I’m not sure how many of the readers are aware for this, but for the last month there has been a big brouhaha over a small French indie company (Mobigame) getting sued by a trademark troll (Tim Langdell) over the use of “Edge” in their award-winning iPhone game. Instead of trying to recap all the sordid details, I will simply point you to this excellent roundup of the issues.
Langdell has received his fair share of vitriol, and his online reputation had been destroyed (google his name and see the results). However, Mobigame is still facing litigitaion from Langdell. As such, members of The Chaos Engine – a private online forum for professional game developers – have banded together to show their support for Mobigame and denounce Langdell’s actions.
On an even darker note, Tim Langdell is also on the board of the IGDA. His unethical actions do not reflect the views of the developers he is supposed to represent and defend. In fact, they are in contradiction to the goals of the IGDA. We are therefore also encouraging IGDA members to sign a petition calling for Langdell’s removal from the board.
Update: The donation fund is now open.
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