Playbunny or Hotbunny?
In the early renders released a couple of months back, Bosco's magazine rack featured a copy of "Playbunny." But in the released game it's "Hotbunny." Was Telltale afraid of a lawsuit?
This might also explain why Sam's dialogue line describing the magazines cuts out before naming that one.
This might also explain why Sam's dialogue line describing the magazines cuts out before naming that one.
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Never mind, Brendan set the record straight below.
WHat a mishap.
Maybe they can patch it in the next release?
Anyway, I want to see more Playboy stuff in the game.
It was so much fun.
Oh, so THAT'S why Sam stops talking. Well, it still almost works.
No bunny pr0n where you live?
plus just using the word Play in a name wouldn't be enough grounds for anything anyway. What about playstation magazine? It uses the name play.
I think telltale backed down too easily on this issue.
Not that it made much of a difference in the game but it is the principle of the thing.
Penny Arcade ran into similar problems with the use of Strawberry Shortcake and they had to take the comic strip down.
Parody is not entirely easy thing to do and in this case I guess the use of "play" and "bunny" together is a big no-no since it is a trademark for Playboy. Trademarks are a legal grey zone in most countries.
I just have to add that people who think suing is the coolest thing ever, even for small matters, don't know how much a legal battle costs and how much it can ruin people's lives. Lawyers are really expensive and they have the power to make you become their b****. ;P