This was a fascinating story and I’m really glad to have stumbled upon it.
- GUARDIAN: Evony drops libel case against British blogger Bruce Everiss
Lawsuit brought against outspoken games veteran is dropped as Evony witness evidence is queried
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/mar/31/evony-libel-case-bruce-everiss
Bruce Everiss, veteran game marketer and a gaming business blogger that I follow was being sued for libel by “the people that make Evony”. Although, it’s not entirely clear who that is. Y’see, the origins of Evony are allegedly very much in dispute, if you read through the Guardian’s article as well as Bruce’s own blog on the topic.
But one thing seems certain to me (if you read & believe Bruce’s posts on Evony) and that is that the people that run Evony seem to believe that they’re above what I consider to be common sense ethics – the biggest of which include the legal protection of Intellectual Property rights. But when you see their advertising – heavily laden with images of sex, breasts, and lewd photography, some of which allegedly originated from actual porn DVD covers – it seems pretty obvious to this reader that ‘ethics’ isn’t anything that Evony is particularly concerned about.
GAMING DRAMA SO THICK, YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS STUFF UP
This lawsuit against Bruce was going on for a fairly long time and made Bruceongames.com a “must-read-blog” for me. Here’s a summary of the entire documented drama. As you can see, each post is somewhat episodic. It’s so detailed, I really think Bruce could write a book based on the tale and make a good penny, otherwise turning lemons into lemonade.
- 8/25/08 Making gold in China
http://www.bruceongames.com/2008/08/25/making-gold-in-china/ - 7/10/09 Don’t play Evony
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/07/10/dont-play-evony/ - 7/15/09 More about Evony
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/07/15/more-about-evony/ - 7/16/09 Is Evony malware
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/07/16/is-evony-malware/ - 7/29/09 Evony advert ridiculed by PopCap
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/07/29/evony-advert-ridiculed-by-popcap/ - 7/31/09 Queen of Evony competition
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/07/31/queen-of-evony-competition/ - 8/25/09 Evony want to sue me for telling the truth
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/08/25/evony-want-to-sue-me-for-telling-the-truth/ - 8/26/09 Why use Warren McKeon Dickson to threaten me?
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/08/26/why-use-warren-mckeon-dickson-to-threaten-me/ - 9/14/09 Evony libel me
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/09/14/evony-libel-me/ - 9/14/09 Evony press release
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/09/14/evony-press-release/ - 9/14/09 Evony in big trouble
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/09/14/evony-in-big-trouble/ - 9/16/09 Eric Lam, UMGE, WoWMine and Evony
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/09/16/eric-lam-umge-wowmineand-evony/ - 9/16/09 Is Kingory just Evony under a different name?
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/09/16/is-kingory-just-evony-under-a-different-name/ - 9/22/09 The game mechanic and its subversion
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/09/22/the-game-mechanic-and-its-subversion/ - 9/28/09 Anti Semitism in Evony
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/09/28/anti-semitism-in-evony/ - 10/06/09 Who works for Evony?
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/10/06/who-works-for-evony/ - 10/12/09 A hidden danger of MMOs
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/10/12/a-hidden-danger-of-mmos/ - 10/13/09 How the internet is being censored
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/10/13/how-the-internet-is-being-censored/ - 10/19/09 Evony and Bruceongames
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/10/19/evony-and-bruceongames/ - 10/20/09 Help defeat Evony
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/10/20/help-defeat-evony/ - 10/21/09 Evony, the truth, Facebook group
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/10/21/evony-the-truth-facebook-group/ - 10/27/09 Eric Lam irony
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/10/27/eric-lam-irony/ - 11/09/09 Kingory and Kung Fu Panda
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/11/09/kingory-and-kung-fu-panda/ - 11/10/09 The Law Report, ABC radio, Australia. And Evony
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/11/10/the-law-report-and-evony/ - 11/10/09 Evony porn girls
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/11/10/evony-porn-girls/ - 11/13/09 Evony fighting fund – a big thank you
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/11/13/evony-fighting-fund-a-big-thank-you/ - 11/19/09 Kingory, Nap War, Evony, Empire Craft, Lords Online. What is going on?
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/11/19/kingory-nap-war-evony-empire-craft-lords-online-what-is-going-on/ - 11/22/09 321WAN, the company behind Evony?
