Activision Sues Brutal Legend Dev
Brutal Legend developer, Double Fine Productions, is being sued by Activision. Activision claims that they hold the publishing rights to the game, though the situation is more complicated than it sounds.
Brutal Legend was one of the many games that Activision abandoned during the Vivendi/Activison merger back in 2008. When the game was dropped by Activision, Double Fine Productions looked for a new company to publish the game. EA came swooping in to rescue the fallen game. But, it is not all happy endings in the video game industry.
Activison is claiming to have invested more than $15 million into Brutal Legend. And it seems kind of strange that only now they are claiming to be the publisher of the game, especially with its success at E3. With the backing of Jack Black and the growing popularity of the game, seems they want to take back what they’ve already given up.
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June 5th, 2009 at 4:05 PM
ugh.. i hope this game doesnt get held up because of this. it seems like the fans are always the ones who end up losing in these situations.
June 5th, 2009 at 4:19 PM
activision what are you doing?
June 5th, 2009 at 5:20 PM
oh well, wasn’t gonna buy it.
June 5th, 2009 at 5:43 PM
Was gonna givce this game a try because it looks so hilariously METAL.
June 5th, 2009 at 9:13 PM
I’m so sick of ActiBlizz. Everyone damn well knows the only reason they want the rights back to this game is because it actually took off. So sick of them, I was going to buy Diablo III but not anymore, I’m not buying any games that come from Blizzard or Activision now. I’m sure alot of other people feel this way as well, I might not break the system but at least I feel better knowing i’m not supporting this company for being such douchers.
Even if they were under contract would you not think by them dropping the game they broke contract I mean seriously. Wonder how Ghostbusters was able to be released without a lawsuit.
June 6th, 2009 at 12:15 AM
I’m tired of everyone thinking that It’s fine to sue. Like that lady who sued McDonald’s because she spilled hot coffee on herself. People like that should be put in prison. It pisses me off. (I have been sued)
06/06/2009 at 1:57 AM
I feel you on that. I’ve been sued too, but people trying to get me like that are in for a rude awakening in court; I own nothing under my own name, and lots of luck suing the FLP under which everything is. It’s ironclad lawsuit proof.
June 6th, 2009 at 3:46 AM
I hope they lose big time and I hope this game doesn’t get delayed. Rob Halford Rocks.
June 6th, 2009 at 8:53 AM
that kinda sounds childish on activisons part, o well wasn’t plannin on buyin this
June 6th, 2009 at 12:23 PM
that’s brutal
June 7th, 2009 at 1:10 PM
S#%t, that’s a spiderweb of a cluster f#%ks.
July 22nd, 2009 at 5:30 PM
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