The court case about the game between the companies Scrolls ZeniMax and Bethesda Softworks on the one hand and on the other studio Mojang come to an end. On completion of the dispute said the author of the game Minecraft Markus "Notch" Persson (Markus Persson) in his microblog Twitter.
According to the agreement, the company ZeniMax Media, the owners of the studioBethesda, reserving the right to the trademark "Scrolls", and Mojang will be allowed to release the game under the same name. At the same time, Mojang was forbidden to use the name "Scrolls" to create a "competitor" role-playing series The Elder Scrolls.Studio head Markus Persson made no mention of any monetary compensation from both sides, but in his Twitter microblocks added: "I signed the paper was about a million pages thick, so we at least know that a group of lawyers rich. That's good. Do not want them to starve. "
Legal dispute began in the summer of 2011, when Mojang announced its new gameScrolls. Lawyers for Bethesda made a Swedish independent studio letters to present his claim to the title. According to them, ordinary consumers could be confused with the famous Scrolls role-playing series The Elder Scrolls. In September ZeniMax went to court, despite the fact that Mojang has agreed to change the name of the game and to give the right to use the trademark without litigation. According to the preliminary decision in October 2011, the studio Marcus Persson has received permission to use the name Scrolls for your game to the announcement of the final verdict.
Scrolls - tactical role-playing game from the author Minecraft . It is developed on the engine, Unity, able to run on devices Mac, Linux iOS, Android, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3. However, at the moment only version announced for PC, Mac and Linux.The game is scheduled for 2012. According to the authors, along with the PC-version will go on sale collectible card game of the same name.
