The PSP strategy game series that kicked off with the brilliantly titled Holy Invasion Of Privacy, Badman! What Did I Do To Deserve This? will get a new, less legally conflicting name, according to its publisher.
NIS America said in a statement today that the Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman series “had a conflict of interest with an existing IP” and will henceforth be known as What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord!? The unnamed intellectual property is presumably, you know, the Warner Bros. owned Batman franchise.
How does this impact you? For starters, the original version of the game, released through the PlayStation Network last year, has been yanked. It will be temporarily unavailable until NIS America can do a decent scrubbing of any infringing implications toward Batman.
NIS America has also delayed the sequel to May 4, changing the game’s name from Holy Invasion Of Privacy, Badman! 2: Time to Tighten Up Security! to What Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord!? 2. Hmph.
Sounds like those of you who may have downloaded the original Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! have yourself a digital collector’s item.
pdaddy
February 10, 2010 at 9:03 AM
I would have thought the ‘My Lord’ part could upset some religious folk…
You know, taking the lord’s name in vain or something like that?
Report PermalinkEl Phantasmogoro
February 10, 2010 at 11:04 AM
Fuedal lords. So, no.
Report PermalinkWTHfor
February 10, 2010 at 11:41 AM
God isn’t likely to sue, so they probably figure they’re safe.
Report PermalinkDarius
February 10, 2010 at 9:16 AM
I have a UMD with original title yeeeeehaaaaw!
Report Permalinktaking offers right now
oggob
February 10, 2010 at 10:09 AM
$5
:D
Report PermalinkNathan Runge
February 10, 2010 at 9:50 AM
Being religious and all do you think that if I CHOSE to be upset about it they’d change the name to something a little less, you know, lame?
Report PermalinkJo
February 10, 2010 at 11:51 AM
Oooh political correctness for the side of good for once.
Report PermalinkI like it.
Sabmac
February 11, 2010 at 2:03 AM
Do it. Yes.
Report PermalinkMatty
February 10, 2010 at 12:23 PM
Funny just bought this of Ebay yesterday, just waiting for a combined invoice, lets see if its any good
Report PermalinkThermal Ions
February 10, 2010 at 8:32 PM
Read the new name, and had thoughts of Evony and big busted women in undersized tops.
Sounds like they came up with the new name in 5 minutes while on the phone to the WB lawyers. Surely they could have done better.
Report Permalinkchuckie
February 11, 2010 at 9:33 AM
what was the legal conflict exactly? i can’t imagine another IP having the same name or similar to such an obnoxiously named game :p
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