Monster Energy, the well-known energy drink company, is apparently seeking legal action against a game developer that wants to use the word "monster" in its game title.

Monster Energy's lawyers are coming after us right now, because @MonstersMortals has the word "Monsters" in it. They claim that our game is confusingly similar to their energy drink.

Monster Energy is further claiming that the game's logo has been designed in such a way as to make people think it's somehow a Monster-branded product. As if this wasn't ludicrous enough already ...

Monster Beverage (MNST) witnesses momentum in its energy drinks category driven by the Monster Energy brand. However, higher input and operating costs hurt margins.