The Outer Worlds Pre-Release Thread [GO TO NEW THREAD]

[Haba]

I'm certain we will hear about Project Indiana's cancellation soon!

 

[Flou]

https://www.obsidian.net/jobs/open-positions/programming/1067-engine-programmer

Looking for an Engine Programmer this time for Unreal Engine.

 

[Nano]

Just found out about this Graphics Programmer listing: https://www.obsidian.net/jobs/open-positions/programming/1053-graphics-programmer

Experience with DirectX, HLSL, and GPU programming

 

[Infinitron]

I dug around in The Outer Worlds' trademark proceedings. Turns out the trademark office gave Obsidian some trouble because of a similar trademark called "Outer Worlds", which is registered to some other company in Orange County.

Fortuntely, they reached an agreement: http://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn87769095&docId=EXA20180803172835#docIndex=7&page=1

And all seems well: http://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn87769095&docId=DRW20180127082214#docIndex=4&page=1

From: Jonathan Pearce [mailto:jpearce@socalip.com]
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2018 2:50 PM
To: Hayes, Ashley <Ashley.Hayes@USPTO.GOV>
Subject: Re: 87769095 (THE OUTER WORLDS)

Ms. Hayes,

Thank you for your email. Please do proceed with that amendment.

Kind regards,

/jonathan pearce/

Jonathan Pearce

SoCal IP Law Group LLP

(805) 267-2266

www.socalip.com

On Aug 3, 2018, at 10:38 AM, Hayes, Ashley <Ashley.Hayes@USPTO.GOV> wrote:

Jonathan,

The response reached my docket this week (I have not had a chance to review the other two yet). I have reviewed the consent agreement and it looks good to me so I am comfortable withdrawing the 2d refusal. The ID has a couple typos though so I would like to amend as follows simply to correct them (changes are in strikethrough):

Class 9: Computer game software; Computer game software downloadable from a global computer network; Computer game software for personal computers and home video game consoles; Computer software for design, development, scripting, and modification of computer game software; Computer game and video game programs and software; Downloadable computer game and video game programs and software; Downloadable digital materials, namely, ring tones, wallpapers, screensavers, digital music files, and graphics, videos recordings, films, multimedia files containing audio, video, and games, live action programs, motion pictures and animation, all in the field of video games and computer games, all and delivered via global computer networks and wireless networks; Prerecorded digital media, namely, video discs, DVDs, and digital discs, featuring computer games and video games, ring tones, wallpapers, screensavers, digital music files, and graphics, videos, films, multimedia files, live action programs, motion pictures, and animation, all in the field of video games and computer games

With your authorization, I will make these changes via an Examiner’s Amendment and that will place the application in order for review.

Please advise.

Thank you.

Ashley D. Hayes

Examining Attorney, Law Office 108

 

[Infinitron]

Obsidian also had some issues with their board game trademark application. In making their argument, they may have revealed something: http://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn87769064&docId=NTS20180511211644#docIndex=4&page=1

BTW Vault Dweller this is relevant to your current interests.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Wow, even the addresses are uncannily similar.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

Obsidian had also had some issues with their board game trademark application. In making their argument, they may have revealed something: http://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn87769064&docId=NTS20180511211644#docIndex=4&page=1

BTW Vault Dweller this is relevant to your current interests.

Wow, that's a terrible rejection reason.

 

[Infinitron]

Wow, even the addresses are uncannily similar.

Yep, and the two companies are about a 10-15 minute drive away from each other.

Obsidian's address is named after an adjacent shopping mall, the Irvine Spectrum Center. I don't know if Spectrum Pointe has anything to do with that or if it's just a further coincidence.

 

[Latelistener]

Feargus going down the street and using his stunning vocal skills to quickly solve the issue.

Spoiler

 

[Roguey]

Must be called the spectrum center because it's a gathering place of people on the spectrum.

 

[Safav Hamon]

Wow, that's a terrible rejection reason.

It honestly is. Feargus must not of given the attorney a big enough bribe.

 

[Safav Hamon]

This is the 'Otherworlds' creator they denied it because of. Feargus is going to send thugs to his house.

 

[Flou]

Really? Are Americans so retarded that they will mix The Outer Worlds with Otherworlds?

 

[FeelTheRads]

Americans are so retarded they mix "have" with "of".

 

[Roguey]

That's because we pronounce it like "should've"

This is the 'Otherworlds' creator they denied it because of. Feargus is going to send thugs to his house.

They ought to send Sawyer over there to mediate, they have common ground after all.

 

[FeelTheRads]

That's because we pronounce it like "should've"

You're an American now, are you, Roguey? Or should I say... Sawyer?

 

[Roguey]

You're an American now, are you, Roguey? Or should I say... Sawyer?

Well I've always been open about being from the US (and also not being born here, inheriting citizenship from my father).

 

[ArchAngel]

You're an American now, are you, Roguey? Or should I say... Sawyer?

Well I've always been open about being from the US (and also not being born here, inheriting citizenship from my father).

Ah damn, that means you cannot be POTUS.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

You're an American now, are you, Roguey? Or should I say... Sawyer?

Well I've always been open about being from the US (and also not being born here, inheriting citizenship from my father).

Ah damn, that means you cannot be POTUS.

Yeah they can. A US citizen born abroad is still a natural born citizen.

 

[Flou]

Well I've always been open about being from the US (and also not being born here, inheriting citizenship from my father).

Obama is that you?

 

[Grotesque]

I can't wait to be disappointed by Tim Cain and Boyarsky so that the sliver of hope that still resides somewhere in the corners of my soul would be finally snuffed out by the once again and this time final realization that great games are made via a felicitous confluence of myriad factors which would give birth to a perfect storm of creativity and innovation and nowadays having just the man in charge of past exquisite games is not enough to replicate the spell of past great titles.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

I can't wait to be disappointed by Tim Cain and Boyarsky so that the sliver of hope that still resides somewhere in the corners of my soul would be finally snuffed out by the once again and this time final realization that great games are made via a felicitous confluence of myriad factors which would give birth to a perfect storm of creativity and innovation and nowadays having just the man in charge of past exquisite games is not enough to replicate the spell of past great titles.

Well shit, decline has already murdered your sense of punctuation, at least keep hope alive.

 

[a Goat]

It's gonna be popamole shit, codex 10/10.

 

[kalganoat]

Obsidian is gonna fuck this up just watch

 

[Flou]

Now they are looking for a Network Programmer and additional Graphic programmers (they had opening listed earlier, now there's two). Both of these new positions require experience with Unreal Engine.

https://www.obsidian.net/jobs/open-positions/programming/1069-network-programmer

So, multiplayer incoming?