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"Creative differences arose as Cooking Mama Cookstar was near completion"
Read More »Planet Entertainment responds to allegations it was ‘unauthorised’ to release new Cooking Mama game
Regulators say Riot Games needs to up gender discrimination settlement from $10m to $400m
"We are dismayed that the filing downplays and ignores the efforts we have made with respect to diversity, inclusion, and culture over the past 18 months"
Read More »Frogwares goes public over rights dispute with publisher Focus Home Interactive
"Right now, we are in a tough situation"
Read More »Amazon admits to imposing Hachette limitations
Limitations HAVE been imposed on book publisher Hachette on Amazon, the retailer has admitted. It was reported yesterday that Amazon had removed pre-order buttons, increased prices and extended delivery times on the publisher’s products in an attempt to exert pressure in a contract dispute. We are currently buying less (print) …
Read More »Stoic calls for King to lift ‘saga’ trademark dispute
If King’s intentions are as innocent as the company claim it should withdraw its trademarks dispute with Stoic, the indie dev has argued. Two years ago, the three of us at Stoic set out to make an epic viking game: The Banner Saga. We did, and people loved it, so …
Read More »King says Saga dispute is about protecting future properties
Candy Crush Saga maker King has tried to calm the furore surrounding its Saga trademarks dispute. The dust on its ‘Candy’ trademark tussle had not even settled this morning when it emerged that the company was opposing a trademark request from developer Stoic over its indie game The Banner Saga. …
Read More »UKIE disputes Government’s games industry shrinkage claims
The UK game industry shrunk by nearly half in 2012 compared to 2011, according to figures released by the department for Culture, Media and Sport. The economic contribution in 2012 (or gross value added) was 540 million. During 2011 however, the industry was valued at 946 million. This means there …
Read More »Blaze and Tommo fight back in Neo Geo X dispute
Tommo and Blaze have rebutted SNK’s attempts to shut down the Neo Geo X console. MCV yesterday reported that SNK had issued notice of the withdrawl of its licensing agreement for the retro console, demanding an immediate cease to its manufacture, distribution and sale. This morning, however, both its American …
Read More »‘Memory’ trademark dispute leaves iOS devs in name dilemma
A request from German company Ravensburger could lead to the renaming of dozens of apps on the Apple App Store. The company claims to hold the trademark for the word in a number of European countries, and having pressed Apple on the issue the iPhone platform holder has sent out …
Read More »Microsoft rejects Motorola settlement offer
A proposed settlement offer from Motorola has been rejected by Microsoft as the pair’sw legal tussle continues. Having successfully won a block on Xbox 360 sales in Germany(pending the outome of the US trial), Motorola’s patent claim against the console now threatens to ban the machine from the US. CVG …
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