gamasutra.com - 4/25/2009
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Activision and guitar maker Gibson have been tangled in substantial legal controversy during the past year over a patent related to music games. Last week, however, the companies put their latest dispute to rest in a California district court. Court documents obtained by Gamasutra show that the ...
gamepolitics.com - 4/30/2009
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gamepolitics.com —
An ugly court action is underway and it
involves a pair of video game titans. On Tuesday...
Valve filed suit against Activision Blizzard in U.S. District Court in Seattle. The suit alleges that Activision refused to honor an agreement to abide by an ...
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It's Ugly: Valve Sues Activision, Activision Threatens ...
weblogs.variety.com - 4/23/2009
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weblogs.variety.com —
When Activision Blizzard buys a development studio, it
generally asks one simple question: Which one of our...
franchises can these guys work on? The publisher's business model is based entirely on brands that it "exploits" (sequelizes and spins off) ...
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Activision has High Moon working on Transformers, ...
multiplayerblog.mtv.com - 4/20/2009
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multiplayerblog.mtv.com —
In the near future, gamers accustomed to buying
extra "Guitar Hero" songs and new "Call of Duty"...
maps will be able to download additional Robots In Disguise. During a demo for Activision's "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" last week in New York ...
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Activision Planning ‘Transformers’ Character DLC
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Activision, Gibson Guitar Settle Claims [Lawyer-mans]
Kotaku —
... I'm guessing Gibson still wants to keep the claim to whatever it really did patent - which isn't rhythm gaming - and wouldn't like to lose it by overreaching like this. So those two settled up without the judge stepping in. Who knows what changed hands, but Gibson may have paid a little money, probably legal fees. Gibson still has a suit out there against Harmonix and Electronic Arts, but if this is any indication, that too should be dismissed, if not settled. Activision, Gibson Settle Latest Suit [Gamasutra]
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Activision and Gibson settle Guitar Hero patent lawsuit
Joystiq —
... Earlier this month, Activision and Gibson Guitar Corporation (the guitar manufacturer) settled the year-old litigation over a patent dispute, according to court documents obtained by Gamastura. With all the lawsuits we've been writing ...
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