Valve/H&K Partnership?

[PriNcE oF SpAcE]

Originally posted by FISKER_Q
Valve _HAS_ to make an agreement with the gun manufactors, it is illegal to have trademarked, copyrighted and i.e material in a commercial game without holders accept.

So basicly, they cant use the name "H&K MP-7 PDW" without having permission from H&K themselves.

Thats why the retail versions of CS dont have the real names of the gun.

agree...but there's a difference in having agreement on weapon names and having a PARTNER-SHIP...

 

[Boogaleeboo]

A MacMillan Tac-50 and some happy Canadian folks is a bit better. I'm not saying that it's a BAD rifle, but certainly not the best..

 

[GOoch]

So basicly, they cant use the name "H&K MP-7 PDW" without having permission from H&K themselves.

Thats why the retail versions of CS dont have the real names of the gun.

Thats a good point acctualy

Imagine the letter..

Dear H/K

We at ValVe software realy like your shiney black guns. Can we use them in our game, Loads of kids will see it and the game RoXorZ...

Love

Gabe...

 

[Chris D]

Originally posted by PriNcE oF SpAcE
agree...but there's a difference in having agreement on weapon names and having a PARTNER-SHIP...

it's very doubtful that there is a parnership, but one explaination could be, that it's cheaper to get agreement from one gun manufacturer rather than getting it from several. Licensing... it's a weird thing.

Goldeneye 007 on the N64...
Just before release they had to change the name of one of their guns from the Spyder to Klobb because apparently Spyder was to close to the gun's real name "Skorpion CZ"

 

[NiteStalker]

I used the Glock after I got the MP5! I used it against the headcrabs at medium distance, so I wouldn't waste to much ammo.