Minecraft Creator Challenges Bethesda

Recently, Notch, the brilliant mind behind the hit game Minecraft, announced the title and details about his next game Scrolls. Shortly after, Bethesda found out about it and filed a lawsuit against him saying that the title, "infringes on their trademark and everyone will confuse it with Skyrim."

Now, in my opinion, the reason that they're saying Scrolls would get confused with Skyrim is absurd. I mean, yes, technically the full title is The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, but no one even addresses anything before the colon. Everyone who knows about these games calls them Morrowind or Oblivion.

In response to all this nonsense, Notch has sent a challenge back to Bethesda:

The only negative thing going on at this moment is the Scrolls trademark lawsuit nonsense, and I think I came up with the perfect solution:

Remember that scene in Game of Thrones where Tyrion chose a trial by battle in the Eyrie? Well, let’s do that instead!
I challenge Bethesda to a game of Quake 3. Three of our best warriors against three of your best warriors. We select one level, you select the other, we randomize the order. 20 minute matches, highest total frag count per team across both levels wins.

If we win, you drop the lawsuit.

If you win, we will change the name of Scrolls to something you’re fine with.

Regardless of the outcome, we could still have a small text somewhere saying our game is not related to your game series in any way, if you wish.

Bethesda has yet to respond to this, but if they accept the challenge, I'm hoping everything ends well...with a livestream going so everyone else can watch the carnage. :)

~Geoff

Source: Notch