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Re:Game Developers Are Trolling the Makers of Candy Crush Wi... by vacri on Friday January 31, 2014 @01:06AM (#7155555)
Most games tell a story of some kind, and sagas are a type of story. The idea that one company gets a lock on that word is ludicrous. "A first-person fantasy-based RPG called 'Dragon Saga'? Sorry, you can't have it because a tile-matching game has trademarked the word 'saga'".

It's a bit like being able to trademark the term 'movie' - should the makers of 'Scary Movie' be able to stop other films from having 'movie' in the title?

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Re:Game Developers Are Trolling the Makers of Candy Crush Wi... by smoyer on Friday January 31, 2014 @07:35AM (#7156347)
I watched my son playing Candy Crush for a few minutes and I don't see even a hint of a saga in that game. Can you get a patent on the process of misusing English words to back up your trademark?
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Re:Game Developers Are Trolling the Makers of Candy Crush Wi... by jere on Friday January 31, 2014 @08:40AM (#7156565)
The worst part is one of the main definitions of saga is "long story of heroic achievement, esp. a medieval prose narrative in Old Norse or Old Icelandic." Banner Saga is pretty much the perfect fit.
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