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No Doubt Sues Activision Over Band Hero Likeness [Update]
Activision is catching legal heat from band No Doubt over the group's appearance in the recently released Band Hero. No Doubt is suing Activision, seeking damages for turning the act into "virtual karaoke players." Sound familiar? More »Bethesda Sues Interplay Over Fallout Trademark Infringement
Bethesda Softworks has filed suit against Interplay, the company it purchased rights to the Fallout franchise from in 2007, citing trademark infringement and attempting to terminate its right to make a Fallout-themed MMO. More »Microsoft Settles Its $90 Million Halo Suit
Someone at sue-happy company PalTalk just got paid. Microsoft has settled with the company that filed suit against the Xbox 360 maker over patent infringement claims related to Halo multiplayer. Make it rain, PalTalk! More »Worlds.com Targets World of Warcraft, Second Life For Patent Suit
Virtual world patent holder Worlds.com filed suit against NCSoft in December, claiming its games, including City of Heroes and Guild Wars, were violating its patent for multiplayer virtual environments. And it won't stop there. More »Microsoft Sued For $90 Million Over Halo Patent Infringement Claim
New York based PalTalk Holdings filed suit against Microsoft over two years ago, claiming that the company violated two patents with its Xbox Live service, singling out the multiplayer infrastructure of its Halo games. More »Court Denies Gibson's Guitar Hero Lawsuit
Guitar manufacturer Gibson's grand plans to sue Activision over its Guitar Hero series have been dashed, as the District Court for the Central District of California has ruled against Gibson, denying its patent infringement claims. More »Harmonix Sues Konami Over Rock Revolution
Rock Band developer Harmonix is turning the legal tables on Konami, slapping the publisher-developer with a lawsuit of its own. No, not for pain and suffering caused by Rock Revolution, but for patent infringement. More »Who's Konami Suing Now?
Pentavision! Who's that? Why, the Korean developer of the DJ Max and DJ Max Portable series of rhythm games, of course! At issue was that Pentavision made a music game without Konami's permission. More »Midway Cleared Of Psi-Ops Copyright Infringement
Strip Club Loses Its Suit ... Against Rockstar
THQ Sues Activision Over Baja Box Art Rip
Seems that someone at THQ — most likely someone in the legal department — thinks the box art for Activision's upcoming off-road racer SCORE International Baja 1000: The Official Game looks a teensy bit too much like the box art for Baja: Edge of Control. This may be due to that someone at THQ having properly functioning eyeballs. The two multi-platform racers are planned for release just a month apart — THQ's Baja effort shipped end of September — leading THQ to file suit. More »EA Sued Over Copyright Infringement In Ten NCAA Games
Lawsuit: Retired NFLers Cheated by EA, Union
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UK Game-Sharers Being Sued; Peter Moore Says Bad Idea
Nintendo Loses in Bid to Reduce Patent Infringe Penalty
Take-Two's Zelnick Goes All-Out In Annual Meeting
Shareholder Sues Take-Two Over EA Bid
NCsoft Shuts Down Illegal Servers
Gibson Adds To Activision's Legal Troubles
It would appear that Harmonix isn't the only Activision partner who has is in a legal tiff with the publisher. More »Mgame, CDC Settle Yulgang Dispute