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/11/22/321wan-the-company-behind-evony/ - 11/26/09 Evony. Very interesting Youtube video
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/11/26/evony-very-interesting-youtube-video/ - 11/28/09 Evony parody TV advertisement
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/11/28/evony-parody-tv-adverisement/ - 12/3/09 I am in court with Evony on 14 December
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/12/03/i-am-in-court-with-evony-on-14-december/ - 12/13/09 High drama in Evony LLC Vs Bruce Everiss
http://www.bruceongames.com/2009/12/13/high-drama-in-evony-llc-vs-bruce-everiss/ - 1/13/10 Google hacked by Chinese
http://www.bruceongames.com/2010/01/13/google-hacked-by-chinese/ - 2/11/10 Evony and the disappearing evidence #1
http://www.bruceongames.com/2010/02/11/evony-and-the-disappearing-evidence-1/ - 2/17/10 Evony and the disappearing evidence #2
http://www.bruceongames.com/2010/02/17/evony-and-the-disappearing-evidence-2/ - 2/19/10 The people behind Evony
http://www.bruceongames.com/2010/02/19/the-people-behind-evony/ - 2/22/10 The Evony management team
http://www.bruceongames.com/2010/02/22/the-evony-management-team/ - 2/22/10 Evony, the movie
http://www.bruceongames.com/2010/02/22/evony-the-movie/ - 2/26/10 David Guo
http://www.bruceongames.com/2010/02/26/david-guo/ - 3/2/10 More from David Guo’s solicitors
http://www.bruceongames.com/2010/03/02/more-from-david-guos-solicitors/ - 3/4/10 Deep irony from David Guo
http://www.bruceongames.com/2010/03/04/deep-irony-from-david-guo/ - 3/5/10 Where the Evony players are moving to
http://www.bruceongames.com/2010/03/05/where-the-evony-players-are-moving-to/ - 3/5/10 David Guo’s solicitors get angry
http://www.bruceongames.com/2010/03/05/david-guos-solicitors-get-angry/ - 3/5/10 More from David Guo’s angry solicitors
http://www.bruceongames.com/2010/03/05/more-from-david-guos-angry-solicitors/ - 3/7/10 Evony, Marco F. Mereu and the Digital Millenium Copyright Act
http://www.bruceongames.com/2010/03/07/evony-marco-f-mereu-and-the-digital-millenium-copyright-act/ - 3/9/10 More pictures of Evony/UMGE in Guangzhou (reinstated)
http://www.bruceongames.com/2010/03/09/more-pictures-of-evonyumge-in-guangzhou/ - 3/9/10 Comments about Evony by UMGE Ex-employee
http://www.bruceongames.com/2010/03/09/comments-about-evony-by-umge-ex-employee/ - 3/10/10 Evony staff suppress the truth
http://www.bruceongames.com/2010/03/10/evony-staff-suppress-the-truth/ - 3/11/10 How much do players spend on Evony?
http://www.bruceongames.com/2010/03/11/how-much-do-players-spend-on-evony/ - 3/12/10 Why Evony are happy to ban their customers
http://www.bruceongames.com/2010/03/12/why-evony-are-happy-to-ban-their-customers-2/ - 3/16/10 David Guo Vs Bruce Everiss
http://www.bruceongames.com/2010/03/16/david-guo-vs-bruce-everiss/ - 3/20/10 Eric Lam speaks – from China
http://www.bruceongames.com/2010/03/20/eric-lam-speaks-from-china/ - 3/23/10 David Guo, boss of Evony, and hacking
http://www.bruceongames.com/2010/03/23/david-guo-boss-of-evony-and-hacking/ - 3/24/10 Where does the Evony money go?
http://www.bruceongames.com/2010/03/24/where-does-the-evony-money-go/ - 3/25/10 Evony say the game employs 9 or less people worldwide!
http://www.bruceongames.com/2010/03/25/evony-say-the-game-employs-9-or-less-people-worldwide/ - 3/26/10 A short history of Evony in China
http://www.bruceongames.com/2010/03/26/a-short-history-of-evony-in-china/ - 3/27/10 Evony, Civony, UMGE. Lies, lies, lies
http://www.bruceongames.com/2010/03/27/evony-civony-umge-lies-lies-lies/ - 3/31/10 Evony Vs Bruce Everiss. The result
http://www.bruceongames.com/2010/03/31/evony-vs-bruce-everiss-the-result/
Kurt's Thoughts 
hi is evony really tht bad lol
Honestly? Yeah. They are. Do a search. They’re about the worst kind of bottomfeeders that exist on the Internet… right next to spammers & domain squatters.