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Read More »Gearbox declared full Duke Nukem owner as 3D Realms dispute is put to bed
The long running feud between Gearbox and 3D Realms is officially over. Rumours of a settlement surfaced in May but now the pair have officially declared their truce, with Gearbox emerging as the full owner of the franchise. Gearbox Software has voluntarily ended its litigation against Interceptor Entertainment and 3D …
Read More »Nintendo wins lawsuit regarding handheld patent
Nintendo has emerged victorious after a company claimed that the platform holder’s handheld consoles infringed on its patent. The Quintal Research Group nailed down a patent in 2008 for a ‘computerized information retrieval system’. Such a system, the patent proposes, is described as having a generally rectangular shape, with a …
Read More »Rockstar suing BBC over GTA drama
UK studio “attempted multiple times” to resolve trademark issues with BBC
Read More »Gearbox and 3D Realms settle Duke Nukem legal dispute
Lawsuit over game rights resolved via mediation
Read More »Killzone: Shadow Fall 1080p lawsuit dismissed
A lawsuit alleging that Sony misrepresented PS4 shooter Killzone: Shadow Fall has been dismissed. Courthouse News reports that the motion has been dismissed with prejudice”, meaning that further action on the issue cannot be taken. It seems that plaintiff Douglas Ladore and Sony settled out of court, the terms of …
Read More »Amazon takes fake review suppliers to court
The operators of a website that sells four and five star reviews for Amazon products is being taken to court by the online retail giant. GeekWire reports that Amazon has accused Jay Gentile of selling fake ‘verified reviews’ to suppliers and even supplying advice on how they can trick Amazon …
Read More »Blizzard suing Lilith Games, which is suing Heroes Charge
Chain of lawsuits grows longer as Dota firm enters the fray
Read More »Shanghai developer suing Heroes Charge
Lilith Games claims mobile smash hit is a clone of its own title Soul Clash
Read More »Nvidia hit with lawsuit over misleading GTX 970 specs
Graphics card giant Nvidia has found itself in legal hot water over what it has now confirmed to be the misleading specifications it released for its GeForce GTX 970 card. The company had marketed the card as having 4GB of video RAM. While technically this is true, it failed to …
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