 Archive for the 'Electronic Arts' TagJohn Dillinger’s last standAugust 28th, 2009, 1:29 pm by Jayson Peters
The video game developer is asking a federal judge to rule that the “Dillinger Tommy Gun” and “Modern Dillinger” weapons in its games The Godfather and The Godfather II don’t violate intellectual property owned by Dillinger LLC, which claims ownership of the rights to the name of Depression-era gangster John Dillinger (pictured, in a public domain FBI photograph. That’s PUBLIC DOMAIN, in case there was any confusion. Sirs). Chill out: ‘Brutal Legend’ lawsuit settledAugust 6th, 2009, 1:31 pm by Jayson Peters‘Brutal Legend’ October release on track — for nowJuly 30th, 2009, 1:39 pm by Jayson PetersA judge today refused to delay the October release of the Jack Black video game Brutal Legend, but he did delay arguments and a formal ruling in the lawsuit brought by Activision to prevent the launch.
Last month Activision filed a lawsuit against San Francisco developer Double Find to stop the game’s release. Double Fine Productions then counter-sued, claiming the makers of Guitar Hero can’t stand a little competition in the marketplace. Double Fine started developing the game for Vivendi Universal, which was acquired by Activision last year. That publisher killed the game — Double Fine’s suit claims it’s because efforts to turn the game into a Guitar Hero installment failed — but development continued for rival publisher Electronic Arts. Hang on — this is going to get brutalJuly 23rd, 2009, 12:12 am by Jayson Peters
For those about to rock — we sue you! (Image: Electronic Arts) Last month Activision filed a lawsuit against a San Francisco company to stop the release of its video game Brutal Legend; now Double Fine Productions has counter-sued, claiming the makers of Guitar Hero can’t stand a little battle of the bands. Brutal Legend, set for release in October, stars actor-musician Jack Black “as a heavy-metal roadie transported to a mythical ancient world to fight evil,” as described by The Associated Press. Read the rest of this entry »
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The Los Angeles Superior Court judge rescheduled arguments on Activision’s motion for Aug. 6 because he has a full calendar, according to The Associated Press
