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Chinese Kinect Rip Off? Yes Please

Posted Apr 13, 2012 at 9:30AM EST by Mr Ham Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: China, igame, kinect ripoff, xbox clones

I never get tired of seeing the creative juices flowing when coming up with...ripoffs. While you wont be playing Gears Of War on this, you will be experiencing the Beauty Of China. Or Tennis.


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Watch Out for this Shitty Pokémon Rip-Off

Posted Feb 20, 2012 at 3:32PM EST by Listed in: iPhone Tags: Game Boy, itunes store, pokemon yellow, zynga

Game cloning strikes again in Apple’s iTunes Store.

It goes without saying that the great majority of games on the iTunes Store are rip-offs of games that came before them. Even those titles that aren’t blatant copies (Zynga!) borrow mechanics from older games that the mobile populace may never have heard of. However, there’s a very thin line between copying mechanics and outright plagiarism, especially when the copying is done explicitly to scam customers.

Apple is normally on the lookout for stuff like this, but they seem to have dropped the ball when it comes to Pokemon Yellow, a game released on the iTunes Store on February 17. The game, featuring artwork from the Pokémon series and claiming to be “just like the original,” is nothing more than a sneaky cash grab by an unscrupulous game developer.

The app apparently does nothing more than open and crash, and certainly doesn’t contain anything remotely close to the original Pokémon Yellow for the Game Boy. The app developer has even gone so far as to generate fake reviews for the game, one of which claims, “Just like the original. Only better because you can play it on the most intuitive device ever - the iPhone!”

It’s all bullshit folks, so save your $0.99. Now that gaming news sites have caught a whiff of the fraud, it’s only a matter of time before Apple pulls the app.

Still, one has to wonder how the thing got through in the first place.

[Destructoid]

Game cloning strikes again in Apple’s iTunes Store.


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Zynga Responds to Copy and Paste Criticism

Posted Feb 1, 2012 at 4:28PM EST by Listed in: iPhone Tags: buffalo studios, dream heights, mark pincus, nimblebit, tiny tower, zynga

CEO Mark Pincus disagrees with allegations of concept copying, instead preferring the term “evolution.”

Last week, we talked a bit about Zynga’s latest game, Dream Heights. More specifically, we talked about the fact that Dream Heights is a pretty blatant copy of 2011’s official iPhone Game of the Year, Tiny Tower. At least, that’s how Tiny Tower’s developer, NimbleBit, feels.

Zynga CEO Mark Pincus disagrees with NimbleBit’s assertions, and instead believes that Dream Heights is just the next evolutionary step in a long line of tower games. His response, issued in an internal memo, referenced games like SimTower and Yoot Tower as other games that laid the framework for Tiny Tower, which in turn served as the basis for Dream Heights.

For the sake of fairness, here’s a direct quote:

“With regard to Dream Heights and the tower genre, it’s important to note that this category has existed since 1994 with games like Sim Tower and was more recently popularized in China with Tower of Babel in 2009 which achieved 15 million DAUs. On iOS there has been Yoot Tower, Tower Up, Tower Town, Tower Blocks and Tiny Tower. Just as our games, mechanics and social innovations have inspired and accelerated the game industry, its 30 year body of work has inspired us too.”

Of course, SimTower and Tiny Tower are very different games, a point made by NimbleBit’s Ian Marsh in the company’s rebuttal:

“It is a smart idea for Mark Pincus and Zynga to try and lump all games with the name Tower together as an actual genre whose games borrow from each other. Unfortunately sharing a name or setting does not a genre make. The games Pincus mentions couldn't be more different.”

He continued:

“If you take a quick look before "pulling the lens back" as Pincus suggests, you'll find an innumerable number of details in the game that were painstakingly crafted to be identical to Tiny Tower. These are core gameplay mechanics and rules, not similar settings or themes that games in the same genre might share.”

Pincus also took time to address allegations by yet another developer, Buffalo Studios, that the company had ripped off their design for Bingo Blitz to make the upcoming Zynga Bingo. Pincus wrote a missive similar to the original NimbleBit post, complete with picture-by-picture comparisons of how Buffalo actually ripped off Poker Blitz, an earlier Zynga title.

The whole thing is devolving into a running joke where one company says the other copied, and the accused company goes farther back in the books to claim the same about the accuser. One thing’s for sure, Zynga obviously doesn’t feel like what it is doing is wrong.

What do you think? Where is the line between being inspired by someone’s work, and copying it?

Also, you should absolutely read the full interview at GamesBeat.

[Game Informer]

CEO Mark Pincus disagrees with allegations of concept copying, instead preferring the term “evolution.”


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Zynga Called Out for Copying TinyTower by NimbleBit Devs

Posted Jan 25, 2012 at 5:00PM EST by Listed in: iPhone Tags: dream heights, mafia wars, mob wars, myfarm, nimblebit, tinytower, zynga

Zynga is known for copy/pasting its games, but this time the original developer isn’t sitting idly by.

Zynga has quickly become a powerful force in the world of social and mobile gaming, though recent rumors indicate the company could be on shaky financial footing. Zynga is known for its massively popular casual games, but many gamers may not know that the company is also notorious for stealing those games from established indie developers.

