American science-fiction author John Beiswenger, the man who is trying to stop Assassin’s Creed III’s release has been introduced to the wrath of gamers.

Fans have bombarded the Amazon ratings for the book that bares a lot of similarities with Ubisoft’s franchise with negative reviews. Link is a story about experiencing the life of a descendant through a virtual machine.

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This lawsuit had the potential of delaying the release of Assassin’s Creed III. Unfortunately nobody told Beiswenger that ACIII features a brand new setting and protagonist, and is the most anticipated entry in the franchise yet.

Following the news of Beiswenger’s lawsuit, gamers discovered the Amazon listing for Link and began to publish a number of 1/5 reviews. Before this lawsuit was brought to light, Link had only one review (a 5/5 review written back in 2007), but now it has over 161 reviews, most of which are negative.

Some of the reviews are claiming that the book plagiarized off Assassin’s Creed through some sort of time travel or magic, while others are judging the book based on the short preview that Amazon offers.

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While it is abundantly clear that gamers are not happy with Beiswenger’s lawsuit, it feels a bit petty to criticize his book when obviously no one has read it. His lawsuit may have grounds, or it may not, that’s for the courts to decide, and most likely it won’t cause Assassin’s Creed III to miss its release date.

Do you feel that Beiswenger has a right to sue given the similarities between his book and the story of Assassin’s Creed?

 

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