A SpaceX video game could soon become a reality.
Layabout Vladimirov, an independent game developer, tweeted SpaceX founder Musk more than 150 times over the past year, asking permission to use the company's name and logos. On January 13, he finally got a response from the world's richest person.
Musk said he "probably won't sue" if the developer uses the aerospace company's assets.
You can steal our name/logos & we probably won’t sue you
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 13, 2021
The game, called "Mars Is Flat," features both Musk and SpaceX. Vladimirov describes it as a "highly technical Mars survival simulator."
Its website shows that Vladimirov made a SpaceX-style costume for the game in late December, before getting permission from Musk.
Players will eventually have to pay to access the game, Vladimirov said, but 80% of the profits will go 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 actually help @elonmusk and SpaceX achieve it," he tweeted.
Colonizing Mars is one of Musk's biggest ambitions.
In December, he told Mathias Döpfner, the CEO of Insider's parent company Axel Springer, that he was selling all his possessions to fund a future colony on Mars. He has recently sold several expensive pieces of property, including three neighboring homes in the Bel-Air neighborhood of Los Angeles.
"I think it is important for humanity to become a spacefaring civilization and a multiplanet species," Musk told Döpfner. "And it's going to take a lot of resources to build a city on Mars.
"I want to be able to contribute as much as possible to the city on Mars," he said. "That means just a lot of capital."
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