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• Activision Threatens EA With Lawsuit Over Brütal Legend

  eXophase posted Feb 13, 2009 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:19:45 -0500

  
  We thought the Tim Schafer helmed rock-adventure title Brütal Legend was a casualty of Activision Blizzard’s decision to realign its product portfolio and ditch IPs that essenti... More »

  Tags: Activision, ea, industry, lawsuit, Legal, PS3, xbox 360

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• Reminder: Jack Thompson Officially Disbarred

  eXophase posted Oct 28, 2008 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:39:28 -0400

  
  Outspoken video game violence activist Jack Thompson was permanently disbarred by The Florida Bar last month, but that ruling was officially put in motion this past weekend. A q... More »

  Tags: florida bar, industry, Jack Thompson, Legal

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• THQ Files Suit Against Activision Over Baja Box Art

  eXophase posted Oct 27, 2008 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:18:59 -0400

  
  THQ has filed suit against mega-publisher Activision Blizzard, alleging that the box art used for Baja 1000 The Official Game bares an overly strong resemblance to THQ’s recentl... More »

  Tags: Activision, baja, baja edge of control, industry, Legal, PS3, suit, THQ, xbox 360, Xbox Live

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• Jack Thompson Permanently Disbarred

  eXophase posted Sep 25, 2008 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:15:43 -0400

  
  The days of practicing law for anti-video game violence activist Jack Thompson are coming to an close. After careful consideration of the initial ten-year “enhanced disbarment” ... More »

  Tags: court, florida bar, florida supreme court, industry, Jack Thompson, Legal, nintendo ds, PS3, PSP, video game violence, wii, xbox 360

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• Square Enix Withdraws Tecmo Proposal

  eXophase posted Sep 4, 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:12:52 -0400

  
  Square Enix is withdrawing from the proposal it made last week to acquire Japanese-based publisher Tecmo. Square Enix received a written letter of rejection yesterday and immedi... More »

  Tags: Business, industry, Legal, proposal, PS3, PSP, square-enix, Tecmo, wii, xbox 360

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• Tecmo Rejects Square Enix Bid, In Talks To Merge With Koei

  eXophase posted Sep 4, 2008 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:28:35 -0400

  
  Last week, Square Enix announced its proposal to acquire a controlling stake in Tecmo. While the bid was set to expire later today, Tecmo formally rejected the offer this mornin... More »

  Tags: Business, industry, Koei, Legal, merge, square-enix, Tecmo

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• Square Enix Planning Tecmo Buy Out

  eXophase posted Aug 28, 2008 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:39:45 -0400

  
  According to a Reuters report, Square Enix is planning to purchase Tecmo, owner of the popular Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive franchises. Today, the RPG-focused publisher placed... More »

  Tags: Business, buy out, industry, Legal, PS2, PS3, PSP, square-enix, Tecmo, wii, xbox 360

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• EA Not Reupping Take-Two Offer

  eXophase posted Aug 18, 2008 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:05:10 -0400

  
  After extending the deadline of its offer to purchase Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two five times, Electronic Arts is calling it quits. Set to expire today at 11:59 p.m. EDT ... More »

  Tags: Business, ea, industry, John Riccitiello, Legal, PS3, PSP, Strauss Zelnick, Take Two, wii, xbox 360

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• Ubisoft Sues Disc Reproduction Plant Over Assassin’s Creed PC Leak

  eXophase posted Aug 7, 2008 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:24:14 -0400

  
  Publisher Ubisoft has reportedly filed suit against Optical Experts Manufacturing, a disc reproduction plant located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The suit accuses the company o... More »

  Tags: Assassin's Creed, Legal, oem, PC, piracy, suit, Ubisoft

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• Konami Sues MTV Parent Viacom Over Rock Band

  eXophase posted Jul 10, 2008 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:32:36 -0400

  
  Oh dear. Japanese-based publisher Konami has filed suit against MTV parent Viacom, asserting claims of patent infringement. The company alleges that Harmonix’s Xbox 360 and Play... More »

  Tags: industry, Japan, Konami, Legal, MTV, patent infringement, PS3, Rock Band, rock revolution, suit, viacom, xbox 360

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