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Report: Telltale Developing ‘Game of Thrones’ Game

GameofThrones 22 Nov

According to an IGN report, Telltale is currently developing a video game based on George R.R. Martin’s book series, A Song of Ice and Fire which was adapted into the HBO show Game of Thrones.

IGN’s sources allegedly revealed the game’s existence, but did not share much else about the project. It is unknown whether the game will be based on the book series, or the HBO adaptation. “We get these sorts of rumors about what we could be working on next cropping up all the time,” Telltale told GameInformer. “Officially we have no comment.”

Bidding War Begins Over ‘Minimum’ and ‘Section 8’

Section8 21 Nov

According to The Wall Street Journal, a bidding war has erupted over the rights to two of now-closed developer TimeGate Studios’ video games.

Sci-Fi first-person shooter Section 8, and the unreleased free-to-play game Minimum are at the center of a bidding war between three companies. Hedge fund CNH Partners, Atari SA and Section 8 publisher Southpeak Interactive have all placed offers for the rights to the games.

According to court papers, CNH has teamed with developer Digital Tribe Games to $50,000 in cash plus a 25% royalty on the games, which tops a winning bid by Atari SA. Southpeak Interactive is offering $40,000 and a 50% royalty, which tops Atari’s offer too.

The bankruptcy trustee working on TimeGate’s case reportedly endorsed the Atari bid, however CNH is asking a bankruptcy judge to reopen the sale process and schedule a live auction. Judge Jeff Bohm is scheduled to discuss the sale at a hearing on Thursday at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston.

(via Polygon)

NCAA Sues EA Over Player Likeness Settlement

NCAA14 21 Nov

According to a USA Today report, the NCAA filed a lawsuit on November 4th against Electronic Arts over the the proposed settlement with the Collegiate Licensing Company regarding the use of their likenesses in the publisher’s college football game series.

The suit accuses EA and the CLC of breaching contractual obligations such as maintaining liability insurance to protect against claims like this, which would cover the NCAA’s legal costs. The suit seeks to prevent EA and the CLC from going through with the settlement, have EA cover the NCAA’s future liability involving the publisher’s NCAA games, and also cover legal fees for this suit, and the player likenesses case.

The CLC told USA Today, it is “caught in the middle of a dispute between NCAA and EA which should not involve” them. The NCAA and EA have yet to comment on the matter.

(via VG247)

Report: Sony Looking To Make $100M In Cuts

KazuoHirai 19 Nov

According to a Bloomberg report, Sony has hired management consulting firm Bain & Company to identify $100 million in cuts across its entertainment division.

Sony Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai is reportedly hosting a conference on November 21st in Culver City, California to discuss the company’s cost cutting strategy. It is believed that the cuts will include job losses, although it remains unknown how the cuts will be divided among Sony’s entertainment divisions.

In late October, Sony reported a second quarter financial loss of ¥19.3 billion ($197 million). The company sold one million PlayStation 4 units in its first 24 hours on shelves. SCEA boss Jack Tretton also recently projected that three million PS4’s would be sold by year’s end.

(via Joystiq)