Schedule 1 Getting Sued Already? That’s Just Wrong.

[The Crusader ✞]

t’s honestly insane that Schedule 1, a brand new indie game, is already getting hit with lawsuits. Like, really? The game just launched, and instead of being celebrated for doing something fresh and creative, it’s being dragged into legal nonsense.

Schedule 1 brings something unique to the table—something different from the usual recycled AAA formulas. It’s raw, bold, and clearly made with passion. And now it’s under fire, probably because some big company didn’t like the “inspiration” or is trying to shut it down for looking too similar to something they think they own?

It’s such a shame. We constantly complain about how stale the gaming industry is, how everything feels the same… and then when something new finally drops, people try to kill it before it even has a chance to grow.

Let the devs cook. Let the players decide. Stop trying to kill off creativity with lawsuits. If you don’t like the game, don’t play it—but don’t ruin it for everyone else.

[Elegant Caveman]

İlk olarak RJP tarafından gönderildi:

No they aren't DDS published this recently:

Dear Gamers,

We’d like to address your Schedule I / Drug Dealer Simulator publication and share some facts regarding the situation.

1. There is no lawsuit.
2. It is not our intention to prevent TVGS from selling or developing their game.
3. There is an investigation into the nature of similarities between the games since a preliminary legal analysis indicated there might have been an infringement.
4. The analysis and investigation were necessary in the light of repeating opinions that the games are very similar. By not investigating it, Movie Games, being a publicly traded company, could face severe consequences for negligence.
5. The above was communicated only via ESPI, a stock market communication system, where we are obligated to publish such information for full transparency. Not publishing it would also be a case of negligence. From there it was picked up by the media and, in some cases, wrongly reported as a lawsuit.
6. The above is handled only by Movie Games, the publisher, not Byterunners, the developer of Drug Dealer Simulator. The developer is not involved in it whatsoever.

There is no ill will towards TVGS. We even mailed them best wishes shortly before the release, when the game was already huge, but before the investigation was deemed necessary. However, we are obligated to perform this investigation, act accordingly to the scope of the infringement if it is confirmed, and inform the public about it via ESPI.

Best wishes,
Movie Games

cary me im K9H2O linked to exactly that two posts above yours.

[dam5965]

İlk olarak Kinna tarafından gönderildi:

t’s honestly insane that Schedule 1, a brand new indie game, is already getting hit with lawsuits. Like, really? The game just launched, and instead of being celebrated for doing something fresh and creative, it’s being dragged into legal nonsense.

Schedule 1 brings something unique to the table—something different from the usual recycled AAA formulas. It’s raw, bold, and clearly made with passion. And now it’s under fire, probably because some big company didn’t like the “inspiration” or is trying to shut it down for looking too similar to something they think they own?

It’s such a shame. We constantly complain about how stale the gaming industry is, how everything feels the same… and then when something new finally drops, people try to kill it before it even has a chance to grow.

Let the devs cook. Let the players decide. Stop trying to kill off creativity with lawsuits. If you don’t like the game, don’t play it—but don’t ruin it for everyone else.

Please stop spreading lies.

[Wiziberg]

tak tak

[bizzle]

They are not getting sued.

[Ayahuasca]

These children just skim read then spew hatred lol ....pointless trying to tell them the real story lol

[mic_turner]

Just a publicly traded company performing its due diligence to avoid being crucified by the shareholders, nothing to see here.

[Necrotic]

the game is a hard a copy tho........

[TwaitWorldGamer]

Perhaps we shouldn't post about things we haven't bothered to read up on. Parroting false information doesn't help anyone and its just silly.

[GG]

Like... Schedule I win in all terms... i sued Schedule 1 only for this reason... this is the MOST INSANE THING I NEVER SEE...

[Rix]

According to the publisher of drug dealer simulator, Movie Games SA (more commonly known for their game, Gas station simulator), there is no lawsuit, and it is only an investigation that they are doing as a publicly traded company, in order to do their due diligence (prevent claims of negligence) (source: https://x.com/MovieGamesSA/status/1909573722219888913)

however their public trading announcement states that they have made the "Decision to commence an investigation against the creators of the production under the title Schedule 1 for claims regarding infringement of the Issuer's IP and related to committing an act of unfair competition against it." (https://espiebi.pap.pl/node/685216) (page is in polish, translated with google translate) and the official report comment states "The Management Board of Movie Games SA with its registered office in Warsaw ["Issuer" or "Company"] hereby announces to the public that today, i.e. on April 3, 2025, it received a legal analysis performed by a legal consultant, an expert in intellectual property and acts of unfair competition, which indicates that indications have been identified of a potential infringement of the Issuer's intellectual property rights and actions that may bear the characteristics of unfair competition." (https://espiebi.pap.pl/node/685216) (once again translated with google translate page translator)

the wording in their ESPI is very different from their announcement on twitter.

