Gamertell

And you thought Disney’s recent purchase or Marvel meant the House of Mouse would get to keep all of Spider-man’s amazing friends. Heirs to several of the Marvel characters are suing Disney to make certain they recover rights to their parent’s creations. The children of deceased artist Jack Kirby have… Continue Reading »

In May 2008, Crytek announced that it will be abandoning PC exclusivity due to problems with pirated copies of Crysis. Now, Ubisoft Shanghai creative director Michael de Plater revealed to Videogaming247 reasons why the copany won’t bring the anticipated EndWar to the PC. Ubisoft has been having such big problems… Continue Reading »

If all that excitement over the recent Watchman trailer wasn’t enough for you, consider the legal drama over the film’s right to exist. Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox are locked in what could be a very bloody battle with the film (directed by Zack Snyder and set to release… Continue Reading »

Today (July 29, 2008), Nintendo and 54 Japanese software makers filed a lawsuit against five Japanese companies which have been distributing R4 DS units and similar slot-1 devices. The five companies have reportedly been importing the devices and selling them to the public. This news comes on the heels of… Continue Reading »

Hasbro has just filed a lawsuit against the makers of the popular Facebook application Scrabulous. Scrabulous was created by Rajat Agarwalla and Jayant Agarwalla under the name RJ Softwares and has 506,580 daily active users according to its Facebook page. Hasbro is alledging that Scrabulous is ripping off its board… Continue Reading »

Haven’t caught all of the Gamertell news this week?  Here’s your chance to catch up on this week’s top 10 articles! ThinkGeek June 2008 catalog’s game-related goodies“The most recent issue of ThinkGeek catalog has been delivered and, as usual, it features several gamer goodies. Here’s a list of the game-related… Continue Reading »

After Gibson Guitars sued Guitar Hero’s publisher Activision and some major game retailers, alleging that the game infringes upon one of its patents (related to technology required for simulating a musical performance). It has realized that the other leading game in the music genre, Rock Band, is also in violation… Continue Reading »

Square Enix Co., Ltd., recently announced the results of its copyright infringement case against Korean pop singer Ivy’s music video Temptation Sonata that aired in February 2007. The video was produced by HONG Jeong-ho and the Fantom Entertainment Group (a talent agency). The Seoul Central District Court ruled in favor… Continue Reading »

While EA’s takeover bid for Take-Two has hogged all the limelight for the past week, there is finally some other big news concerning another major deal. According to a report from Bloomberg, an investor has sued Activision as it is disgruntled with the terms of the publisher’s merger with Vivendi… Continue Reading »

In what could be considered another case of a large multi-million dollar company picking on the little guy, Square Enix has announced it has filed a federal lawsuit against several California-based defendants. Square Enix claims that the defendants have infringed on its intellectual property, namely Final Fantasy. The lawsuit is… Continue Reading »