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[SimonTheFrog]

I just stumbled upon this book on IT on amazon.co.uk:

"Wake Up Shepard"


This must be the first time in human history that there is a book about one possible interpretation of the ending of a game.

Just wanted to share this.


P.S.: Please don't discuss IT in general here.

[The Night Mammoth]

Is that even legal?

[wolfsite]

So dispite being debunked and proven false severeal times.......... well I guess..... I'm sorry I can't finish this.  You have people being slaughtered around the world in war, people starving due to poor living conditions, and yet someone decided to write a book about video game butt hurt.............. I'm just.......... if we can harness that power and focus it on real world problems this planet would be such a great place to live on.


Disclaimer: The previous sentence does not paint everyone who disliked the ending in this particular view as everyone is entitled to an opinion however writing a book on a theory that the writers and holders of the IP have clearly stated is false is just a bit much.

[mumba]

Lmao.

[Redbelle]

As an unofficial publication, probably. There's nothing to stop self publication on any topic. And since IT is a fan made creation that BW choose not to utilise in it's narrative, it's not a topic that is technically owned by BW.

[Seboist]

The Night Mammoth wrote...

Is that even legal?

Why wouldn't it be?

And I second Mumba's post.

Modifié par Seboist, 07 mai 2013 - 11:25 .

[PsyrenY]

Mumba1511 wrote...

Lmao.

This.

Redbelle wrote...

As an unofficial publication, probably. There's nothing to stop self publication on any topic. And since IT is a fan made creation that BW choose not to utilise in it's narrative, it's not a topic that is technically owned by BW.

But "Mass Effect" is a term they own, which the idiot has plastered all over his for-profit book.

[The Night Mammoth]

Seboist wrote...

The Night Mammoth wrote...

Is that even legal?

Why wouldn't it be?

And I second Mumba's post.

Dunno, I thought it was weird that someone is making money off of Mass Effect that probably isn't licensed by BioWare, but then I remembered I own things like this about books and films, so the derp went away.

Stupid as sh*t regardless. 

[Tyrannosaurus Rex]

Tempted to start selling my own books about the ME3 ending and earn a few bucks after seeing this.

It will be 5 euros per copy.

[Ravensword]

Neofelis Nebulosa wrote...

Optimystic_X wrote...

Redbelle wrote...

As an unofficial publication, probably. There's nothing to stop self publication on any topic. And since IT is a fan made creation that BW choose not to utilise in it's narrative, it's not a topic that is technically owned by BW.

But "Mass Effect" is a term they own, which the idiot has plastered all over his for-profit book.

Correct.

And so it stands to reason that this idiot is gonna get sued as soon as EA finds out about this.

[Aaleel]

Wow, I'll be shocked if there isn't a cease and desist letter in the mail right now.

This person has a image from the game right on the cover, and I'm sure has many more strewn throughout the book. All that is owned and copyrighted.

[Argolas]

I... find that hard to believe.

Seriously, if anyone is interested in IT, Youtube is full of narrated Stuff with game footage and all for free. Why would anyone buy that book?

[Seboist]

Argolas wrote...

I... find that hard to believe.

Seriously, if anyone is interested in IT, Youtube is full of narrated Stuff with game footage and all for free. Why would anyone buy that book?

Yeah, YT is a better venue to make profit off of suckers as Clevernoob as shown.

[Zazzerka]

The idiot forgot a comma in the title. Now it looks like children's book about a sleepy sheepherder.

[Seboist]

The author biography is a hoot. It's some high school kid.

About the Author
Daemian Hawke Dumas was born in Middletown, Connecticut on September 28, 1996. He then moved to Bradley, Illinois, where he currently resides. Dumas, a sophomore at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School, is an exceptional student and frequently asks questions, albeit mostly irrelevant. However, he is more likely to have fun and crack jokes in class rather than delve into his studies, but he'll get to them… eventually. After he graduates, Dumas hopes to attend an international college, preferably in Europe. Although he currently has no clue of what he wishes to be in terms of a career, he hopes it will be in the alley of an adventurer rather than the regular nine to five kind of guy, because, come on, he certainly has the abs for it. In the matter of authoring books, Dumas might write a few more, as he has some great ideas for some fictional works, but he usually doesn't plan that far ahead….

[Redbelle]

It's probably a grey area, given that the main title is not Mass effect, but a book, about something from Mass Effect.

Go into a discount book store and you see alot of unofficial book's about subject's that are franchised, from boy bands to movie's etc.

