Inspired by the “endless furniture hypermarket” in the well-known SCP-3008 file, the new multiplayer cooperative horror game “The Store is Closed” developed by the independent team Ziggy is here. Kickstarter After raising more than $ 50,000, according to the expectations of the gaming community, developer Jacob Shaw received a letter from a lawyer from Swedish furniture maker IKEA.
The concept of the game “The Store is Closed” is to build an endless space furniture hypermarket as a stage according to the description of file SCP-3008. In a shop called “STYR”, players can experiment with the craftsmanship and upgrade the equipment inside. The way to play and do it is to prevent the terrorist attack in the shop.
However, the game “The Store is Closed” has not yet been released, but Jacob Shaw received a letter from a New York law firm hired by IKEA, claiming that the game infringed IKEA trademark rights and asked Shaw to remove any IKEA-like item designs in the game. .
IKEA lawyer Fross Zelnick wrote in the letter: “Our client is aware that a video game you are developing, The Store is Closed, infringes the trademark of a well-known IKEA store without our client’s permission.”
according toForeign media recordalthough “The Store is Closed” does not mention IKEA, the design of the hypermarket in the game is the same as IKEA, with yellow letters on a blue background, and the design of the monster in the store is similar to the yellow straight-striped T-shirts worn by IKEA employees The gray walkways and partitions of the furniture in the store are similar to IKEA, and the design of the signs is also very similar to the IKEA logo.
In other words, IKEA officials believe that all aspects of the design of “The Store is Closed” are reminiscent of IKEA, so Shaw is asked to remove any design in the game that resembles IKEA elements.
This sudden incident caught Shaw off guard, because SCP-3008’s origin is “infinite IKEA” on the inside, and now he must do his best to make this IKEA store look inside and out. Due to the demands of international company chains, he can only suspend the plan in the closed beta phase in the near future, and modify or delete existing items in the game within ten days as requested by the other side.
The release date for “The Store is Closed” has not yet been revealed, due to this incident, it may take longer for the game to be released.
