battle-chess posts

You may remember earlier this year that developers Topware Interactive and Gaijin Entertainment released Battle Vs Chess, a fantasy strategy take on the classic chess game. That move apparently didn't make Interplay very happy. The publisher filed a lawsuit against Topware on September 24, claiming that Battle Vs Chess was an infringement on Interplay's own Battle Chess trademark.

In a recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Interplay announced that the court battle against Topware has succeeded in a preliminary injunction being granted that prevents Topware from "further use of Battle Chess or any confusingly similar title by TopWare." So that pretty much means that the game can't be sold until it gets a new title.

[Via Fallout Wika]

GoG.com continues to add more games from Ubisoft's library of PC titles to its DRM-free list of games to download and purchase. This week, GOG.com has brought the first game in the long running Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon series of military shooters to its line-up. You can purchase the full version of the 2001 released game fo $9.99. It come with some bonus wallpaper, screensavers and artwork from the game.

Also available to download from GoG.com this week is Battle Chess, the 3D chess game where the chess pieces actually fight on the board. You can purchase the 1997 title from Empire Interactive for just $5.99