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This project was previously scheduled to be released on January 31, 2024, but unforeseen circumstances caused it to be postponed. Sony has apparently contacted the developers.

Although it's a free project, Sony has asked for the Bloodborne brand to be removed from it. This means that the project was delayed so that the creators could remove any mention of the company's IP.

The game will still be released, but the developer claims that it will take a little longer and will be "a little different" after the contents of Bloodborne are removed. There is still no new release date for the project, but the developer promises to announce it soon.

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WHELP. IT HAPPENED
Sony contacted me
Long story short I need to scrub the branding off of what was previously known as Bloodborne Kart, which we will do. But that requires a short delay.
Don't worry, the game is still coming out! It'll just look slightly different

Like I've said in multiple interviews, we were all expecting this to happen so we could be pleasantly surprised if it didn't
It happened, so we're shifting gears (ha) to take care of it. I'll get back to y'all ASAP when we figured out a new release date!!

As much as I pushed for this to be "the meme made real" so to speak, turning this into an original game that we have full creative control over is kind of exciting. This is a fan game no more!
Regardless, thanks for understanding everyone!!

 

[SJRB]

I understand why Sony did this, but it would've been a lot cooler if they didn't.

 

[GrayChild]

OK, but Bloodborne PC when?

 

[Crayon]

Well you don't want people confusing it for an official product.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

I understand why Sony did this, but it would've been a lot cooler if they didn't.

Legal matters aside, it's sad how out of touch most entertainment companies are. And then they wonder why games like Palworld succeed while they blow their umpteenth attempt at GaaS.

 

[bender]

OK, but Bloodborne PC when?

 

[MagnesD3]

Screw Sony, pathetic. They could have done this ages ago.

 

[MiguelItUp]

I understand why Sony did this, but it would've been a lot cooler if they didn't.

Yeah, it's clearly not an official product, haha. Would've been cool if they contacted them much earlier before they put all the work in. But much like they said, I'm sure they were always looking over their shoulder for it.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Screw Sony, pathetic. They could have done this ages ago.

Hot take

 

[Icymanipulator]

Nintendo would not have been so gracious as this, I think.

 

[Griffon]

I don't understand what the devs were thinking. Using the Bloodborne name and named characters and selling the product is going way too far. Sony could've sued them back to the stone age.

Lovecraftian-gothic Kart with different names and derivative character designs would've been fine and not nearly as risky. They're lucky Sony simply told them that.

 

[MagnesD3]

I don't understand what the devs were thinking. Using the Bloodborne name and named characters and selling the product is going way too far. Sony could've sued them back to the stone age.

Lovecraftian-gothic Kart with different names and derivative character designs would've been fine and not nearly as risky. They're lucky Sony simply told them that.

It was free, they have worked on it a few years now. Sony are pieces of shit in this scenario, if it were that important than they would have done it to his Bloodbourne demake game. They only did it because people were excited and if they were gonna do it it should have been long ago before they put so much work in.

 

[NoLootBoxDev]

 

[drotahorror]

Who cares. The dev is some RE forum reject.

 

[LordOfChaos]

Taking the branding off makes sense (they don't want their IP tarnished by people thinking it's an official project) and this is a cooler response than Nintendo probably killing his dog

 

[YCoCg]

This is the most they've done for Bloodborne in years!

 

[Codes 208]

Nintendo would not have been so gracious as this, I think.

neither would the responses. Everytime a thread pops up on nintendo being nintendo its always “fuck you nintendo, stop over-protrcting your IP’s!”
But going through this thread i suppose i shouldnt be surprised that half of it is “its ok because sony is just protecting their brand”

And if it were microsoft, well yeah, the thread would need to be nuked from orbit from the level toxicity

 

[RyRy93]

neither would the responses. Everytime a thread pops up on nintendo being nintendo its always “fuck you nintendo, stop over-protrcting your IP’s!”
But going through this thread i suppose i shouldnt be surprised that half of it is “its ok because sony is just protecting their brand”

And if it were microsoft, well yeah, the thread would need to be nuked from orbit from the level toxicity

Nintendo wouldn’t just say change some of your assets though would they? That’s why everyone says fuck Nintendo

 

[DavidGzz]

So, Sony does remember Bloodborne exists?! Things are looking up bois.

 

[MagnesD3]

neither would the responses. Everytime a thread pops up on nintendo being nintendo its always “fuck you nintendo, stop over-protrcting your IP’s!”
But going through this thread i suppose i shouldnt be surprised that half of it is “its ok because sony is just protecting their brand”

And if it were microsoft, well yeah, the thread would need to be nuked from orbit from the level toxicity

Yeah the amount of people who think corporations are thier friends is crazy.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

OK, but Bloodborne PC when?

1 year after release.

 

[BlackTron]

Bloodstained Kart

 

[Fake]

'Priorities'...

 

[GymWolf]

Bloodborne...kart?

 

[Ribi]

Idk seems like this project was made nefariously. Either way I contacted Sony to get their statement on the game and made a few Twitter posts about the blatant copyright infringements made by the developer. I'm gnna go pat myself on the back now.


Can't they call it souls kart and make parody characters then

 

[Dzab]

While it's a lame move, I get it to an extent, the only reason this is a "popular" thing is because it's based on Bloodborne. No one would care if it was another kart game, or just a mod or even a parody. I still think Sony could have worked with him to get this out and let people have a small fun thing.

However, it's a big difference from Nintendo striking down simple mods, projects, or tournaments for 20 year old games they no longer support or have a way of playing. Or deleting music from YouTube that you can't hear anywhere else or even buy. This is why people have an issue with the way Nintendo operates

That being said, just port Bloodborne already and make it 60fps please

 

[daninthemix]

This is great. It's the first confirmation we have that Sony even remembers it owns this IP.

