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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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Lawsuit’
Codemasters Launches Lawsuit Against NetDevil
December 7th, 2010 
Omali Quick joke: What is the difference between Jumpgate Evolution and Stargate Worlds? The developers behind Stargate Worlds are no longer attempting to convince people that the game is launching. Apparently Codemasters has hacked MMO Fallout, because someone said “you’re right, we’re tired of Jumpgate Evolution not being released,” as Codemasters announced this week that they [...]
It’s Finally Over! QOL Vs Allen Ends In Settlement.
September 29th, 2010 Omali File this one under “oh thank God!” Yesterday brought wonderful news from Derek Smart of Quest Online. The ongoing back and forth lawsuit between Quest Online and David Allen has ended. In a press statement, Quest Online announced: Quest Online, LLC, today announced that the lawsuit filed in the Maricopa County Superior Court (Case # [...]
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 [...]
Nerdgate 2010: Lineage II Is Just That Good
August 20th, 2010 Omali When I wrote my “I Can’t Do This Alone” article, I put a lot of emotion into my disgust with the stereotype that MMOers still have in today’s society, of which I don’t think I need to remind you. Every once in a while, however, someone goes and ruins the image for the rest of [...]
In Plain English: Why ScapeGaming Was Singled Out
August 17th, 2010 Omali Private servers being shut down is nothing new, and as much as players like to discuss the legality of them, at the end of the day they are illegal. Now, being illegal and warranting action are two separate things. Lawyers cost a lot of money (generally around $500 an hour), so paying a lawyer to [...]
Richard Garriot Wins Lawsuit Against NCsoft
July 30th, 2010 Omali Oddly enough, it was exactly one year ago yesterday (shortly after MMO Fallout began) that I wrote up about Tabula Rasa, where I mentioned that Richard Garriot was suing NCSoft for $24 million for alleged fraud. In his lawsuit, Garriot claimed NCSoft forged a letter of resignation, both to themselves and the community of Tabula [...]
Quest Online Fires Back: Countersues David Allen
June 7th, 2010 Omali I don’t feel I have much to apologize for on MMO Fallout as I stand by my statements and comments, and very rarely do I make a factual error. On the other hand, it is equally rare that a procession of articles succeed in embarrassing me as much as the Derek Smart/David Allen series of [...]
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, [...]
