@N7 said:

I ENDORSE THE MADNESS. OOOOH YEEEEEEEEEAH!

I came with the intent of posting this. Sir I'm happy you beat me to it.

I am serious, by the way.

@Ahmad_Metallic said:

Bethesda just declined

Teehee

For the Lazy, it says...

REPORT: @Notch challenges Bethesda to Quake 3 match. Bethesda declines in fear of angering legal department of Quaker Oats cereal company

I hope Bethesda accepts this, the I hope Notch pulls in fucking mercs. For the first time ever, Fatal1ty would not be a punchline. He'd be a folk hero.

Make it a PPV and be able to pay off the lawyer fees!

Bethesda just declined

Bethesda just declined

This is an awesome way to settle a dispute in the video game world. While it's not Bethesda that's doing anything, TES is still their property and thus should accept the challenge.

There's not much reason to accept this challenge. If Bethesda/Zenimax even threatens legal action, Notch will have to change the name anyways. So they're already winning. What's the point in trading that for a chance of winning and a chance of losing? If Notch loses, he should give Bethesda his first-born child, or Minecraft, or something.

@Qodot said:

There's not much reason to accept this challenge. If Bethesda/Zenimax even threatens legal action, Notch will have to change the name anyways. So they're already winning. What's the point in trading that for a chance of winning and a chance of losing? If Notch loses, he should give Bethesda his first-born child, or Minecraft, or something.

The only outcome preferable to settling this DM style is if Notch calls it Scroiis but spells it with capital 'i's... ScroIIs

All legal trouble should be handled this way.

That would also mean that every lawyer would have to undergo Quake 3 training in law school, just imagine how great that would be!

If you don't think this is great, you are officially a bad person.

Too bad they've declined the proposition, apparently.

When I first read that post, I imagined some Bethesda higher-up going all "OH NO HE DIDN'T" Jeff-style and making a gesture. Then, two little men would crawl up on their knees to the man, handing him a mouse and keyboard. Then, he would scream "BITCH GON' GET SMACKED" and everyone in the Bethesda offices would start yelling uncontrollably, taking off their shirts and making warpaint out of ink.

If that was the scenario in this case, I would totally buy Skyrim.

At this time Id like to announce my new game: "The Scrolls of the Elders: Craft of the Mines", a co-production with Carbon Neutral Games.

I so want this to happen. And they have to get Michael Buffer to show up before the match and say "Let's Get Ready To Rumble."

@Ghostiet said:

Too bad they've declined the proposition, apparently.

When I first read that post, I imagined some Bethesda higher-up going all "OH NO HE DIDN'T" Jeff-style and making a gesture. Then, two little men would crawl up on their knees to the man, handing him a mouse and keyboard. Then, he would scream "BITCH GON' GET SMACKED" and everyone in the Bethesda offices would start yelling uncontrollably, taking off their shirts and making warpaint out of ink.

If that was the scenario in this case, I would totally buy Skyrim.

No one said they declined.

However, Notch is a little worried.

“If it came to a Quake III tournament, I have a feeling we just might have to change the name,” Persson told Wired.com, noting that Bethesda owns the brand and has several professional Quake players on its payroll. “In retrospect, Quake III might have been a poor choice.”

Small update. This is all going to court now. I really help Notch wins. Wile I am annoyed on how he is updating the game. I can not stand behind Beth sueing over a word. I do not think you can copy right a word.

They should do an endurance run of Ace Attorney! Whoever reaches the best ending wins. EDIT: Best ending first.

Too bad they've declined the proposition, apparently.

When I first read that post, I imagined some Bethesda higher-up going all "OH NO HE DIDN'T" Jeff-style and making a gesture. Then, two little men would crawl up on their knees to the man, handing him a mouse and keyboard. Then, he would scream "BITCH GON' GET SMACKED" and everyone in the Bethesda offices would start yelling uncontrollably, taking off their shirts and making warpaint out of ink.

If that was the scenario in this case, I would totally buy Skyrim.

Mojang won the first skirmish, with the Tingsrätt ("lower court") opining "Det kan således inte, vid en helhetsbedömning av det nu föreliggande materialet, anses föreligga en förväxlingsrisk mellan det ifrågasatta kännetecknet SCROLLS och varumärkena THE ELDER SCROLLS. Det finns därmed inte heller sannolika skäl för att det förekommer varumärkesintrång. Zenimax yrkande om interimistiskt vitesförbud ska därför lämnas utan bifall."
 
or roughly
 
"Taking into account all now present material, it can not be said to exist any risk of confusion between the questioned brand SCROLLS and the trademark THE ELDER SCROLLS'. Therfore, we find no probable cause for trademark infringement. Zenimax request for interlocutory injunction is hereby dismissed" 
 
From what I understand, this was a minor ruling on an injunction on Mojang using the name "Scrolls", so they are free to use the name for now, until there's a final ruling in the main case.
 
(source: FZ)

@eloj: Good. Now those lawyers on Bethesda's side can go back to doing something meaningful.

Yeah I'm sure this'll end well for Mojang considering they employ people who haven't played video games before Minecraft. L O L

Zenimax sued Mojang, not Bethesda.

I endorse all over my keyboard.