According to a report by Gamesindustry.biz, EA has was approached late last year by lawyers representing Textron, a conglomerate that includes military helicopter-manufacturer Bell Helicopters. Textron demanded that three of the Bell models included in Battlefield 3 are removed from the game, though documents recently submitted to a North Carolina court suggest that an agreement has not been reached […]
The four-year long battle between Bethesda Softworks (and parent company Zenimax Media) and Interplay – over the right for the latter to produce Fallout Online – has finally been settled. According to sources from Duck and Cover, Bethesda has dismissed with prejudice their suit from Interplay, a legal term which means a permanent stay of […]
The Stop Online Piracy Act currently making its way through the various chambers of the US government has divided not only the gaming populace at large, but the gaming development community. Epic Games recently announced its refusal to support the bill on the company’s official forums. The studio’s senior PR Manager Dana Crowley posted a […]
The sale of Harmonix almost exactly one year ago came with a lot of financial baggage. Former parent company Viacom later sued the former shareholders of Harmonix for a refund of $131 million in bonuses that were previously paid out to the developer. The shareholders then counter-sued the media conglomerate for a hefty $700 million […]