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Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Remake => News => Topic started by: Mosley on October 18, 2014, 12:51:53 PM

Title: Times Picayune / New Orleans Times
Post by: Mosley on October 18, 2014, 12:51:53 PM
Did anyone notice that the Times Picayune had been changed in New Orleans Times? The narrators voice says now "Times dated June..." instead of "Times Picayune". Sounds almost similar. Funny solution, but why is the change?
Title: Re: Times Picayune / New Orleans Times
Post by: drusain on October 20, 2014, 07:58:23 AM
Good catch on the disparity. Unfortunately, we did not have the rights to use the name Times-Picayune, which is a genuine New Orleans journal, in the stories and headlines we created for GK20. So we had to make the change that we did.
Title: Re: Times Picayune / New Orleans Times
Post by: Dehumanizer on October 26, 2014, 05:02:44 AM
I guess that's the same reason for the hot dogs not being Lucky Dogs anymore, correct?
Title: Re: Times Picayune / New Orleans Times
Post by: GrahamRocks! on October 26, 2014, 01:52:41 PM
Lucky Dogs are real?
Title: Re: Times Picayune / New Orleans Times
Post by: Signore Buchelli on October 29, 2015, 09:08:49 AM
Quote from: GrahamRocks! on October 26, 2014, 01:52:41 PM
Lucky Dogs are real?
It seems pretty real! See the attached photo.
I have taken the photo away from this gallery (http://www.wiredmotorsports.com/dankpit/photos/gk/).
Title: Re: Times Picayune / New Orleans Times
Post by: KatieHal on October 29, 2015, 03:29:32 PM
I'm just seeing this thread, but yes, that's why it was changed to Doobie Dogs as well.
Title: Re: Times Picayune / New Orleans Times
Post by: Signore Buchelli on November 03, 2015, 08:09:14 AM
Happy days, early '90s: Not worried about brand's rights, seeing Scooby-Doobie/Dooby-Doo cartoons and someone smoking doobies.  :)
Pretty word, Doobie, like Lepricorn.  ;)
Thanks to all of you for the catches, reasons & Doobie.
Title: Re: Times Picayune / New Orleans Times
Post by: Signore Buchelli on December 19, 2015, 09:41:40 AM
Quote from: KatieHal on October 29, 2015, 03:29:32 PM
I'm just seeing this thread, but yes, that's why it was changed to Doobie Dogs as well.
I've noticed that in the remake has been preserved the reference to Betty Crocker (http://forum.pinkertonroad.com/showthread.php?1155-Old-Easter-eggs-amp-References&p=33348) of the original (Sierra).

Do you have the rights to use the name Betty Crocker?

I'm from Spain and I don't understand very well what's the problem in USA about using brand names in videogames? In Spain there aren't that much.