Age of the Tempest
Age of the Tempest (Finnish: Myrskyn sankarit; formerly titled Heroes of the Storm in English) is a tabletop role-playing game, designed by Mike Pohjola and published by the board game company Tactic. The first part, Heroes of the Storm – Sword of the Great King was published in 2013 and retitled into Age of the Tempest – Sword of the High King in May 2014. Age of the Tempest – Sword of the High King (translated by Ville-Eemeli Miettinen) is about forest-dwelling rebels, who fight against the troops of the evil dictator.[1]
The role-playing game was first published in Finland in Finnish, and later internationally in English, initially as Heroes of the Storm, and finally as Age of the Tempest. The role-playing game is published as a boxed set, and is available in Finland in book stores, department stores and hypermarkets, as well as traditional gaming stores. International distribution will take most of 2013.[2]
The game was crowdfunded in 2012 with a campaign that gathered gamers both from Finland and all over the world.[3]
Trademark dispute
[edit]In October 2013, when the game was titled Heroes of the Storm, video game company Blizzard Entertainment changed the title of its upcoming video game to Heroes of the Storm, causing a dispute about the trademark.[4] According to the trademark database TMview, provided by the European trademark registry OHIM, Blizzard applied for an EU-wide Community trade mark in September 2013, which was registered in February 2014, whereas Mike Pohjola applied for a Finnish trademark in October 2013.[5] In May 2014, the role-playing game changed its name to Age of the Tempest and Pohjola's trademark application was withdrawn.
References
[edit]- ^ "Joukkorahoitteinen Suomalaisroolipeli onnistui tavoitteessaan". 23 August 2012.
- ^ "Mike Pohjola loi Suomen ensimmäisen joukkorahoitetun roolipelin". 24 July 2013.
- ^ "Muropaketti review". Muropaketti.com. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ Engen, Josh (22 October 2013). "Heroes of the Storm May Face Difficulties at EU Trademark Offices". The Escapist. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "TMview database". s.v. "Heroes of the Storm". Retrieved 22 June 2014.