffe returns to car combat with Autoduel
http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/16/433...-with-autoduel
Polygon
May 16, 2013


I have a feeling the legal issues of this subject may become ugly in a short time, therefore I recommend discusson on this topic on this forum should be ended.

[MartyW]

I have to admit I've been hoping someone would develop a PVP-style Car Wars game, especially given that we now have games like Mechwarrior Online... but it's a bummer that the "Autoduel" trademark is now in question.

[ColBosch]

SJ Games still owns the rights to the term "Autoduel." These guys are going to have to either pay Steve a lot of money or change the name.

[ammulder]

For the curious: USPTO Trademark Electronic Search System

[kabson]

Originally Posted by Mattaui

I had thought Autoduel was a SJG trademark, but the USPTO shows it 'dead' as of 2005, with 'Big Boat Interactive' having registered it in February of this year. That's unfortunate.

Originally Posted by ammulder

For the curious: USPTO Trademark Electronic Search System

Thanks for the link. That's surprising, but possibly we're missing something.

Hopefully this is under control at SJHQ.