Activision will not disclose settlement details
Remember how a few weeks ago we reported that Activision paid West and Zampella $42 Million? Remember how I said the trial was going to take place anyway?
Epic awarded $4.45 million.
The lengthy lawsuit between Silicon Knights and Epic Games finally came to a close on May 30 2012, with the Jury finding in favor of Epic on all counts.
The trial will still commence on May 29.
Just when you thought it was safe to forget about West and Zampella, the former Infinity Ward employees who sued Activision over unpaid wages, new reports have surfaced from multiple sources indicating the Call of Duty veterans have received 42 million dollars from their former employer.
Warcraft developer issues a notice of opposition to Valve's mod based game.
The acronym DOTA may not mean a whole lot to some people, but it apparently means a lot to Blizzard. Short for Defense of the Ancients, DOTA began its life as a popular mod for Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and the expansion The Frozen Throne. Valve, a company that is decidedly not Blizzard, took notice of the mod’s popularity and began development of a sequel, aptly titled DOTA 2.
Microsoft's problems with the new dashboard continue.
As the new dashboard for the Xbox 360 is introduced to millions of gamers, some changes are upsetting users. IGN is reporting that the Party feature in the Netflix app is no longer there. This feature used to allow Xbox Live subscribers to hang out with their friends' Avatars while watching a movie or show on Netflix. Microsoft offered this statement about the feature's removal:
The downloadable title wasn't included as promised.
Electronic Arts is being sued after not providing copies of the downloadable title Battlefield 1943 with PlayStation 3 retail copies of the new Battlefield 3, as originally promised. EA first said that the PS3 version of the latest in the Battlefield series would come with a free copy of the 2009 release Battlefield 1943, but later stated this would not be the case.
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Earlier this year Sony and EA/Origin made amendments to their Terms of Service that limited litigation to arbitration – essentially making gamers agree not to sue them in class action lawsuits in the event of, let’s say, a major security breach.
