To quote the opening: "Is the upcoming Codemasters game really 'the much anticipated return of the genre-defining military conflict simulator' Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis? Is it really 'the official sequel to the multi-award winning Operation Flashpoint: Cold War Crisis'? Bohemia Interactive says: 'No! What matters is the game, not the name.'" Seeing Bohemia's fury at Flashpoint 2 being described by Codemasters as the "return of" or "official sequel to" is without precedent in recent gaming history. But Bohemia, in a recent press-release, have made that incredibly explicit. Football Manager versus Championship Manager, Far Cry 2 versus Crysis, etc). There's always obvious competition between the keeper of the flame and the keeper of the name (e.g. ![]() ![]() The situation where a developer keeps the technology and the publisher gets the name is common enough.
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