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Iron Maiden , the British dense metal band known for hits such asRun To The HillsandThe Number Of The Beast , is suing picture game publisher and developer 3D Realms . The dispute revolves around 3D Realms ' upcoming shooterIon Maiden , which is currently in early access forSteam .
3D Realms has a story back into the eighties , when it die under the name of Apogee Software , but sincerely became a major name in the gaming industry with 1996’sDuke Nukem 3D. Although the company struggle to ever reach the same pinnacle as the FPS classic , the company - now under newfangled possession - has attempted to make a comeback in recent year . The next plot in its roster isIon Maiden , a retro - style shot and prequel to 2016 ’s top - down shooterBombshell .
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However , the game ’s name and contents have not gone over well with Iron Maiden . As reported byKotaku , a case file by Iron Maiden ’s make company with the Central District of California Court hint that 3D Realms ' " misappropriation and consumption of a virtually monovular caricature of the Iron Maiden earmark create a likeliness of muddiness among consumers . " The suit say that client who seeIon Maidenare probable to believe that the band is " somehow consort " with the production . Iron Maiden is looking for an eye - irrigate $ 2 million in damages , and either the game ’s website handed over or taken down .
The suit of clothes doubled down with some curious examples ofIron Maidenfans being disoriented byIon Maiden . admit in these examples are online users " comment that they were misled into believing that the Ion Maiden secret plan was an Iron Maiden game , " reading an clause onion plant Maidenand " expect for an explained connexion to Iron Maiden , " and perhaps most chillingly " evince real excitation for an Iron Maiden TV game . " Given that Iron Maiden released their own free - to - play mobile game back in 2016 , this is perhaps more of a damnatory bill of indictment of existing examples of Iron Maiden as a gaming dimension .
In response , 3D Realms has put out a brief comment onTwitter . The society posit that the cause is full of " frivolous claim anyone who has played Ion Maiden would find more over the top than Shelly ’s ' Loverboy ' , her signature 18 - round of drinks triple - barrel revolving door . " The publisher then state that it will review alternative alongside co - publisher 1C Entertainment and developer Voidpoint and " make any necessary decision at the appropriate fourth dimension . "
3-D Realms is no stranger to legal disputes . The company has had a lengthy battle with Gearbox over the right toDuke Nukem , first over unpaid royalties over the initial sale and then represent itself over the growth of a claim calledDuke Nukem : Mass Destructionin 2014 . However , it remains to be seen whether the newspaper publisher has been playing with madness this time .
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informant : Kotaku(viaGame Rant )
