ProjectGames’ Xbox LIVE Indie Games blockbuster (hur hur) FortressCraft might be banking over $1 million in revenue, but not without generating a bit of controversy.
Since the game’s launch about six months ago, it has been subject to accusations of cloning Minecraft, an allegation that’s kind of hard to dismiss when even the name is pretty similar.
Even Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson has called out the game as “an obvious attempt to just take something popular and clone it as closely as possible”, an indictment that clearly rankles FortressCraft dev, Adam Sawkins.
“The Notch Defense Force said things like ‘you even stole the name,’ but the actual gameplay is nothing like Minecraft,” Sawkins told IGN.
In fact, he’s so confident about it, that the upcoming Minecraft Xbox LIVE Arcade launch isn’t a matter of much concern for him.
“Minecraft has been squeezed out of its own market,” he said. “It might do well on the name alone, but if you want sexy graphics and shaders and the creative aspect, you have FortressCraft. If you want to fight monsters and share stuff with your friends, you have Total Miner. Nobody will pay for Minecraft when they can pay $3.00 for Total Miner or FortressCraft.”
Uh-huh. I think he might be in for a bit of a reality check.
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