 

[peronmls]

What? No don’t remove the title. Or just name it Kartborne

 

[Raonak]

Project Beast Kart?

 

[Codes 208]

Yeah the amount of people who think corporations are thier friends is crazy.

Thats why fanboys being so overly defensive/offensive regarding their singular plastic box annoys me. All of these companies just want your money so why is it ok when one company does a bad thing but not another?

Bloodborne...kart?

yeah, the guy who made the ps1 demake of bloodborne was experimenting on making a mario kart 64 version of bloodborne, it actually looked entertaining.

 

[adamsapple]

OK, but Bloodborne PC when?

 

[Codes 208]

Nintendo wouldn’t just say change some of your assets though would they? That’s why everyone says fuck Nintendo

If Nintendo gives a cease and desist, what could legally allow them to nuke it further after its been changed? The problem with many of the cease and desist things weve heard regarding Nintendo games is that they have been not much more than fan-made remakes or spinoffs like zelda in unreal or pokemon fusions.

Theres nothing to stop you from continuing to creating the idea under a new ip, but so many of these have been so integral as fan-projects that it’d be easier to ditch the whole thing altogether.

The only thing different here is the semantics. Sony said what Nintendont but in either case its fair use if the ip changes

Take croc for example, that was originally going to be a 3d yoshi platformer but Nintendo rejected it in mid-production so the devs changed around the characters and it ended up being made regardless

 

[Trogdor1123]

Sucks but they have to do it. You are required to protect your ip. Clearly they are planning to use it again…

I would post a gif with laughing people but I can’t post gifs. Why? It’s all greyed out

 

[reinking]

If Nintendo gives a cease and desist, what could legally allow them to nuke it further after its been changed? The problem with many of the cease and desist things weve heard regarding Nintendo games is that they have been not much more than fan-made remakes or spinoffs like zelda in unreal or pokemon fusions.

Theres nothing to stop you from continuing to creating the idea under a new ip, but so many of these have been so integral as fan-projects that it’d be easier to ditch the whole thing altogether.

The only thing different here is the semantics. Sony said what Nintendont but in either case its fair use if the ip changes

Take croc for example, that was originally going to be a 3d yoshi platformer but Nintendo rejected it in mid-production so the devs changed around the characters and it ended up being made regardless

Isn't this exactly what is happening here? Sony told them they can't use their IP so it is being changed to remove references to that IP?

 

[existensmaximum]

Some people here sound like the dude had any kind of rights to do this..? Jeez.

 

[Gojiira]

It was free, they have worked on it a few years now. Sony are pieces of shit in this scenario, if it were that important than they would have done it to his Bloodbourne demake game. They only did it because people were excited and if they were gonna do it it should have been long ago before they put so much work in.

Really? Hyperbole much? If it were any other company it would have been a DMCA or lawsuit. At least Sony ONLY told them to remove branding…

 

[MagiusNecros]

Call it Borneblood Racing

 

[Dacvak]

this is just confirmation that Sony is working on their own Bloodborne Kart.

 

[Duchess]

this is just confirmation that Sony is working on their own Bloodborne Kart.

Exactly. Microsoft issued a cease and desist to an RTS Halo project (modded from Command and Conquer, I believe) before then announcing Halo Wars.

 

[Hestar69]

the creator of the game is a piece of shit and blocked me on twitter because they were talking about ACAB and I told them my cousin was injured in the line of duty and one of the nicest ppl ever.. Told me who cares and blocked... sooooooooooo fuck them.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

Approximately five minutes later everyone at Sony continued to aggressively ignore it.

Chad move

 

[Ulysses 31]

OK, but Bloodborne PC when?

Once the PS4 emulator works good enough.

 

[RoboFu]

Is it an actual PlayStation game or just made to look like one?

 

[rofif]

Why for once, can't it be "the company loves your project and will help you publish it and finance the rest of development".
Only valve does that

 

[K2D]

Can't go around cramping Sony's style like that - people are gonna hear about them having Bloodborne 60 fps patch behind lock and key..!

 

[BennyBlanco]

Why for once, can't it be "the company loves your project and will help you publish it and finance the rest of development".
Only valve does that

Because Valve is the only benevolent force in gaming that is also a large billion dollar corporation.

 

[FeralEcho]

I mean I understand why they did it but it's like.... You're doing fuck all with the IP anyway,letting this incredible series rot while your devs slave away on the next "great" gaas project with diverse characters built for "modern audiences".

At least do a remaster of Bloodborne with 4k res and 60 fps you cowards...

 

[fart town usa]

I get why people make these games based on owned IPs but at the same it's like, if you're capable of making a polished/impressive indie title, just make it your own and get it out there. There's nothing wrong with clone style games.

Always seemed kind of silly to put yourself in a potential cease and desist situation when it's easily avoidable.

 

[K2D]

I get why people make these games based on owned IPs but at the same it's like, if you're capable of making a polished/impressive indie title, just make it your own and get it out there. There's nothing wrong with clone style games.

Always seemed kind of silly to put yourself in a potential cease and desist situation when it's easily avoidable.

Because the IP is the sole reason they make the game.

Even if Sony nukes it from orbit. Don't know why they would though.. Makes them seem really petty.

 

[april6e]

Why do we have to go through this every time somebody makes a fan made game? You cannot sell a product based on an IP you didn't create without permission. Or in the case of a free game, you also can't just release a video game with branding that doesn't belong to you and then get mad when the original IP holder decides they don't want you making it.

People seem to perfectly understand this concept when it comes to artwork or a novel but then act like Sony is a villain for deciding only they want to release products based around Bloodborne.