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3D Realms’s lawsuit against Duke Nukem Forever co-developer Gearbox ended today when the company voluntarily withdrew its complaint. The legal rowbegan in Junewhen 3D Realms claimed that Gearbox owed some $2 million in unpaid royalties as part of the 2010 agreement that gave the studio license for the Duke Nukem …
Read More »Duke Nukem lawsuit withdrawn
Legal row between former friends at Gearbox and 3D Realms ends
Read More »Gearbox beat Aspyr and Paradox to Homeworld IP
Randy Pitchford, the boss of developer Gearbox, has revealed further details of the acquisition of the Homeworld licence from THQ. Polygon reports that Pitchford told a PAX Australia Gearbox panel audience that his studio had to fend off interest from two publishers in the final auction – Paradox Interactive and …
Read More »Homeworld and Homeworld 2 receiving HD re-releases
Gearbox has wasted no time in putting its recently acquired Homeworld IP to work. The Aliens: Colonial Marines dev acquired the IP from former owner THQ in April and has, as reported by Polygon, already announced plans for HD re-releases of both 1999 title Homeworld and its 2003 successor Homeworld …
Read More »3D Realms sues Gearbox over unpaid royalties
Colonial Marines developer refutes claims it still owes royalty payments from Duke Nukem Forever
Read More »3D Realms suing Gearbox over unpaid Duke Nuken Forever royalties
The original developer of critical flop Duke Nukem Forever is suing Gearbox for over $2m. PCGamesN reports that the claims relate to royalties the studio claims remain unpaid following Gearbox’s acquisition of the Duke Nukem Forever rights in 2010. As well as the missing cash 3D Realms reckons that Gearbox …
Read More »Sega says Aliens lawsuit is "without merit"; Gearbox ups ante saying it’s "beyond meritless"
Both publisher Sega and developer Gearbox have rubbished a lawsuit filed against the pair regarding Aliens: Colonial Marines. On Wednesday MCV reported that a Californian lawsuit is taking both companies to task over the disparity between pre-release demos and marketing materials and the final release of Aliens: Colonial Marines. Sega …
Read More »Launch day Aliens: Colonial Marines buyers could receive a refund
A consumer is taking Sega and Gearbox to court over claims that the pair mislead the buying public. Of course, Sega has previously admitted that trailers for the game did not accurately reflect the final content” of the release after being taken to task by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority. …
Read More »Lawsuit filed against Colonial Marines dev
Sega, Gearbox accused of false advertising in class action case
Read More »THQ netted $6.55m from final IP sale
The financial terms of the final round of THQ’s IP auctions has been divulged. Nordic’s swoop for a host of IP including Darksiders, Red Faction and Destroy All Humans was valued at $4.9m. Gearbox, meanwhile, paid a not insignificant $1.35m for the Homeworld IP. Also confirmed was the sale of …
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