After Vivendi Universal sent them a cease and desist letter, a fan-based group of developers were forced to stop all efforts of creating the ninth sequel to the King’s Quest series.

The legality of unofficial sequels is sometimes uncertain. It often depends on the extent to which intellectual property from the original game is included in the sequel. For example, if the sequel uses trade-marks from the original game such as the name of the game (or sometimes even the names of characters or places in the game), the sequel might violate trade-mark rights in the original game. Likewise, if the sequel uses any code, characters, or other materials from the original game, the sequel might violate copyright in the original game.

The developer’s site is www.kqix.com.

3 Responses to “King’s Quest 9 Project Halted”

1. Matt says:

   October 28, 2005 at 7:31 pm

   Some fans have organized in an effort to save the game. They’ve made it very easy to email Vivendi from their website.

   http://www.savekqix.org

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2. ubersoldat says:

   October 28, 2005 at 8:07 pm

   Thanks, Matt! I sent them a nice, little e-mail. I truly hope Vivendi makes a concession.

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3. Saydmell Salazar says:

   December 9, 2005 at 7:48 pm

   http://www.kqix.com/home.php

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