The kindly wisdom depicted in the peaceful adventures of Pooh, Piglet, Rabbit, Eeyore, and others, all overseen by the wise and thoughtful Christopher Robin, tickled the fancies. Hundred Acre Wood doesn't have a release date yet, but it's available now for wishlising on Steam (opens in new tab). After Rhys Frake-Waterfields Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey received abysmal reviews from the public, it may be a shock that an R-rated series called Christopher Robin is coming out starring characters from the 100 Acre Wood. Milnes four Pooh books - two of prose stories, and two of poetry - were the delight of children and adults, a treasure of English literature. This isn't the first bizarro-world videogame take on a traditional children's story-that honor, I believe, goes to American McGee's Alice (opens in new tab)-and it's not the only one currently in the works, either: Pinnochio is getting a similar treatment in the upcoming soulslike Lies of P (opens in new tab), which is set to come out in August. It's all a bit of a muddle: Plagiarism Today (opens in new tab) has a good breakdown of how it all works. Disney also holds trademark rights to its specific interpretation of the characters, too, so the public domain Pooh Bear has his old-fashioned, all-naked look, rather than the stylized red-shirt version we're more familiar with. But stories and characters that were published later remain bound by copyright, which is why Tigger isn't in Hundred Acre Wood despite being such a well-known character: He didn't appear until 1928, so won't enter the public domain until January 1, 2024.
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