WB Games Under Fire for Patenting Shadow of Mordor’s Nemesis System
Following USPTO?s approval of WB Games? patent application for the Nemesis System, the publisher has attracted criticism from fellow industry professionals, who?ve pointed out that a lot of WB?s games have been built upon borrowed ideas and mechanics.
?This is really gross, especially for a franchise that built its brilliant Nemesis System on top of a whole heap of mechanics replicated from other games as all games do,? wrote Thomas Was Alone developer, Mike Bithell. ?Because that?s how culture and creativity works. Be a better neighbor, WB.?
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