My Thoughts: it makes sense that they would do their due diligence for a game that is in the same genre, however there are statements that dont line up, considering that they say something along the lines of 'we were informed about potentially infringing material and have decided to launch an investigation' (this is not a quote just my interpretation of the information i read) on the release day of schedule one seem just a little suspicious.

however i think this investigation will not turn up anything that will significantly impact schedule 1 and im in complete support of tyler and his masterpiece

edit: forgot to mention that on the twitter post it states that this is an investigation by the publisher of Drug Dealer Simulator (Movie Games SA) and not by the developer of Drug Dealer Simulator (Byterunners)

NOTE: ANYTHING TRANSLATED FROM ANOTHER LANGUAGE WAS TRANSLATING USING GOOGLE TRANSLATE, INFORMATION MIGHT GET LOST, OR MISTRANSLATED
AS GOOGLE TRANSLATE IS NOT ALWAYS 100% ACCURATE

[dam5965]

İlk olarak Rix tarafından gönderildi:

According to the publisher of drug dealer simulator, Movie Games SA (more commonly known for their game, Gas station simulator), there is no lawsuit, and it is only an investigation that they are doing as a publicly traded company, in order to do their due diligence (prevent claims of negligence) (source: https://x.com/MovieGamesSA/status/1909573722219888913)

however their public trading announcement states that they have made the "Decision to commence an investigation against the creators of the production under the title Schedule 1 for claims regarding infringement of the Issuer's IP and related to committing an act of unfair competition against it." (https://espiebi.pap.pl/node/685216) (page is in polish, translated with google translate) and the official report comment states "The Management Board of Movie Games SA with its registered office in Warsaw ["Issuer" or "Company"] hereby announces to the public that today, i.e. on April 3, 2025, it received a legal analysis performed by a legal consultant, an expert in intellectual property and acts of unfair competition, which indicates that indications have been identified of a potential infringement of the Issuer's intellectual property rights and actions that may bear the characteristics of unfair competition." (https://espiebi.pap.pl/node/685216) (once again translated with google translate page translator)

the wording in their ESPI is very different from their announcement on twitter.

My Thoughts: it makes sense that they would do their due diligence for a game that is in the same genre, however there are statements that dont line up, considering that they say something along the lines of 'we were informed about potentially infringing material and have decided to launch an investigation' (this is not a quote just my interpretation of the information i read) on the release day of schedule one seem just a little suspicious.

however i think this investigation will not turn up anything that will significantly impact schedule 1 and im in complete support of tyler and his masterpiece

edit: forgot to mention that on the twitter post it states that this is an investigation by the publisher of Drug Dealer Simulator (Movie Games SA) and not by the developer of Drug Dealer Simulator (Byterunners)

NOTE: ANYTHING TRANSLATED FROM ANOTHER LANGUAGE WAS TRANSLATING USING GOOGLE TRANSLATE, INFORMATION MIGHT GET LOST, OR MISTRANSLATED
AS GOOGLE TRANSLATE IS NOT ALWAYS 100% ACCURATE

This entire situation could have been avoided if MovieGames had actual professionals working in its communication team.
Thanks for your informative work.

[Rix]

İlk olarak dam5965 tarafından gönderildi:

İlk olarak Rix tarafından gönderildi:

According to the publisher of drug dealer simulator, Movie Games SA (more commonly known for their game, Gas station simulator), there is no lawsuit, and it is only an investigation that they are doing as a publicly traded company, in order to do their due diligence (prevent claims of negligence) (source: https://x.com/MovieGamesSA/status/1909573722219888913)

however their public trading announcement states that they have made the "Decision to commence an investigation against the creators of the production under the title Schedule 1 for claims regarding infringement of the Issuer's IP and related to committing an act of unfair competition against it." (https://espiebi.pap.pl/node/685216) (page is in polish, translated with google translate) and the official report comment states "The Management Board of Movie Games SA with its registered office in Warsaw ["Issuer" or "Company"] hereby announces to the public that today, i.e. on April 3, 2025, it received a legal analysis performed by a legal consultant, an expert in intellectual property and acts of unfair competition, which indicates that indications have been identified of a potential infringement of the Issuer's intellectual property rights and actions that may bear the characteristics of unfair competition." (https://espiebi.pap.pl/node/685216) (once again translated with google translate page translator)

the wording in their ESPI is very different from their announcement on twitter.

