Remedy claims ‘there is nothing to see here’ over Rockstar logo dispute

Remedy Entertainment has said there is “nothing to see” regarding the recent reveal of a trademark dispute with Take-Two Interactive.

Earlier this week it emerged that Rockstar’s parent company Take-Two had filed its opposition to Remedy’s new logo, which was published in 2023 and featured a stylised ‘R’.

According to the grounds for opposition, Take-Two’s claim suggested “there exists a likelihood of confusion on the part of the public” between Remedy’s new logo and one of Take-Two’s own trademark logos, specifically the logo of its subsidiary Rockstar Games.

“There is nothing to see here,” Remedy said in a statement to VGC.  “This was a discussion between our teams that was resolved entirely and amicably late last year.

“Unfortunately, it took a little longer to complete than we had hoped due to some holiday scheduling. The legal filing was simply an initial formality, and Remedy and Take-Two continue to work together in partnership.”

The legal issue came as a surprise to some as Remedy is currently working with Rockstar on remakes of Max Payne and Max Payne 2.

Announced in April 2022, Max Payne 1 & 2 will be sold together as a single package and will be released on Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 and PC. Both games will be use Remedy’s Northlight game engine, which was used for Control and Alan Wake 2.

Remedy sold the rights to the Max Payne brand to Take-Two in 2002 for $34 million. The Max Payne remakes have been made possible, then, due to an agreement between Remedy and Rockstar.

Rockstar will fund the remakes’ development budget, which will “be in line with a typical Remedy AAA game production”, and once Rockstar recoups its development, marketing and other costs Remedy then has an opportunity to earn royalties from subsequent game sales.