The fight between current Fallout franchise right holders Bethsoft and original developer Interplay has been long and arduous one. What began as a financial disagreement over the re-release and possible future use of the first two games in the post-apocalyptic RPG series, with a federal court deciding in favor of Interplay. Bethsoft quickly reported its […]
In the news story that keeps on giving, Activision seems to be following in line with their recent comments on how they will keep staff in Infinity Ward despite a string of controversial firings and resignations. Revealed via Facebook page of a group bluntly known as “Gamers Against Bobby Kotick and Activision”, that the bonuses […]
The video game analyst and consumer communities have long assumed that the November launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was the biggest in entertainment history, an assertion backed by its publisher Activision only 24 hours after it became available. Guinness World Records finally recently confirmed this assumption, stating that the $401.6 million grossed […]
Continuing its practice of accumulating third-party development talent in the game market with Boston MMO studio Turbine (Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online.) While the financial negotiations were not disclosed in full, this dominant share of the company adds Turbine to Warner Brothers growing collection, the company having already bought the controlling […]