The Star Control feud is over and bees have a lot to do with it Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. The Star Control feud is over and bees have a lot to do with it Yep, you read that right. News by Robert Purchese Senior Staff Writer Updated on 13 Jun 2019 7 comments Whoever would have thought bees would help settle a long-running feud? Well they have and, "honestly and truly", the creators of Star Control, and Stardock, are finally getting along. Who owns what trademark and copyright, and so on, has all been cleared up. Moreover, the creators of Star Control and Star Control 2, Paul Reiche and Fred Ford, will now work with Stardock - creator of Star Control: Origins - on making a brand new Star Control game. Work begins this autumn. A couple of months ago, this would have been unheard of. Reiche and Ford, and Starock boss Brad Wardell, were at loggerheads about who owned Star Control and everything it entailed - we wrote a feature last year about the big Star Control tussle. Options for resolution had run dry, according to Reiche and Ford, writing on their website. Lawyers weren't confident of a win, a court-managed settlement hadn't worked and mediation was a flop as well. "So we decided to throw a bit of a Hail Mary pass and just call Brad Wardell directly..." And bees were the first thing they talked about. You see, Paul Reiche has, self-admittedly, "a life-long dream of learning every medieval villager skill" - a dream I can totally get down with! - and raising bees, and making honey and meade, maybe while whistling a happy song (that's what I would do), is a part of it. And don't you just know it: Brad Wardell keeps bees. "So when we called Brad Wardell my first sentence was something like, 'Before I start talking about settling our legal conflict, I'd like to talk about bees,'" said Reiche - and so they did. Brad Wardell has a YouTube channel. Here's a video from it. It's got a chicken in it and bees. In fact, they've even - literally - written bees into their settlement, the terms of which are openly discussed and involve no money changing hands. "There is a weird paragraph in the agreement that involves bees," reads a bullet-point summary on Reiche and Ford's website. "Seriously - no kidding. "Brad Wardell is giving Fred and Paul honey from his hives and Paul is giving Brad some bottles of his homemade mead. Brad will also be giving Paul advice in how not to be stung. "This goes to show you can find common ground in the strangest (and most delicious) of places." Well I'll bee. Specifi terms can be found on Reiche and Ford's website. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 5 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store