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Scratch Publisher Sues Activision
The Escapist : Latest News —
... of day." Even after Activision scooped up 7 Studios, Genius says it attempted to negotiate continuing their partnership. 7 Studios, however, was now asking for "commercially unreasonable" terms and more than twice the development fees. So Genius decided to take its IP and finish development itself. However, they allege that 7 Studios has been unwilling to hand over current builds of the game and in-progress prototypes of the Numark-designed turntable and beat button controllers. [Via Gamasutra ]
‘Scratch’ DJ Game Publisher Sues Its Own Developer, Activision
MTV Multiplayer —
[image] The lawsuit, analyzed by gaming website Gamasutra , details months of drama. *** Genius Products and turntable-makers Numark alleged in a lawsuit filed yesterday that their own development studio as well as Activision , publisher of expected rival product “ DJ Hero ...
A drama involving DJ videogames, lawsuits, and boardroom bloodbaths
That VideoGame Blog —
Seems these days that there are more lawsuits surrounding music games than the Church of Scientology, and the up and coming DJ subgenre is the one under fire this week. Genius Products and DJ Product juggernaut Numark, publishers of Scratch: The Ultimate DJ, are suing Activision, publisher of DJ Hero on accounts of conspiracy to keep their competing product from hitting the market first.
The story is one of intrigue and convolution that is truly worthy of this fine burgeoning industry, and one Gamasutra dug pretty deep on. Genius alleges that the company developing Scratch, 7 Studios, has been ...
Activision: The Ultimate Lawsuit -- day two
Joystiq —
Day two of news regarding the Scratch: The Ultimate DJ LLC vs. Activision lawsuit has arrived, and with it a comprehensive analysis of the "full 30-page complaint" by way of Gamasutra. Before we launch into that though, we first put this question to you, dearest readers: What the heck do we call this ...
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Planet of Sound: Talking Art, Noise, and Games with EA's Robi Kauker
"Robi Kauker is the audio director for the EA Play Label at Electronic Arts and for almost ten years he's been helping create the multilayered soundscapes that make up The Sims world - he talks to Gamasutra about it."
Plus bonus original Gamasutra & GameCareerGuide news: Genius Vs. Activision/7 Studios: The Complaint Analyzed; Interview: CCP's Ward Talks Getting ...
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