Following the announcement of a settlement between Bethesda and Interplay, the former’s parent company Zenimax Media has announced that all rights for an MMO based on the Fallout license have now reverted back to Bethesda Softworks. Interplay will receive $2 million in consideration from Bethesda, but will be tasked with paying for all of their […]
The latest in the ever lengthening line of court settlements with peer-to-peer file sharing networks, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Lime Wire have reached an in-court settlement of $105 million. The RIAA brought down its initial demand of $75 trillion (dubbed “absurd” by a judge, according to Lime Wire founder Mark Gordon’s […]
The long-time legal battle between Zynga and Digital Chocolate, over the rights to use the name “Mafia Wars”, has been finally settled. The Recorder reported that two companies recently reached an out-of-court deal for an undisclosed amount. The terms are also currently unknown, with Zynga still using the title for its Facebook game.
In a sales report listing a slight decline in overall profits, developer Southpeak Interactive cites the CDV litigation as what increased their losses for the fiscal year (which ended June 30th.) Overall, however, losses were at a 32% decline over last year’s numbers.