Reason for name change?

[BloodyWhiteFox]

title

[mud]

long story made short...legal issues. finally they have been separated so both games can move ahead to new futures.

[MikhailIvanov99]

because Focus have been passing off Mudrunner as a Spintires game confusing the consumer as to the origin and source of the game....

[alexwise]

Originally posted by MikhailIvanov99:

because Focus have been passing off Mudrunner as a Spintires game confusing the consumer as to the origin and source of the game....

Zane, please stop this bullcrap here as well as on Reddit

[MikhailIvanov99]

Originally posted by alexwise:

Originally posted by MikhailIvanov99:

because Focus have been passing off Mudrunner as a Spintires game confusing the consumer as to the origin and source of the game....

Zane, please stop this bullcrap here as well as on Reddit

I'm not Zane. I'm entitled to my opinion which the evidence supports, and doesn't appear to be bullcrap at all. Why else would Focus be scrubbing out all reference to Spintires going back in time? You wouldn't do that if you had a licence now would you? It's like selling JUICY COLA a coca cola drink and then you go scrub out "a coca cola drink". Well the damage is done, they baited and switched us all getting us to believe the source of the product was Spintires, that's why they offered a 50% discount to get us to switch. Now they've stolen the audience and passed the goodwill in Spintires to Mudrunner they conveniently scrub out references to Spintires. See point 5, 6 & 7 of Oovee's statement linked http://www.oovee.co.uk/forum/topic/13573-the-truth-behind-spintires-the-original-game/

#5 Oovee Game Studios abandoned the original Spintires game
FALSE. In June 2015 Saber Interactive approached Oovee Game Studios. This resulted in Oovee Game Studios granting certain rights in the game to Saber under a licence agreement. All rights in the game remained with Oovee. Pavel left Oovee Game Studios and went to work for Saber.

#6 Spintires is owned by Saber Interactive / Focus Home Interactive
FALSE. Oovee Game Studios are the sole owner of Spintires, including all code, visual aspects and assets, and the trademark.

#7 Mudrunner / Mudrunner 2 are a different / separate games
FALSE. Spintires: Mudrunner, Spintires Mudrunner American Wilds, and Mudrunner 2 are all derivatives of the original Spintires game, as acknowledged by the community, who associate these games with the original Spintires game.

[Crash Manly]

A likely reason is because Oovee was looking at their royalty checks from licensing some rights to Saber and Focus ( #5 above ) and they feel there is enough life left in the game to renew their own development and go against Mudrunner.