Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals is an indie horror game from Glowstick Entertainment. It released in 2020, but has worked its way back into the news cycle after Monster Energy made legal threats towards Glowstick Entertainment.
CEO and founder of Glowstick Entertainment, Vincent Livings, isn't planning on changing his game's name nor its logo, and made some harsh statements against Monster Energy and how the company goes after games that have the word "monster" in their titles.
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Living said: "Monster Energy's lawyers are coming after us right now, because [Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals] has the word "Monsters" in it. They claim that our game is confusingly similar to their energy drink. Yep, that's really their claim... Rather than roll over, I'm going to fight them in court," says Living. "I'll be sharing everything I've received from Monster Energy to give other game developers a look at their tactics in case they ever want to put the word "monster(s)" in their game title and have to deal with Monster Energy as a result."
We're not sure when or if this will go to court, but Living plans on building up funds for the fight in a stream later this month, where he plans to play games that have the word "monster" in the title.