No one noticed this coming, proper? Truly that’s solely partially in jest– I genuinely anticipated the lawsuit to be for copyright infringement based mostly on the “Pal’s” similarity to their Pokemon counterparts. As an alternative it’s patent 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 attorneys to work.
On a associated subject 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 subsequent Ctrl+Alt+Del books! This time I’ve managed to activate the “coming quickly” web page with out by accident launching the mission weeks early. That’s a win for my anxiousness ranges.
In case you head to the hyperlink, you possibly can signal as much as be notified when the mission goes reside (which needs to be early October, concrete date to be settled upon quickly). The books are form 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 by way of their ties to the sustainability of the web site and the work I do right here. Aside from our Patreon, books are the opposite large means you possibly can assist 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 mission as soon as it launches.
