Outraged Torchlight Maker Calls Out Blatant Ripoff
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Originally Posted by Baldree
Baldree returned a call seeking comment. The theft appears to be of audiovisual assets only, not actual game code or mechanics found in Torchlight. "It's kind of funny," Baldree said, "making a mobile MMO (which Armed Heroes purports to be) is hard. But art outsourcing in a place like China is pretty cheap."
Baldree said the asset stealing is so comprehensive, the voice of a Runic technical artist, who supplies the sound effects for a "joke weapon" in Torchlight, also appears in Armed Heroes. Baldree said Runic's attorneys have contacted Apple to demand a takedown, which he said was a pretty easy and straightforward process. "Our main goal is simply to take it down," Baldree told Kotaku. "They shouldn't be selling it."
Baldree returned a call seeking comment. The theft appears to be of audiovisual assets only, not actual game code or mechanics found in Torchlight. "It's kind of funny," Baldree said, "making a mobile MMO (which Armed Heroes purports to be) is hard. But art outsourcing in a place like China is pretty cheap."
Baldree said the asset stealing is so comprehensive, the voice of a Runic technical artist, who supplies the sound effects for a "joke weapon" in Torchlight, also appears in Armed Heroes. Baldree said Runic's attorneys have contacted Apple to demand a takedown, which he said was a pretty easy and straightforward process. "Our main goal is simply to take it down," Baldree told Kotaku. "They shouldn't be selling it."
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