Zynga has faced lawsuits for both FarmVille and Mafia Wars, which are Zynga’d-up clones of MyFarm and Mob Wars, respectively. And the company continues its copy/paste development strategy without shame, this time cloning the official 2011 iPhone Game of the Year, TinyTower.

NimbleBit called Zynga out with a passive-aggressive infographic, one that wishes the company luck but showcases the many ways in which their concept was ripped off. Check it out:

What do you think of Zynga’s cloning strategy? It works in terms of sales, but it isn’t earning them any support in the gaming community.

Oh, if you want more info on Zynga’s long history of theft, check out this excellent article on Edge.

[Reddit]

Zynga is known for copy/pasting its games, but this time the original developer isn’t sitting idly by.


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PoV. What is Modern Warfare

Posted Dec 22, 2011 at 11:45AM EST by Harrison E Listed in: PoV Tags: Activision, battlefield, call of duty, doom, Duke Nukem, goldeneye reloaded, modern warfare, mw2, mw3, ungame

Harrison E takes a brief look into what the First Person Shooter genre has done and what it might do next?


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PSP homebrew - ZeroVSH Patcher v0.1

Posted Sep 25, 2011 at 7:06PM EST by Karl B. Listed in: PSP Tags: codestation, nightstar3, plugin, zerovsh patcher

If you love customizing your PSP, you might want to take a gander at NightStar3 and codestation's newly released ZeroVSH Patcher.


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DS homebrew - NightFox’s Lib v20110911

Posted Sep 13, 2011 at 5:15AM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: Nintendo DS Tags: ds homebrew, NightFox, nightfoxs lib

Homebrew developer NightFox has updated his NightFox’s Lib, a feature-packed homebrew library that aims to help aspiring DS developers to create new apps and games.


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DS homebrew - NightFox’s Lib v20110906

Posted Sep 7, 2011 at 5:22AM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: Nintendo DS Tags: ds homebrew, NightFox, nightfoxs lib

Here's the latest version of NightFox’s Lib, a feature-packed library that aims to help aspiring DS developers to create homebrewed games and applications.


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Different Dante Dances in new Devil May Cry

Posted Aug 16, 2011 at 10:31PM EST by Harrison E Listed in: Xbox 360, PS3 Tags: 360, devil may cry, dmc, GAMESCom, ps3, xbox360

Dante is back, but what Devil May Cry is this?


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Team Meat bashes Apple for allowing copycat games

Posted Jul 12, 2011 at 4:30PM EST by Carl B Listed in: iPhone Tags: apple, super meat boy, team meat, tobar

The App Store is a breathing ground for copycat games and Apple isn't doing a thing about it, says Team Meat's Edmund McMillen.


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PSP homebrew - TempAR v1.63

Posted Jun 29, 2011 at 1:22AM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PSP Tags: Cheat Device, cheats, mkultra, nitepr, psp homebrew, raing3, tempar

Homebrew developer raing3 has released a new version of TempAR, a complete rewrite of the popular PSP cheat device NitePR/MKULTRA, with additional features and improvements.


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PSP homebrew - TempAR 1.62-3

Posted May 5, 2011 at 12:44AM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PSP Tags: Cheat Device, cheats, mkultra, nitepr, psp homebrew, raing3, tempar

Homebrew coder raing3 is back in the homebrew scene to release a new version of TempAR, the latest installment of the popular NitePR / MKULTRA PSP cheat device.


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PSP homebrew - TempAR 1.62-2

Posted May 1, 2011 at 5:54AM EST by Karl B. Listed in: PSP Tags: Cheat Device, cheats, mkultra, nitepr, raing3, tempar

Homebrew coder raing3 has released a new version of TempAR, the new incarnation of the popular NitePR / MKULTRA PSP cheat device.


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PSP homebrew - Mobile Assault v1.7.2

Posted Mar 21, 2011 at 5:40AM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PSP Tags: codetactics, glennnz, homebrew games, justin, mobile assault, psp homebrews

We've almost missed this one, but here goes the latest update of the Codetactics Team's excellent homebrewed 3D helicopter shooter, Mobile Assault. Now on version 1.7.2, the latest release includes some more bug fixes to further improve the game.


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PSP homebrews - Mobile Assault v1.7 and PSP Installer v4.1 now available

Posted Feb 24, 2011 at 3:50AM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PSP Tags: codetactics, glennnz, homebrew games, justin, mobile assault, psp homebrew games, psp homebrews, psp installer, spike_132000

Two new updates from our forums today - first up, the dynamic duo from the Codetactics Team, GlennNZ and Justin, as they release a new version of their excellent homebrewed 3D helicopter shooter, Mobile Assault. Next on the list, spike_132000 and his PSP Installer, the Cydia-like file uploader for your homebrewed PSP that lets you download apps, games and other utilities from its repository, has been updated, bringing a bunch of new features and improvements.


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PSP homebrew - JPCSP v0.6 r1994

Posted Feb 23, 2011 at 2:20AM EST by Ryan F. Listed in: PSP Tags: JPCSP, jpcsp team, psp homebrew

The JPCSP Team has recently updated their ongoing Java-based PlayStation Portable emulator project for Windows PC, JPCSP. Now tagged as revision 1994, the latest update includes the following changes...


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