Run to the hills, Iron Maiden’s litigious!

The legendary heavy metal band’s holding company is suing video game publisher 3D Realms over a first-person shooter game called “Ion Maiden.” The suit claims the game title and other plot and packaging elements amount to “an effort to confuse consumers into believing Defendant’s products and services are somehow affiliated with or approved by Iron Maiden,” reports gaming site Kotaku.

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