Posts tagged copycat

Apple removes dozens of clone games from App Store

by Jordan Mallory (Feb 6th 2012 12:30PM)

Apple has removed 59 copycat games from its App Store, including Temple Run lookalike Temple Jump, Words with Friends contender Numbers with Friends, Angry Birds clones Tiny Birds and Angry Ninja Birds, and the self explanatory Plant vs. Zombie. All of the offending clones were developed by Anton ...

Another indie dev points to Zynga similarity with cheeky chart

by Ben Gilbert (Jan 30th 2012 10:30AM)

It seems nonsensical to propose that a bingo-based game could be copied, but in the case of Buffalo Studios' Bingo Blitz and Zynga's Zynga Bingo, the evidence is rather clear. "We wanted to alert you to the striking similarities between Zynga's recently announced game, to our game Bingo Blitz," ...

LGJ: 3D Dot Game Infringement

by Mark Methenitis (Oct 10th 2009 1:00AM)

Each week Mark Methenitis contributes Law of the Game on Joystiq ("LGJ"), a column on legal issues as they relate to video games: If you're like me, then you've likely been following Joystiq's coverage of 3D Dot Game Heroes and thinking "I really, really hope this gets translated and released in ...