Activision sues Double Fine over Brutal Legend

Posted Jun 4, 2009 at 12:54PM by Karl B. Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: Activision, Associated Press, Electronic Arts
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Brutal Legend - Image 1


You'll recall that back in February, Activision threatened to sue Electronic Arts over Brütal Legend, to which an EA rep replied that that would be like "a husband abandoning his family and then suing after his wife meets a better looking guy."

Yeah, well, the husband actually went and sued the wife. Activision has formally filed a lawsuit against Double Fine Productions to put a stop to the release of Brütal Legend.

According to the Associated Press, Activision claims that it still owns the rights transferred by Double Fine to EA when the latter picked the game up for publication. Activision claims it still has a valid contract to release the game and has invested roughly US$ 15 million in it.

Activision, Double Fine and EA have yet to comment on this development. The game is supposed to be released on PS3 and Xbox 360 this October, but this lawsuit could affect that launch date.



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by Cortador - 2009-06-04 08:00
» Hmmm

Now that it gets closer to the release date they do this? Low blow Activision...

by Silver-Tiger - 2009-06-04 08:00
» ----

oh cmon, shut up activision. You canned the game. Now EA wants to release and you whine about it?



F*ck you.



They are getting worse than EA.

by tainogunslinger - 2009-06-04 08:01
» OH......

COME ON!



They *****-canned it and now they are gonna sue the people that picked it up afterwards???



WTF is that bull*****!



Lots of people are looking forward to this game and stupid ass Activision may now ruin our chances of playing it this OCT. I think we've waited long enough for this particular title!

by BiggBoss - 2009-06-04 08:06
» Revenge Soup

It's about time somebody sticks it to EA, even if it has to be Activision.



But with that said, I would hate to see Brutal Legend shelved. The game looks like is going to be a blast. Plus with all the money they pumped into it for the voice talent, it's probably not a very cost effective outcome for them either.



If Activision wanted to release it, they should have though about that before. Now that the game looks great, we want our cut. Yawn

by ch13696 - 2009-06-04 12:03
» Pay the money

I say that EA should pay Activision 15 million so we don't lose out on this. Trust me, EA will make quadruple that back.

by Relys - 2009-06-04 16:20
» ***** THIS *****.

What the hell activision! DoubleFine shouldn't have to put up with this *****! I mean, after Psychonauts sold so poorly they really deserve Brutal Legend to be released well.

by sony_player - 2009-06-04 16:47
» ^

My thoughts exactly, it started with their success with cod4 and acquiring guitar hero

by Digitus - 2009-06-04 16:58
» ...Lol

Whats the big deal? This game looks like booty cheeks anyway (in a bad way cuz there be some nice booty out there obviously) and I'm surprised people are actually looking forward to it.



In the business world, you take what you can get and you defend whats yours, you don't let opportunities slip away, and if you can't have it no one can. Activision canned a game they didn't like, like someone throwing out a Novel transcript. If someone comes along and publishes that Novel then you can sue them and get money. So Activision is going for some money, let them. It could save the world from a crappy game.

by NathanDrake - 2009-06-05 00:42
» ...

Game looks like a lot of fun even if I find it hard to tolerate Jack Black at times. Hope it still gets released.

by Stealth! - 2009-06-06 01:29
» lol

but they're EA, they want the money for themselves.

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