In that case, it's a very unnecessary distillation of genres. I would think MMOs and RPGs are different and numerous enough to warrant having separate categories.
The temptation of foregoing morals sure isn't what's going on here. I don't like Facebook, but attributing nobility to Notch's actions because he's creep-ed out by Facebook is nowhere near "resisting the temptation to forgo one's morals."
I'll take that as a 'no,' then. There are devs who make games for the love of it. That would happen to be most of them. If you think otherwise, you must have never spoken to any of them.
I'd be surprised if either party were able to give a completely unbiased statement as to what happened. Like you said, it's a weird situation for sure.
Unless what 'beta' meant to both parties was clearly defined in the licensing agreement, they had a flimsy defense if WB wanted to step in. "Developer Bio-Hazard Entertainment stated that the MMO was in limited production, without authorization from Warner Bros." seems to contradict what is...
I don't really know what they expected. I mean, no offense to anyone on the team, but when you illegally use someones IP, even with the best of intentions, problems are bound to arise.
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