The Banner Saga developer Stoic Studios has released a statement about the ongoing trademark issues with King, saying that the inability to use the word "Saga" could hold up the release of a sequel.
"Two years ago, the three of us at Stoic set out to make an epic viking game: The Banner Saga," it reads. "We did, and people loved it, so we're making another one. We won't make a viking saga without the word 'saga,' and we don't appreciate anyone telling us we can't.
"King.com claims they're not attempting to prevent us from using The Banner Saga, and yet their legal opposition to our trademark filing remains. We're humbled by the outpouring of support and honoured to have others stand with us for the right to their own Saga. We just want to make great games."
King has explained that its claim against The Banner Saga was, in essence, a scare tactic to prevent genuine clones from trying to use the word "Saga" and there is no desire to see Stoic unable to use the name. Despite this, the Notice of Opposition mentioned below still stands.
