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It’s been two years since I last talked about the lawsuit between NCSoft and TERA developer Bluehole Studio, so I think a recap is necessary. Many years ago, before Lineage III was known as Lineage Eternal and when NCSoft still had plans to develop the MMO on the Unreal 3 engine, several members of the [...]
Archive for the ‘Lawsuits’ Category
Bethesda Wins Lawsuit, Interplay Fallout MMO Terminated
January 9th, 2012 
Omali War. War never changes. And neither does litigation. Bethesda’s parent company Zenimax Studios announced today the results of the recent settlement between Bethesda and Interplay, over the rights of the Fallout MMO. In the settlement, Zenimax has come out on top, retaining all rights to the Fallout name and ensuring anything Interplay was working on [...]
Bethesda/Interplay Lawsuit Settled, Nothing Specific Released
January 3rd, 2012 Omali It’s funny how some banners look better in your mind before you put them on paper. Good news everyone! According to Duck and Cover, a premiere Fallout fan site, a settlement has been reached between Bethesda and Interplay over the ongoing lawsuit pertaining to Fallout Online (or Project V13). For those in need of a [...]
Neverwinter Delayed, Atari Loses Rights To D&D
August 15th, 2011 Omali So many questions answered. The Atari Vs Hasbro lawsuit, who is developing Neverwinter, and what does this mean for Cryptic Studios?
Interplay To Bethesda: No, You’re Absurd!
January 11th, 2011 Omali Back in April I happily announced that the Interplay Vs Bethesda lawsuit was over, after an investor reported to Joystiq that Bethesda had dropped their suit. Of course, as we discovered in our long and incredibly painful interrogation of investor Frymuchan, Bethesda confirmed that they were not dropping the suit, and planned to continue full [...]
Atari Vs Turbine: The Aftermath
August 24th, 2010 Omali For people like me, lawsuits are a swing and a miss, mainly because after all of the legal jargon, reading long court documents to figure out what is happening, and trying to get both sides to speak on the case, there comes the inevitable deal breaker: The settlement. A settlement, often out of court, is [...]
True Games Vs Petroglyph: Lawsuit Over
June 1st, 2010 Omali Diablo-style God-of-War reminiscent upcoming MMO Mytheon is among the ongoing list (read: all of them) of MMOs with troubled developments. Citing poor efficiency and unreasonable demands for time and funds, publisher True games launched a lawsuit against the developer, Petrolyph. I commented (not here) at the time that the reasons cited in the lawsuit make [...]
True Games Vs Petroglyph: Development Continues
May 17th, 2010 Omali As I mentioned earlier this week, the Fates (mortals) in Mytheon are having quite a hard time. Not only do they have their original task of attempting to bring down the gods, but now they must take down an even greater foe: The publisher. Citing consistent delays and unreasonable requests for funding, True Games Interactive, [...]
True Games Vs Petroglyph: Reminiscent of Bethesda Vs Interplay?
May 11th, 2010 Omali Mytheon, at its core, may sound a little like God Of War: The MMO. Deciding to take their fate into their own hands, the mortals have taken up arms against their gods, to bring them down and prove once and for all that they are capable of self sustainment. Mytheon is a top-down game, akin [...]
Bethesda Vs Interplay: The Lawsuit Is NOT Down
April 22nd, 2010 Omali Update: According to a report from Bethesda to Joystiq, the lawsuit has not been dropped. Please accept our apologies as our bounty hunter tracks down Interplay investor “Frymuchan” for his disservice. “It’s an ongoing legal matter. I don’t know where whoever reported that got their information, but it is ongoing and we are going to [...]
