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02-26-2016, 10:37 AM | #1 |
Cobra Soldier
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Not sure if this is a good place to post this but I found this game on Kickstarter. It is totally not a G.I.Joe game :-) at least in name, it looks great! I watched the videos and it has Freedom Squadron fighting VENOM a snake themed evil group who has nefarious plans they are trying to accomplish. I couldn't help it I had to back this one as I think it is the closets we will ever see to a real G.I.Joe game. It is called VENOM Assault and the link is below.
VENOM Assault by SpyGlass Games —Kickstarter |
02-26-2016, 01:13 PM | #2 |
Crimson Guard
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Location: Iowa
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Is there a separate kickstarter for their legal defense? Some of the names are GI JOE names, Clean Sweep, Topside, Sparks, Inferno...
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02-28-2016, 10:15 PM | #3 |
Hog Driver
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Georgia
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I think Venom Commander isn't a very discreet imitation.
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02-28-2016, 10:52 PM | #4 |
Joe Gramps aka Mr H
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"VENOM Assault is an 80's cartoon-inspired cooperative deck building game"
Yeah, they may get shut down if they don't change some of those names.
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02-29-2016, 03:13 AM | #5 |
Commando
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Location: Britain
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you can't TM names when they're general words in English, or at least not easily. It comes down to the toys appearance AND the name. It's why you get things like SGT Stalker and Autobot Tracks and so on lately. The of course, there's Marvel's Thor etc. which because you can't TM mythical characters, only your take on them.
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03-01-2016, 03:10 PM | #6 |
Cobra Soldier
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Denver
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That is how I understand TM to work as well you can't lock down a name, Hasbro tried that with Duke and some others years ago and the supreme court said no. That aside in their FAQ they state they worked with Hasbro and all is okay. The game looks fun and yeah it reminds me a lot of G.I.Joe that is why I backed it. I don't think it like many Kickstarters will see much after sales so I wanted to make sure I got a copy if they fund.
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