epic threatens over custom Gears of War figure

[Dillweedshake]

Found this at xbox scene.kind of silly... I'd say!

>> It shouldn't always be Sony making stupid PR mistakes ... today the award goes to Epic Games for sending a 'cease and desist' letter to Emilio Lopez for creating a nice little Gears of War Munny as Christmas present for his cousin. Note that only one was made, and it has never been offered for sale or made any profit from it. All the logos etc that were used on the box were taken from the fan site pack Epic gave out. Even if they maybe have a valid legal standpoint it's just 'not done' if you ask me.

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[Crusader]

Well...I suppose if Epic lets this guy get away with it, more people could start making them and turning a profit. It's more of a "show of force" act than anything.