Pixel Force: DJ Hero Creator Receives Cease And Desist From Universal

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Posted December 7, 2010 - By Nikole Zivalich

Pixel Force: DJ Hero, the game we posted last week, has been taken down after the creator, Eric Ruth, received a Cease and Desist letter from Universal Publishing Group. Ruth and Universal shared a few words on the matter, all of which is currently posted on PikiGeek. The game was downloaded and mirrored on various other sites and I dare say is still out there if you look for it. Eric told Joystiq that while he is bummed that Universal pulled the plug on Pixel Force: DJ Hero he is working on his next game, Pixel Force: Halo, tentatively for next month.

Tags: Music, PC Gaming, Videogames

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Completist

That's a damn shame. It looks like a more interesting game, plus no money went into Bobby Kottick's greedy lttle paws.

Posted: December 8, 2010 4:36 AM
Poseidon67

Although I had no interest in the game I downloaded it after reading the store as my F you to assbleeps like J. Grannis. I also asked all my game loving friends to download it as well.

Posted: December 8, 2010 3:58 AM
luther7718

[This comment has been removed due to a copyright notice from Universal Music Group.]

Posted: December 7, 2010 6:36 PM
WIDEANGLE

SPAMSITTINONTHECAN!!!

Posted: December 7, 2010 6:30 PM
Xero_Wing

this DEFIANTLY falls under parody law and universal knows it they were just trying to scare him

if it were me i'd get a lawyer

Posted: December 7, 2010 3:18 PM
RockieOllie

So...

Posted: December 7, 2010 1:35 PM
sephirothcloud

This is an illegal act on Universal's Part..I did read this story on Kotaku but nothing on Cease and Desist Orders. If anything Universal should have gotten Ubisoft Involved and the OTHER Record Label's BUT NO They do Shoot First ask Questions Later attitude...Does Universal NEED TO BE Reminded of them pulling that One Youtube clip years ago?? If anything Universal coulda asked oh I don't know Please remove the songs we have licensed(Even though their an 8 Bit Version) But no...Their JERKS as always

Posted: December 7, 2010 1:15 PM
jalapenowonmil

Dam! Quick, someone change U.S. copyright laws so he can put the game back up! Then we could also slap Ms. Butthurt J. Grannis across his D-bag face!

Posted: December 7, 2010 12:19 PM
Kingram

And this is how net neutrality dies... Douchebags.

Posted: December 7, 2010 12:01 PM