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Double Fine Settles Activision's Lawsuit In Half With An Axe 06 Aug, 2009, 20:33 / 5 comments

By SurplusGamer


In a pleasing turn of events it seems like the legal issues that have plagued the release of Brutal Legend are finally at an end.

Destructoid, via Industry Gamers reports that the legal dispute in which Activision moved to stop EA's release of Double Fine's game has now been settled.

In case you've forgotten, Activision were basically claiming they retained publishing rights from way back when they were the publisher - but then they stopped being the publisher and EA started being it instead and now after EA have done lots of lovely publicity for the game Activision decided that being the publisher seemed like a good idea after al--

Ahem. Sorry about that. Back to the news.

Yes. Anyway, it's all sorted out now, although the details of the settlement remain a deep dark secret, never to be revealed, although probably involving some sort of demonic ritual in which Double Fine had to sacrifice kittens in the name of Lord Activision.

Rocktober CONFIRMED.

Source: Destructoid

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5 Comments

  • Capn_Nacho on 07 Aug, 2009, 17:41…
    Yip yip yip!
  • The Tingler on 06 Aug, 2009, 21:55…
    I'm glad it's all sorted, but I'm concerned about that settlement - especially as Activision were the ones to announce it. I hope EA didn't give them too much money or too many of their first-borns.
  • jp-30 on 06 Aug, 2009, 21:28…
    Bill Clinton jetted it, and rescued the game from the clutches of a tyrannical dictator.
  • Capn_Nacho on 07 Aug, 2009, 17:41…
    The man is a MACHINE.
  • Kroms on 06 Aug, 2009, 21:11…
    You can try to stop the metal
    But metal's in the way.

    \m/