No person noticed this coming, proper? Really that’s solely partially in jest– I genuinely anticipated the lawsuit to be for copyright infringement primarily based on the “Pal’s” similarity to their Pokemon counterparts. As an alternative it’s trademark infringement, which sounds to me like they gave up on the copyright method and simply tried to search out one thing to sue for. Palworld’s explosion into the cultural zeitgeist earlier this yr most likely bruised Pokemon’s ego a bit, and you know the way a lot Nintendo likes to put their legal professionals to work.
On a associated matter of issues we noticed coming (on this case as a result of I advised you it was coming)… we’re on the brink of launch the Kickstarter for the following Ctrl+Alt+Del books! This time I’ve managed to activate the “coming quickly” web page with out by accident launching the venture weeks early. That’s a win for my nervousness ranges.
When you head to the hyperlink, you may signal as much as be notified when the venture goes dwell (which ought to be early October, concrete date to be settled upon quickly). The books are type of an enormous deal for what we do right here, not simply because I like to gather my work right into a power-outage-proof, end-of-civilization-proof format, but additionally when it comes to their ties to the sustainability of the web site and the work I do right here. Other than our Patreon, books are the opposite large manner you may help the comedian, and assist me proceed working this bizarre enterprise mannequin the place I first offer you my work without cost, after which years later ask you to purchase it. So I’m actually hoping you’ll come take a look at the venture as soon as it launches.
