24 Jan
Social game developer King, has issued a statement today denying that the studio cloned another developer’s game in 2009. It has also taken down the game in question, Pac-Avoid, for the “avoidance of doubt”. “King does not clone other peoples’ games,” the statement issued to Polygon reads. “King believes that IP — both our own […]
24 Jan
In July last year, a US District Court jury ruled in favor of Robin Antonick in his lawsuit against Electronic Arts claiming that the company failed to pay Antonick millions in royalties on derivative works of the original EA Madden game he designed. According to The San Francisco Chronicle, a federal judge has now overturned […]
24 Jan
Indie game developer Matthew Cox has accused social game maker King of copying his game Scamperghost, and also for having double standards in attempting to trademark the word “candy”, as he believes the studio was trying to capitalize on the success of Pac-Man by releasing the game Pac-Avoid. In a post on his website, Cox […]
23 Jan
Activision Blizzard has announced that former Warner Bros. Entertainment CEO Barry M. Meyer has joined the company’s board of directors and its nominating and corporate governance committee. Meyer joined Warner Bros. as director of business affairs in 1971. From January 2009 he has served as CEO and Chairman of the board at Warner Bros. Entertainment. […]