Infinity Ward vs. Activision: The whole story
This set of events were in motion long before it came to a head this month. Gamertell has read over the lawsuit documents filed on behalf of West and Zampella and it contains some rather chilling claims. Based on that report, we’ve put together the chain of events that led… Continue Reading »
Former Infinity Ward employees sue Activision for unpaid royalties
Following the firing of former Infinity Ward lead developers Jason West and Vince Zampella, the duo have now filed a lawsuit against Activision. West and Zampella have tapped O’Melveny & Myers LLP attorney Robert Schwartz to handle the lawsuit. West and Zampella are seeking compensation they feel is owed to… Continue Reading »
Disney might have to fight to keep Marvel heroes
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 »
Piracy slowly killing PC games
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 »
Fight over Watchman heating up
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 »
Nintendo sues Japanese firms over R4 and similar devices
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 »
Scrabulous users - spell G-O-O-D-B-Y-E
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 »
Top 10 Gamertell posts for the week of June 15, 2008
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 »
Gibson drags companies behind Rock Band to court
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 wins copyright infringement case against Fantom
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 »
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