Nexuiz.com makeover? Nexuiz going to consoles?

[cortez]

GPL Nexuiz development will proceed as usual and this should not affect it in any way, Illfonic has licensed the relevant materials and name with no intention of interfering with the GPL Nexuiz development.

they got the ownership of nexuiz.com and thats already an interference, because most people will use the game name as a site and go to that console version.


Since its a total different game why dont they try to find an own name for it?

[C.Brutail]

GPL Nexuiz development will proceed as usual and this should not affect it in any way, Illfonic has licensed the relevant materials and name with no intention of interfering with the GPL Nexuiz development.

they got the ownership of nexuiz.com and thats already an interference, because most people will use the game name as a site and go to that console version.


Since its a total different game why dont they try to find an own name for it?

True, or let the site have an EQUAL large redirecter for console/pc Nexuiz.

Though I'm saying this the third time now, but Vermeulen at least could post something about this on the News section asap the new site came online.
I'm sorry I have to say this, but the way this was handled is a direct insult to the whole Nexuiz community, developers and players alike. An insult to those, who let's face it, made his indie developer group and his game so great and awesome.

Some respect wouldn't had hurt anybody.

[halogene]

What bugs me too is that soon we'll have to add something to the term "Nexuiz" whenever we speak of it, in order to avoid confusion. "GPL Nexuiz", or "PC Nexuiz"... Why don't they call it anything else? What's it good for to use the name Nexuiz? GPL Nexuiz (there you go... *sigh*) isn't even that much of a world famous game that the name would be of much value to them. They could have used anything. Especially if they basically do everything new from scratch.

Who has ensured that the name "Nexuiz" may continue to be used for this project once that company registered a trade mark on it?

Is there a way to ensure no GPL'ed content will be sold with this game?

[Dave]

[halogene]

See? There you go.

/me pukes

Gotta go. Cu all n have fun.

[C.Brutail]

You CAN sell GPL'ed content, the GPL allows it (thank God btw.). Also, you're wrong about Nexuiz isn't a world famous game. I have seen official NVidia benchmarks, where they used Nexuiz to meause and compare the performance of the new driver.

[C.Brutail]

Even bad for a joke.

[halogene]

You CAN sell GPL'ed content, the GPL allows it (thank God btw.)

Really? I need to re-read the GPL.

Edit: ok, but they will have to release the source code of everything based on GPLed content, if I am not mistaken.

[Dokujisan]

So they licensed the name "Nexuiz" and the domain nexuiz.com to be used for a new game on the Xbox.

How in the world could someone possibly think that there could be two totally separate, unrelated games named Nexuiz running on separate platforms and there be NO confusion or problems from this? It's far more than just a marketing issue. This is a punch to the gut of the existing (and struggling) Nexuiz community.

[Aleator]

Just a thought: in the screenshot there is a button called "PC Nexuiz GPL". Maybe that leads to the current Nexuiz site. Yes, it sucks..
Anyway, I think that they made a mistake and put the site online for a short period of time. This is how that screenshot was possible (maybe).