My Thoughts: it makes sense that they would do their due diligence for a game that is in the same genre, however there are statements that dont line up, considering that they say something along the lines of 'we were informed about potentially infringing material and have decided to launch an investigation' (this is not a quote just my interpretation of the information i read) on the release day of schedule one seem just a little suspicious.

however i think this investigation will not turn up anything that will significantly impact schedule 1 and im in complete support of tyler and his masterpiece

edit: forgot to mention that on the twitter post it states that this is an investigation by the publisher of Drug Dealer Simulator (Movie Games SA) and not by the developer of Drug Dealer Simulator (Byterunners)

NOTE: ANYTHING TRANSLATED FROM ANOTHER LANGUAGE WAS TRANSLATING USING GOOGLE TRANSLATE, INFORMATION MIGHT GET LOST, OR MISTRANSLATED
AS GOOGLE TRANSLATE IS NOT ALWAYS 100% ACCURATE

This entire situation could have been avoided if MovieGames had actual professionals working in its communication team.
Thanks for your informative work.

i agree, however it is impossible to know
i think that they are making any attempt to make something off the success of schedule 1 (even tho the investigation was launched on release date)
i cant explain exactly what i see is wrong but something is fishy here

[Ayahuasca]

İlk olarak Rix tarafından gönderildi:

According to the publisher of drug dealer simulator, Movie Games SA (more commonly known for their game, Gas station simulator), there is no lawsuit, and it is only an investigation that they are doing as a publicly traded company, in order to do their due diligence (prevent claims of negligence) (source: https://x.com/MovieGamesSA/status/1909573722219888913)

however their public trading announcement states that they have made the "Decision to commence an investigation against the creators of the production under the title Schedule 1 for claims regarding infringement of the Issuer's IP and related to committing an act of unfair competition against it." (https://espiebi.pap.pl/node/685216) (page is in polish, translated with google translate) and the official report comment states "The Management Board of Movie Games SA with its registered office in Warsaw ["Issuer" or "Company"] hereby announces to the public that today, i.e. on April 3, 2025, it received a legal analysis performed by a legal consultant, an expert in intellectual property and acts of unfair competition, which indicates that indications have been identified of a potential infringement of the Issuer's intellectual property rights and actions that may bear the characteristics of unfair competition." (https://espiebi.pap.pl/node/685216) (once again translated with google translate page translator)

the wording in their ESPI is very different from their announcement on twitter.

My Thoughts: it makes sense that they would do their due diligence for a game that is in the same genre, however there are statements that dont line up, considering that they say something along the lines of 'we were informed about potentially infringing material and have decided to launch an investigation' (this is not a quote just my interpretation of the information i read) on the release day of schedule one seem just a little suspicious.

however i think this investigation will not turn up anything that will significantly impact schedule 1 and im in complete support of tyler and his masterpiece

edit: forgot to mention that on the twitter post it states that this is an investigation by the publisher of Drug Dealer Simulator (Movie Games SA) and not by the developer of Drug Dealer Simulator (Byterunners)

NOTE: ANYTHING TRANSLATED FROM ANOTHER LANGUAGE WAS TRANSLATING USING GOOGLE TRANSLATE, INFORMATION MIGHT GET LOST, OR MISTRANSLATED
AS GOOGLE TRANSLATE IS NOT ALWAYS 100% ACCURATE

I must own a different GSS mine seems to be

DEVELOPER:
DRAGO entertainment
PUBLISHER:
DRAGO entertainment, HeartBeat Games

[Fluffle Puff]

İlk olarak Kinna tarafından gönderildi:

t’s honestly insane that Schedule 1, a brand new indie game, is already getting hit with lawsuits. Like, really? The game just launched, and instead of being celebrated for doing something fresh and creative, it’s being dragged into legal nonsense.

Schedule 1 brings something unique to the table—something different from the usual recycled AAA formulas. It’s raw, bold, and clearly made with passion. And now it’s under fire, probably because some big company didn’t like the “inspiration” or is trying to shut it down for looking too similar to something they think they own?

It’s such a shame. We constantly complain about how stale the gaming industry is, how everything feels the same… and then when something new finally drops, people try to kill it before it even has a chance to grow.

Let the devs cook. Let the players decide. Stop trying to kill off creativity with lawsuits. If you don’t like the game, don’t play it—but don’t ruin it for everyone else.

Gotta tell the investors something. Hopefully the stock completely crashes and the Schedule 1 dev buys them out for pennies.

[Boss Jimbei]

İlk olarak Kali Archon tarafından gönderildi:

The problem is that 90% of everyone has made up a narrative in their heads and are ignoring what the other publisher has said. I won't believe there is actual malicious intention until more FACTS come out, not speculation. I'm not going to make any decisions and just play the game as normal.

they should never have responded, you cant expect people to be sane and rational when thats never happened in the history of ever.