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The first entry of the Ace Combat flight arcade (as opposed to flight sim) series was released under the title of Air Combat, so I hope Namco ain't gonna bop th
by tmtvl 3y ago
The first entry of the Ace Combat flight arcade (as opposed to flight sim) series was released under the title of Air Combat, so I hope Namco ain't gonna bop them for trademark infringement.
- nateb2022 3y agoAccording to Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namco https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namco), Namco went defunct on 31 March 2006
- jkim1258 3y agoI think it'd be safe to assume that Bandai Namco holds the IP of the former Namco
- wtallis 3y agoIt merged in 2006, with Bandai. The combined company is anything but defunct, and their IP is not abandoned or up for grabs.
- cxr 3y agoTrademarks are up for grabs when they're abandoned—which this one is. Whether the company still exists is a separate matter.
- easeout 3y agoAce Combat 7 was published by Bandai Namco in 2019.
- andirk 3y agoAir Combat was the best jet game ever. It taught me all about how to lock on to targets and how to escape lock. I cant forget that beep-beep-beep sound in my head. Now my car makes that sound when I'm parking in a tight spot. I hope this version has combat.
- wbl 3y agoIANAL but trademarks are complicated and the more descriptive a trademark is the less protection it has especially for a decades old video game no one is selling anymore.