I can't really come down on one side or the other on this. Suffice to say that if EA and or BW decide to take action, they will have to decide first if the book is damaging to them in some way, and then if the cost of taking action is less than the benefit's they would get.

I don't see how taking action against one writer who has effectively added a method of promoting the exposure of their product is bad for them. Not even for the subject matter, because while proved false, it was and still is an exercise in collecting narrative strands and spinning them into a cohesive plot. Which again, is a plot proved to be false given the source material the book comes from.

The only reason I see that someone would take action is if someone was incredibly possesive of their franchise. And arguably, Star War's under George Lucas, expanded it's reach into other media, because it allowed it's franchise to be used by others.

Looking at the price I'm not sure the guy is making that much money off it either.

[Argolas]

Seboist wrote...

Argolas wrote...

I... find that hard to believe.

Seriously, if anyone is interested in IT, Youtube is full of narrated Stuff with game footage and all for free. Why would anyone buy that book?

Yeah, YT is a better venue to make profit off of suckers as Clevernoob as shown.

Let's be fair here, Clevernoob did put a lot of work into his documentaries and he did a pretty good job in collecting, filing and presenting the evidence. It's just hard to see that while he is talking bullsh!t half of the time, especially at the end of part 3. I don't even wanna know what his vlogs are like.

[Seboist]

One reason why this book is absurd is that there's no official consensus on what "IT" really is beyond it being an "it was all a dream" reset button. Like "9/11 Truth" there's all sorts of bizarre contradictory theories floating around.

For instance, this guy claims the crucible is an EMP weapon(lol) but I've seen other ITers claim it's a Reaper trap(which would make ME3's plot even more dumb than it already is).

[GreyLycanTrope]

What is this, I don't even...

wolfsite wrote...
Disclaimer: The previous sentence does not
paint everyone who disliked the ending in this particular view as
everyone is entitled to an opinion however writing a book on a theory
that the writers and holders of the IP have clearly stated is false is just a bit much.

They actually never did, they said their material is up for interpretation. This is the result of said policy.

Modifié par Greylycantrope, 07 mai 2013 - 12:06 .

[Ravensword]

This is what happens when a fanboy has too much free time.

Seboist wrote...

The author biography is a hoot. It's some high school kid.

About the Author
Daemian Hawke Dumas was born in Middletown, Connecticut on September 28, 1996. He then moved to Bradley, Illinois, where he currently resides. Dumas, a sophomore at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School, is an exceptional student and frequently asks questions, albeit mostly irrelevant. However, he is more likely to have fun and crack jokes in class rather than delve into his studies, but he'll get to them… eventually. After he graduates, Dumas hopes to attend an international college, preferably in Europe. Although he currently has no clue of what he wishes to be in terms of a career, he hopes it will be in the alley of an adventurer rather than the regular nine to five kind of guy, because, come on, he certainly has the abs for it. In the matter of authoring books, Dumas might write a few more, as he has some great ideas for some fictional works, but he usually doesn't plan that far ahead….

How much you wanna bet that this kid wrote it himself? It would seem that he suffers from USI.

Modifié par Ravensword, 07 mai 2013 - 12:23 .

[The Heretic of Time]

I hope EAware sues his ass.

[TheProtheans]

wolfsite wrote...

So dispite being debunked and proven false severeal times....

You're as delusional as the ITer's, it was never debunked or proven false.
In fact there was never a competent argument against it aside from the argument that Mass effect 3 is just terribly written.

Modifié par TheProtheans, 07 mai 2013 - 12:20 .

[The Heretic of Time]

Ravensword wrote...

This is what happens when a fanboy has too much free time.

Seboist wrote...

The author biography is a hoot. It's some high school kid.

About the Author
Daemian Hawke Dumas was born in Middletown, Connecticut on September 28, 1996. He then moved to Bradley, Illinois, where he currently resides. Dumas, a sophomore at Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School, is an exceptional student and frequently asks questions, albeit mostly irrelevant. However, he is more likely to have fun and crack jokes in class rather than delve into his studies, but he'll get to them… eventually. After he graduates, Dumas hopes to attend an international college, preferably in Europe. Although he currently has no clue of what he wishes to be in terms of a career, he hopes it will be in the alley of an adventurer rather than the regular nine to five kind of guy, because, come on, he certainly has the abs for it. In the matter of authoring books, Dumas might write a few more, as he has some great ideas for some fictional works, but he usually doesn't plan that far ahead….

How much you wanna bet that this kid wrote is himself? It would seem that he suffers from USI.

That's what I thought. That kid sure has some serious delusions of granduer, a trait not uncommon among the IT kids mind you.