Posts tagged cloning

Vlambeer 'fully intends' to fight Luftrausers clone

by Alexander Sliwinski (Apr 22nd 2013 3:45PM)

Indie developer Vlambeer is getting used to its games being cloned before final release, with the developer discovering today that its upcoming game Luftrausers has a clone called SkyFar on the iOS App Store. Freelance journalist Scott Nichols noticed the clone today, following its App Store ...

Kill Screen on the legality of cloning game design

by Richard Mitchell (Feb 3rd 2012 2:00PM)

With the recent spate of cloned game stories -- namely those alleged to be the work of Zynga -- Kill Screen has put together an interesting article about the legality of the practice and its effects on the industry. In short, cloning an entire game and stealing its assets is illegal. However, ...

British could accidentally make Taurens [update 1]

by Alexander Sliwinski (Nov 7th 2006 9:00AM)

The BBC reports scientists at Newcastle University and Kings College, London, are attempting to create "hybrid human-bovine embryos." They stress the embryos would not be allowed to develop beyond a few days and will be used for stem cell research. To make a very long story short, human embryos are ...