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"Conflict of interest with existing IP."

Nippon Ichi America has said it will rename its quirky PSP title "Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! What Did I Do to Deserve This?" immediately due to a "conflict of interest with an existing IP".

This applies to the original game, released last year (check out our review), and the sequel, which has been delayed to 4th May in the US to implement the change.

The game has also been pulled from the US PlayStation Store until it can be re-branded. The new name is "What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord!?"

There's no word on what the IP was that threw up the conflict, but everyone assumes Batman. We've contacted Tecmo Koei, which distributed Badman in Europe, to find out whether the news is any different in these parts.

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the_dudefather #1 2 years ago

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They should rename it 'SOME DAYS YOU CAN'T GET RID OF A BADMAN'
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owl #2 2 years ago

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BADMAN FOREVER
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schnide #3 2 years ago

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To be fair, I think it was probably fairly obvious from the start that it sounded very, very similar if not a direct rip-off to that mystery 'existing IP'.
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Shinetop #4 2 years ago

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I grew tired of these 'quirky' titles for indie games really quick. This, that zombies game on Xbox Live Indie Games... it all seems like a joke that got tired before it was even made. "LOL what if the title was, like, really really long?"

IMHO the only game where this worked well was Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness - Episode One.
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the_dudefather #5 2 years ago

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@Shinetop
I MAED A GAEM WITH ZOMBIES IN1T!!1 is a genius game with an apt title
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Shinetop #6 2 years ago

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You'll note how I never said that the game wasn't decent or the title unfitting.

Edited by 1 at 10/02/10 @ 10:22
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the_dudefather #7 2 years ago

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fair enough

but I didn't say i was disagreeing with you

AH HA!
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jonsaan #8 2 years ago

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It's also gone from the UK store. Exactly what it needs. Games being taken away. Come on Sony. Just rename it and put it back. Why does everything take so long. I wanted to buy that when I got paid you schmucks.
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dacicus #9 2 years ago

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This is starting to getting ridiculous. Soon we will have to pay for every word that comes out from our mouth.
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Shinetop #10 2 years ago

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but I didn't say i was disagreeing with you

I didn't say you were disagreeing with me either.
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the_dudefather #11 2 years ago

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BUT... you win this round
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metalmike25 #12 2 years ago

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I heard they're going to change the name to Duperman
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siro #13 2 years ago

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Should have changed it to Buttman or so.
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CordableTuna #14 2 years ago

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Alternative name suggestion: "Edgy Edge of Edginess by Tim"
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Shakey_Jake33 #15 2 years ago

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Because people constantly mistake this game as being a Batman game...
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jonsaan #16 2 years ago

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This game is STILL on the US store but has been pulled from the UK store. Just FYI like EG.
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nasanu #17 2 years ago

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america lol or something
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