My Game Idea Got Stolen...

[Wriggy]

I made a post on a gaming forum (best not name) which was this:

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/6687/stolenwc1.png (http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/6687/stolenwc1.png)

I recieved Games Master magazine and the Official UK XBOX 360 Magazine in the post within the last 2/3 days.

The articles:

Games Master Article:

Name: Referee 2008
Copyright: James Bosher

What Is It: A next-gen ref sim from JB Sports (it's in the name, apparently). You begin as a young novice who attends referee training courses. It's then down to you to move onto amateur football matches. As you progress through the game you will build up your stats, which will include your stamina, reputation amd vision. This will allow you to keep up with play and see incidents both off and on the ball more clearly. As you progress and your rep increases you will work your way up from Sunday League to the Premier Division and even the World Cup final.

How It Plays: The game will be viewed in first person, allowing you to get up and close and personal with players and managers alike. Your approach to each match is entirely up to you whether you want to be the next Pierluigi Collina or Uriah Rennie is your choice...

Potential Best Bit: Referee 2008 allows you to be harsh or fair as you want. Want to allow two-footed challenges or to send a player off foran accidental foul - it's entirely up to you! But be careful, - if you move up the leagues more people will be watching and the press will rate your performance...

OXM:

Please find my game idea attached. I hope you like the idea and the box art I've designed. "A next-gen ref sim from JB Sports (it's in the name, apparently). You begin as a young novice who attends referee training courses. It's then down to you to move onto amateur football matches. As you progress through the game you will build up your stats, which will include your stamina, reputation amd vision. This will allow you to keep up with play and see incidents both off and on the ball more clearly. As you progress and your rep increases you will work your way up from Sunday League to the Premier Division and even the World Cup final. The game will be viewed in first person, allowing you to get up and close and personal with players and managers alike. Your approach to each match is entirely up to you whether you want to be the next Pierluigi Collina or Uriah Rennie is your choice".

Bad Quality Images:

Games Master 1 (http://uk.gamestracker.com/exturl.asp?url=http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/2225/picture007ab6.jpg)
Games Master 2 (http://uk.gamestracker.com/exturl.asp?url=http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/5021/picture008gb5.jpg)
Games Master 3 (http://uk.gamestracker.com/exturl.asp?url=http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/4397/picture009ss5.jpg)
OXM 1 (http://uk.gamestracker.com/exturl.asp?url=http://img261.imageshack.us/img261/7180/picture011rn8.jpg)
OXM 2 (http://uk.gamestracker.com/exturl.asp?url=http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/5674/picture012mr8.jpg)
OXM 3 (http://uk.gamestracker.com/exturl.asp?url=http://img102.imageshack.us/img102/4710/picture013lg3.jpg)

Any similarities? Yup, there's loads. James Bosher has either read my post, or we think alike :brow: Still, I'm annoyed because he won a prize in the OXM magazine!

[Project-Cooper]

That ----ing sucks man. You should check that site and see if there is a James Bosher or someone registered with that name (thats if they have names listed - or you could do an Attention: James Bosher thread on that site). If he did take your idea, you could always do something about it.

That sucks.

[Fusion]

That sucks especially cause he won the Darkness as well for your idea.
Unfortunately it isnt copyrighted so there is little you can do about it. It is really just a post on a forum and nothing more :/
Sorry to say mate
Its worth searching for this guy though

[Wriggy]

That ----ing sucks man. You should check that site and see if there is a James Bosher or someone registered with that name (thats if they have names listed - or you could do an Attention: James Bosher thread on that site). If he did take your idea, you could always do something about it.

That sucks.

I've emailed OXM and currently checking their forums for a James Bosher.

[Wriggy]

That sucks especially cause he won the Darkness as well for your idea.
Unfortunately it isnt copyrighted so there is little you can do about it. It is really just a post on a forum and nothing more :/
Sorry to say mate
Its worth searching for this guy though

I know but still, it someone makes money (or gets prizes) out of my idea, I deserve SOME credit.

[Project-Cooper]

I've emailed OXM and currently checking their forums for a James Bosher.

Thats a good idea... If you get an email back from OXM, please be sure to post it if you want... (Y)

[Wriggy]

Thats a good idea... If you get an email back from OXM, please be sure to post it if you want... (Y)

I will do. At times like these, I wish I'd paid to copyright stupid game ideas :(

[Dvx Uk]

Unlucky BUD(Y)

sounds like a pretty boring game anyway, who would want t be a ref :p

[Wriggy]

Unlucky BUD(Y)

sounds like a pretty boring game anyway, who would want t be a ref :p

It was a joke at the time, but now it's worth "millions" (according to OXM).

[Joe]

heh unlucky but tbh it's an idea i have heard many times before here and there, but it does actually sound fun. Is this actually gona be a game?

[Wriggy]

heh unlucky but tbh it's an idea i have heard many times before here and there, but it does actually sound fun. Is this actually gona be a game?

No... unless EA buy it :P

[HotFish]

You are only young - so just get used to getting screwed left right and centre. Also please remember that the magazines would have wrote and published this to the printers way before 23rd of august - as in your forum post.

you must really think alike unless you can prove this by digging out your original forum post against when this 'james' sent it in.

not being nasty just been realistic

[Wriggy]

You are only young - so just get used to getting screwed left right and centre. Also please remember that the magazines would have wrote and published this to the printers way before 23rd of august - as in your forum post.

you must really think alike unless you can prove this by digging out your original forum post against when this 'james' sent it in.

not being nasty just been realistic

Normally, the letter pages are done last (I read) so that they can read through and put the better letters in... I'm still not sure :(

[Joe]

no offence wriggy but i really doubt it was stolen from you. I've thought of a game like this many a time.