While Rock Band revolutionized the music-rhythm genre, it was not even close to be the first time such gameplay mechanics were tossed around the idea table. Back in 2008, Japanese game publisher Konami sued Viacom, the parent company of Rock Band devs Harmonix. Konami’s case argued that the music-rhythm game infringed on patents previously utilized […]
Like many things related to the most manly of 90s FPS characters, the lawsuit between 3D Realms and Take Two Interactive over the production rights of Duke Nukem Forever felt like it was going to keep going on…forever. However, the suit was recently settled out of court, a filing from a New York District court […]
After finally gaining legal grounds for bankruptcy, Midway Entertainment has been finalizing all its old debt with its many creditors and holders. The biggest settlement of note is former majority stakeholder Sumner Redstone, Chairman of Viacom. An suit was originally filed against the media mogul for supposed “harm to the company” his stock sale did, […]
Controversial developer Tomonobu Itagaki, founder and former lead designer of Team Ninja (Dead or Alive, Ninja Gaiden), sued his former company after he left in 2008 over unpaid bonuses. The fallout of the lawsuit’s multiple-year long legal battle were continued spats with former Tecmo president Yoshimi Yasuda, as well as endless news stories about the […]