17 Jun
A federal court has dismissed a patent infringement lawsuit filed against Nintendo’s Wii Remote controller. The suit was first filed in 2010 by Triton Tech, however a Seattle district court judge found the patent “did not adequately describe a complete invention”, therefore rendering the claim invalid. Triton then took the claim to a federal appeals […]
07 Jun
Halo composer Martin O’Donnell is suing Bungie for failing to pay him for accrued paid time off as well as other benefits, reports VentureBeat. O’Donnell’s complaint points specifically to Bungie president Harold Ryan, restating that O’Donnell was fired “without cause” and given no explanation for the termination. The suit notes that Ryan and Bungie failed […]
22 May
Id Software and ZeniMax have filed a lawsuit against Oculus VR claiming that the company misappropriated trade secrets relating to virtual reality technology. ZeniMax has released an official statement, which explains its claims that the Oculus Rift was only made possible due to “years of research and investment” by ZeniMax. “The suit arises from the […]
06 May
Oculus has responded to Zenimax’s claim that the company’s CTO John Carmack stole Zenimax property to use on the Oculus Rift when he was still at Id Software saying that it is “disappointed but not surprised by Zenimax’s actions” and will “prove that all of its claims are false.” Oculus also noted that the source […]