It appears that Elon Musk has just agreed to allow an independent game developer to use the SpaceX name and logo for the developer’s new game: Mars is Flat.
Lyubomir Vladimirov was not shy and did not hesitate to ask Musk for permission to use the name and logo of the company, as he sent it 154 tweets, reported Entrepreneur.
Vladimirov hit the road with the intention of sending the same message to Musk on Twitter every day for 365 days, or until Musk responded, and he finally heard back on Day 154.
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It was certainly a bold move to send messages to Musk every day, but it may have paid off. The message in question asked, “Dear Elon, I’m a game developer and I’m making a game about colonizing Mars with you and SpaceX in it. If you think it’s cool, I just got it.” gang “need to get your name and logos. I’ll be posting this every day for a year or until I get a yes or no! 154/365.”
You can steal our name / logos and we probably won’t sue you
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 13, 2021
It is still a bit unclear whether Musk fully agrees with the question, as Musk replied, “You can steal our name / logos and we probably won’t sue you.”
That “probably” is a bit uncertain, that’s for sure, but it hasn’t stopped Vladimirov from continuing. He immediately replied with “I want to give 80% of the profit to SpaceX.” Let’s see what eventually happens.
I want to give 80% of the game profit to SpaceX. That way, the game will not only serve the important purpose of entertaining people and sparking their interest in Mars, but it will really help @Elon Musk and SpaceX achieve it. Btw more dev. progress updates available soon.
– Lyubomir Vladimirov (@lvladimirovBG) January 14, 2021
The game itself is pretty cool. Mars is called Flat, it is essentially a technical survival game about colonization on Mars, with Musk and SpaceX. Vladimirov even shared a basic trailer of his game on YouTube, showing Musk’s EV company, Tesla’s Cybertruck on Mars. It also shows what Vladimirov has been working on for all these months: 3D modeling, texturing, animations and scripting of the base version of the game.
Elevator in the making. pic.twitter.com/XhREuxhd54
– Lyubomir Vladimirov (@lvladimirovBG) January 12, 2021
Keep up to date with the game’s progress on Vladimirov’s Twitter and YouTube accounts or simply on the website, Mars is Flat.